Jim Crow & the Comic Book

[bronze johnny]

Since I'm just starting to look at the "Pre-Golden Age", I was wondering if there are references to segregation in America in any comic books that were published prior to the War era. Does anyone know of any books that may illustrate references to segregated society and/or perhaps recommend any articles/publications?

 

Thanks for any insight,

 

John

[Scrooge]

One story comes first to mind but it's not quite on topic. It's The Guilty! from Shock SuspenStories # 3 by Feldstein & Wood. Here's the GCD Synopsis:A bigot sheriff arrests a black man for the death of a white woman based on the testimony of a man who turns out to be the killer. The sheriff executes the suspect in the woods and claims he made a break for it.

 

I'll be interested to hear more on this topic.

[Weird Paper]

This goes way into the pre-golden age, but it's a unique and visually stunning story of a young African-American's adventures in the "big city." From 1902, I'm not aware of it every being reprinted.

[BLBcomics-migration]

there are a number of stories one might check out in Heroic Comics as well as the catholic Topix Comics. Some deal with segregation issues, I do not remember the issue numbers.

[bronze johnny]

We're there any comic book publishers in the south during the Pre-Golden Age era?