Copy of the drawing used for cover of Static #42
date: label: Date
content: 1996
name: label: Printed 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: Photocopy of the drawing used for cover of Static #42 owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The image is of the comic book character, Static. He is wearing a blue suit with a lightning bolt on his chest, a mask and a yellow coat. He is laying on the ground with his arms outstretched and his eyes closed. Blood can be seen on the ground. People are standing around him. Text at the top of the image reads [STATIC #40] and [DC COVER STOCK]. A piece of tape adhered to the left side of the photocopy. Handwritten on the tape in blue ink is [ H 27%]. The back of the photocopy is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Comics and graphic novels
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
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: 2019.96.14.4
objectType: label: Type
content: comic strips
label: Type
content: photocopies
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © DC Comics
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 17 1/4 × 12 in. (43.8 × 30.5 cm)