November 06, 2007

Sign 'o the times

Wow. Check out this question from a 1970 DC Comics reader questionnaire:

"Black People"??? Talk about your ever lovin' snapshot in time. Thirty-seven years ago and nary a black face was seen in comics. Such a question today would seem utterly absurd, of course, but I'm wondering why DC didn't use a bit more tact and use "Civil Rights" since in 1970 that was a certainly a hot political and cultural topic.

At least Marvel was ahead of the curve back then.

Be sure to check out the best comics blog out there (from where I got this questionnaire image), Comic Coverage!

Posted by Hube at November 6, 2007 06:06 PM | TrackBack

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