- Black Dynamite Michael Jai White External Link "Michael Jai White is first Black comic superhero to star on the movie screen in 'Spawn.'" . JET . September 22, 1997 . http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n18_v92/ai_19804288/ . Retrieved October 17, 2009 .   Spawn was released on August 1, 1997, two weeks before the release