Afrofuturist Comics Collection, circa 1984

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Summary

Title:
Afrofuturist Comics Collection
Dates:
circa 1984
Creators:
Devilleres, David L.
Abstract:
This collection contains three albums featuring mostly Afrofuturist comics created and illustrated by David L. Devilleres. The albums contain six short originial comic stories featuring characters such as: Wattz, Fire Woman, Major Soul, and others. Also included are character descriptions, and nine photographs of David L. Devilleres including an image of him in an U.S. Marine Corps uniform.
Containers:
box: 1
Extent:
1 box 3 albums.
Language:
English .
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Background

Scope and content:

This Afrofuturist Comics Collection (circa 1984) contains three albums featuring mostly Afrofuturist comics created and illustrated by David L. Devilleres. The albums contain six short originial superhero comic stories featuring characters such as: Wattz, Fire Woman, Major Soul, Captain Freeman, and others. One of the short comics included is an origin story about Major Soul; another is entitled "Captain Freeman Battles the Destroyer!"; and a comic titled "Wattz Heros" which follows Wattz, Black Man, Black Boy, and Fire Woman as they fight crime. Also included are character descriptions, and nine portrait style photographs of David L. Devilleres including an image of him in an U.S. Marine Corps uniform.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Karen Clemons
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-07-07 18:55:12 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

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Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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