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Black Superheroes. Why no blacks?. Bungleton Green (1920s). Lothar , Prince of the Seven Sons: illiterate, strongman, dressed in animal skins. Young Allies. Whitewash. Comic Relief: “minstrel dialect: ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous and musical”. Ebony White. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Black Superheroes
Black Superheroes
Why no blacks?
Bungleton Green (1920s)
Lothar, Prince of the Seven Sons:illiterate, strongman, dressed in animal skins
Young Allies
Whitewash
Comic Relief:minstrel dialect: ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous and musical
Ebony White
Waku, Prince of the Bantu (1950s):strong, kind, intelligent
Black Panther (1960s)Villain
Herohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gED1SVG4g
Luke Cage (1970s):blaxploitationghetto lifestyle:hip talk, cool threads, big afro
superhuman strength and stamina, and has extremely dense skin and muscle tissue which render him highly resistant to physical injury
Storm (1970s)African goddess of weather
Storm: X-menhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izeZotk98GA&feature=related
Image Comics (1990s)Spawn
Shadowhawk
Milestone Comics (1990s): Hardware, Blood Syndicate, Icon, Static
Future?Static Shock
Green Lantern:John Stewart
