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Mandrake.  This is an Italian comic book featuring Mandrake and his black sidekick, Lothar.  They are a cross between secret agents and adventurers, with most of the issues dealing with fantasy.  The series dates from the 1960’s and 1970’s.
I Tre Boy-Scouts.  This is an Italian comic book about three Boy Scouts and their sidekick Zemba.  Zemba is another derivative of ‘Sambo’.  Zemba is a French Senegalese Trailleur and is over seven feet tall.  Zemba is always getting the three Boy Scouts either into or out of trouble.  The comic, like Tabu, is mostly text.  The comic is undated but appears from the 1940’s.

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Ardan Tim L’Audace. This is a french comic book dated from 1949-1958. Tim and his black sidekick, Salam, are ‘do-good’ adventurers who travel the earth from one adventure to the next.
Bill Kraker. Bill Kraker, is a comic book of a Spanish version of Tarzan, accompanied by his two black sidekicks, Togui and Dringo. The comic appears to date from the 1950’ and only ran for less than a year.
Bibi Fricotin. This is a french comic book originally produced after World War II and then reproduced in the 1970’s. The comic features a white boy, Bibi Fricotin, and his black friend, Razibus Zouzou. They are constantly getting into and out of trouble as they experience adventures together all over the world. The earlier issues are dedicated to 68 issues ranging from the 1940’s to the 1970’s.

Black Superheroes, Sidekicks, and Characters Comic Book Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000561
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These comics were created in countries that were ruled by colonial powers in Africa, namely Italy, France, Belgium, and Spain. The comics are both individual copies and bound volumes with numerous copies. They date from around 1926 to 1973.

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