Icon No. 1
date: label: date made
content: 1993-05
name: label: Associated Name
content: D. C. Comics, Inc.
label: maker
content: D. C. Comics, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: The character Icon, created by writer Dwayne McDuffie and artist M.D. Bright, was first introduced in this 1993 comic book. Published and distributed by DC Comics, the title was developed by Milestone Media, an organization initiated by McDuffie and other African American creators to better represent people of color in comic books. The superhero later became incorporated in the DC Universe.
label: Description
content: Icon, an alien named Arnus, poses as Augustus Freeman IV, a corporate lawyer. Possessing such powers as incredible strength, advanced intelligence and the ability to fly, Icon is aided by Rocket, a teenage woman empowered by his alien technology.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
label: Subject
content: African American
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.0171.03
label: accession number
content: 2018.0171
label: catalog number
content: 2018.0171.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in; 26.035 cm x 17.145 cm