#9 (28)

Editorial: Images of Others…Images of Ourselves, Rick Marschall, 5

A Brief History of Ethnicity in the Comics, Charles Hardy, 6

From Subhuman to Superhuman: Ethnic Characters in the Comics, Pamela B. Nelson, 9

Abie the Agent, Gimpl the Matchmaker, Berl Schliemazel, Et Al., John J. Appel, 12

Corncob and Cornpone a Black Abe Martin, Sara Beaumont Kennedy, 15

From “Under Cork” to Overcoming: Black Images in the Comics, Steven L. Jones, 16

An Extinct Species of Graphic Humor, Rick Marschall, 22

Grossly Exaggerate: Oy! Giffs de Comic Woild of Milt Gross! Rick Marschall Introduction, Nize Baby Sequence, 45

Torchy Brown: A Landmark Black Comic Strip, Rick Marschall Introduction, 56

1st printing: February 1988