Torchy Brown first appeared in the Pittsburgh Courier in the 1937-38 comic strip Dixie to Harlem, drawn by the first Black Female Cartoonist, Jackie Ormes. Torchy Brown was later syndicated around the country until it’s end in 1940.   The strip was resurrected in the 1950’s as Torchy In Heartbeats. Since then, Torchy Brown, the feisty … Continue reading Torchy Brown