All Negro Comics: America's First Black Comic Book TP #1 (2025)
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ALL-NEGRO COMICS: AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK COMIC BOOK TP WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD The first comic ever created by African Americans, for African Americans. In the Golden Age of Comic Books, Orrin C. Evans led a team of Black cartoonists to create the first comic book anthology of original Black characters with the expressed purpose of entertaining while rejecting harmful stereotypes and pushing boundaries in the industry. Published around the time of household names like Superman, Batman, and Captain America—even pre-dating Black Panther—All-Negro Comics #1 should be among those revered moments in comic book history, but the original print run was quickly removed from newsstands and faded into obscurity…until now. This trade paperback reissues the Eisner Award-winning out-of-print hardcover All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition. This award-winning volume includes: All-Negro Comics #1, unabridged and digitally remastered for clarity. Consistent colors, crisp text, and no damage! New comics and prose stories featuring the All-Negro Comics characters by notable Black creators of today. Essays providing historical and cultural context to deepen your reading experience. Discussion guide and resource list.
Release Date: 2025
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
