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Minorities in cartoons: Batwing

February 08, 2017 2 min read African-Americans Batwing Black Africans Chris Burnham comics trivia DC Comics Eduardo Pansica Grant Morrison Jimmy Palmiotti Justin Gray Media minorities in cartoons

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Batwing, a DC Comics superhero. To date, two individuals have held the Batwing identity. Supposedly, the concept of Batwing is inspired in part by

Minorities in cartoons: Jacques Foccart (Invisible Kid)

January 25, 2017 1 min read Black Africans comics trivia DC Comics Invisible Kid Jacques Foccart Keith Giffen Legion of Super-Heroes Media minorities in cartoons Paul Levitz

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Jacques Foccart, a DC Comics superhero and the second Invisible Kid. A member of the 30th/31st century superhero team the Legion of Super-Heroes,

Minorities in cartoons: Doctor Mist

July 06, 2016 2 min read Black Africans comics trivia DC Comics Doctor Mist E. Nelson Bridwell Global Guardians Media minorities in cartoons Ramona Fradon

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Doctor Mist, a DC Comics superhero. Doctor Mist first appeared in “Super Friends” #12 (June 1978), and was created by E. Nelson

Minorities in cartoons: Danielle Foccart

March 18, 2015 2 min read Black Africans comics trivia Computo Danielle Foccart DC Comics Keith Giffen Legion of Super-Heroes Media minorities in cartoons Paul Levitz

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Danielle Foccart, a DC Comics character. Danielle first appeared in “Legion of Super-Heroes Annual” #2 (1982). She was created by Paul Levitz

Minorities in cartoons: Black Panther

November 06, 2014 3 min read Black Africans Black Panther comics trivia Jack Kirby Marvel Media minorities in cartoons Stan Lee The Fantastic Four

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Black Panther (real name: T’Challa), a Marvel superhero. Black Panther (no relation to the African-American political movement of the 60s) first appeared

RIP Nelson Mandela

December 07, 2013 1 min read animation apartheid Black Africans civil rights Histeria!Media Nelson Mandela RIP South Africa The Simpsons

On Thursday came news of the death of Nelson Mandela. One of the great modern civil rights leaders, Mandela’s famed for his fight against the apartheid regime of South Africa. Much

Minorities in cartoons: Lothar

November 20, 2013 2 min read animation Black Africans Defenders of the Earth Lee Falk Lothar Mandrake the Magician Media minorities in cartoons

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Lothar, a character from the long-running newspaper adventure strip “Mandrake the Magician.” Lothar was created by “Mandrake”‘s creator,

Minorities in cartoons: "Captain Planet and the Planeteers"

April 25, 2013 3 min read animation Asian people Black Africans Captain Planet Indigenous peoples Media minorities in cartoons

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Captain Planet and the Planeteers.” Debuting in 1990 on TBS, the series ran for six seasons. Background The series was created to

Minorities in cartoons: Vixen

March 01, 2012 1 min read Black Africans Bob Oksner comics trivia DC Comics Gerry Conway Media minorities in cartoons Vixen

This week’s entry is DC superheroine Vixen. Vixen (real name: Mari Jiwe McCabe) first appeared in “Action Comics” #521 in 1981. Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner created Mari. Background

Minorities in cartoons: Storm

February 15, 2012 2 min read African-Americans Black Africans comics trivia David Cockrum Len Wein Marvel Media minorities in cartoons Storm X-Men

This week’s entry is probably the most well-known Black superheroine, Storm. Introduced in “Giant Size X-Men” #1 in 1975, Storm (real name: Ororo Munroe) has since become one of