Negro Romance

Negro Romance is a romance comic book published in the 1950s by Fawcett Comics. It is remarkable in eschewing African-American stereotypes, telling stories interchangeable with those told about white characters. The comic even mentions college, which was relatively uncommon in the 1950s, even more so among African-Americans. Negro Romance ran for only three issues and the first issue was published in June 1950.^[1] The third and last issue was published in October, 1950. ^[2]

Negro Romance depicts characters who conformed to mainstream ideals of attractiveness in the 1950s, rather than stereotypical African-American depictions

History

Negro Romance was developed as an experiment in expanding into the romance market, conceived by editor Roy Ald, who was European-American, and written by him without credit. It was illustrated by Alvin Hollingsworth, the first African-American artist hired by Fawcett.^[3][4]

See also

• All-Negro Comics
• Portrayal of black people in comics

References

1. "Negro Romance #1 from Fawcett". atomicavenue.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
2. "Negro Romance #3 from Fawcett". atomicavenue.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
3. "African American Comic Book", History Detectives, Season 9, Episode 4. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
4. "African American Comic Book" transcript