Black Collectibles

Alabama’s Ghost Circa 1973

The film Alabama’s Ghost defies classification. Is it horror? Is it comedy? Is it sci-fi? Is it a musical? Regardless of the genre, one thing’s

May 15, 2011 No Comments

The Bessie Coleman Golden Coin

In 1998, the Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee (DCDAC) was convened with the purpose of deciding what woman to portray on a new US “Golden”

March 11, 2011 1 Comment

Black Dynamite Creators Take Movie Into Comic Book World

The creators of the 2009 blaxploitation spoof film, “Black Dynamite,” are taking the film to the comic book world with the first issue hitting

March 3, 2011 No Comments

Berry Gordy and The Jackson 5ive Cartoon

One thing that was really cool about the 70’s was the fact that there were Black cartoons on TV. I love cartoons and every Saturday

December 31, 2010 2 Comments

All New Super Friends Hour – Black Vulcan Cartoon

Black Vulcan was created to add more cultural diversity to the All New Super Friends Hour.

December 31, 2010 No Comments

Classics Illustrated

Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Negro Americans…The Early Years and Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

December 12, 2010 No Comments

The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show – Rickety Rocket Cartoon

Rickety Rocket was a segment in The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show, about an artificially intelligent space ship created by a group of four Black

November 29, 2010 No Comments

The Hardy Boys Cartoon – Peter Jones

The Hardy Boys cartoon featured the first postive Black character in a Saturday morning cartoon series, who was also the first Black male character and

November 29, 2010 No Comments

Captain Caveman And The Teen Angels Cartoon – Dee Dee Sykes

Captain Caveman’s first and second seasons were originally broadcast as segments on the package shows Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics and Scooby’s All-Stars from 1977 to 1979.

November 29, 2010 No Comments

The Space Sentinels Cartoon – Astrea

Astrea was the first Black female superhero featured in a Saturday Morning Cartoon series, the Space Sentinels. Roman mythological figures Hercules and Mercury were joined

November 29, 2010 2 Comments

Tarzan and The Super 7 – Micro Woman And Super Stretch Cartoon

Chris and Christy Cross are Micro Woman and Super Stretch, a fictional, shape-shifting, husband and wife crime fighting team. They were the first Black Superhero duo

November 29, 2010 No Comments

Lothar My Main Man In Mandrake

Mmmm…does every white guy need a Black man to help his ass? LOL??? Lothar is Mandrake’s best friend and crime-fighting companion. Mandrake first met

September 28, 2010 1 Comment

Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Comic Book

The character Fat Albert first appeared in Bill Cosby’s stand-up comedy routine “Buck Buck,” as recorded on his 1967 album Revenge. The stories were based

September 17, 2010 2 Comments

The Harlem Globetrotters Comic Book Collection

In April 1972, Gold Key Comics launched a comic adaptation of the Harlem Globetrotters animated series; their first comic book appearance was

September 15, 2010 No Comments

United States Postal Service Strikes Gold

The United States postal service maybe in deep financial trouble but they continue to strike gold with their entries to The Black Heritage stamp series

August 1, 2010 No Comments

Black Cast Movies and Movie Poster Art

Blacks in Motion Pictures provide some of the most interesting studies along with the many controversial interpretations of the roles they played on the

July 20, 2010 No Comments

Black Dinah-Mite

DINAH-MITE! Often neglected by collectors, Dinah-Mite was Mego’s answer to Barbie as AJ was to GI Joe. Her advertising featured her as an incredibly

July 12, 2010 No Comments

Talk About Funky Stuff Meet Cedric Smith

I had the pleasure of representing Cedric Smith in my galley, Eclectic Connection, several years ago. He is one of the nicest artists I have

May 9, 2010 No Comments

Original Art by Muhammad Ali circa 1979

The Art I co-owned an art gallery for 4 years and I had the privilege to meet some fascinating collectors, dealers and celebrity artists. They

April 17, 2010 26 Comments

Barber and Hairdressing Signs of Africa

The Hairdresser and Barbershop Signs of Africa are original boards from barbershops and hair-salons in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tofo dating

April 12, 2010 1 Comment

Alabama’s Ghost Circa 1973

The Bessie Coleman Golden Coin

Black Dynamite Creators Take Movie Into Comic Book World

Berry Gordy and The Jackson 5ive Cartoon

All New Super Friends Hour – Black Vulcan Cartoon

Classics Illustrated

The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show – Rickety Rocket Cartoon

The Hardy Boys Cartoon – Peter Jones

Captain Caveman And The Teen Angels Cartoon – Dee Dee Sykes

The Space Sentinels Cartoon – Astrea

Tarzan and The Super 7 – Micro Woman And Super Stretch Cartoon

Lothar My Main Man In Mandrake

Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Comic Book

The Harlem Globetrotters Comic Book Collection

United States Postal Service Strikes Gold

Black Cast Movies and Movie Poster Art

Black Dinah-Mite

Talk About Funky Stuff Meet Cedric Smith

Original Art by Muhammad Ali circa 1979

Barber and Hairdressing Signs of Africa

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