<I>Super Soul Comix No. 1</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 1972
name: label: Written by
content: Grass Green, American, 1939 - 2002
label: Published by
content: Kitchen Sink Press, American, 1969 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Krupp Comic Works, American, 1970 - 1975
notes: label: Description
content: Super Soul Comix No. 1 written by Richard "Grass" Green and published by Kitchen Sink Press. The comic book has thirty-four pages including back cover page. The comic is printed on the interior newsprint paper and the glossy back cover. The front cover of the comic book has graphic text and cartoon characters printed against a black and blue background. The masthead at the top of the front cover is printed in stylized red, yellow, and white text that reads [SUPER / SOUL / COMIX No 1] in varying fonts and sizes against a black background. Also at the top left is the round logo with an illustration of a man’s head. He is wearing a flat cap and is baring his teeth. The logo has a yellow circular band around it, outlined in green, with green text that reads [KITCHEN SINK / ENTERPRISES] printed in the band. The price is printed in red text in the top right corner, [50¢]. Below the masthead is the main image, a detailed illustration of Soul Brother American on the right and Eric Private on the left. Soul Brother American is wearing a blue and black superhero costume with a red cape and gloves, a red belt, and a circular yellow logo on his chest with a black power fist. A speech bubble above his head reads [GIVE IT TO ‘EM / GOOD, ERIC, BABY!]. On the left is Eric Private, wearing a trench coat, a banded fedora, and clutching a firing gun in his proper right hand. A speech bubble above his head reads [TAKE THIS, / YOU / MUTHAS!]. In the foreground are four men running away from Soul Brother American and Eric. They are depicted in yellow outlined in black. The back cover of the comic book also features a large illustration depicting an explosion. Illustrated text in varying colors, fonts and sizes radiate out from the center that read [BA-HOOM!], [PHOOW], [THOOM], [CRUMB!], [BAAMM!], and [BLOOEY]. A blue figure in the foreground, Eric, is running away from the explosion holding a diary in his proper right hand.
place: label: Place printed
content: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Comics and graphic novels
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.22.11
objectType: label: Type
content: comic books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1972 by Grass Green
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint and paper (fiber product) with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 10 1/16 × 6 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.5 × 17.4 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 10 1/16 × 13 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (25.5 × 34.3 × 3 cm)