Poster for a Milestone Media company-wide comic book series
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Produced by
content: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993
label: Owned by
content: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: DC Comics, Inc., American, founded 1934
notes: label: Description
content: Promotional poster for a Milestone Media company-wide comic book series owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The color poster is of a crumpled and burnt newspaper on concrete. The top of the newspaper reads [Dakota Chronicle] and the headline at the top reads [GOVERNOR PROMISES URBAN UTOPIA]. The large image in the center of the newspaper shows the comic book characters Rocket and Icon standing in front of a burning cityscape. Icon is wearing a green cape and has his arms wrapped around rocket, who’s head is resting on his chest. She is crying. The bottom of the poster reads [LONG / HOT / SUMMER] and [IT’S GOING TO BE A RIOT!]. A list of which comic books are taking part in the series and which issues is listed at the bottom. A DC Comics, Inc. logo is in the bottom left corner. A Milestone Media logo is on the bottom right corner.
place: label: Place printed
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Comics and graphic novels
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.96.26
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Milestone Media LLC
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, metal, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 25 1/4 × 19 1/4 × 3/4 in. (64.1 × 48.9 × 1.9 cm)