feature were meant to inspire black people's pride in their African heritage. Stories One-page introductory editorial, "All-Negro Comics: Presenting Another First in Negro History" "Ace Harlem", a private detective feature drawn by John Terrell "The Little Dew Dillies", a children's feature starring cherub-like creatures only babies can see and talk to, drawn by Cooper "Ezekiel's Manhunt", a two-page boy's-adventure text story "Lion Man and Bubba", starring a college-educated African American sent by the United Nations on a mission to a uranium deposit on Africa's Gold Coast, where he adopted the mischievous orphan Bubba. Drawn by George J. Evans, Jr. (no relation to Caucasian comic-book and comic-strip artist George Evans). One modern-day writer said Lion Man "wore the obligatory leotard costume of the comic hero", though the comic's cover and interior pages depict him in loin cloth. "Hep Chicks on Parade", spot-illustration gags with highly stylized women wearing exaggerated fashions, signed "Len" "Lil' Eggie", by Terrell, about henpecked husband Egbert and his wife "Sugarfoot", a humor feature, drawn by Cravat, starring traveling musicians Sugarfoot and Snake Oil, who try to woo a farmer's daughter. Evans' editorial said the feature's creators hoped "to recapture the almost lost humor of the loveable wandering Negro minstrel of the past." "Remember — Crime Doesn't Pay, Kids!", a one-page public service announcement and next-issue promo, with Ace Harlem See also Portrayal of black people in comics African characters in comics Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story Black Panther (comics) Lobo (Dell Comics) Real Deal Race film Blaxploitation References External links All-Negro Comics scans Comics magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1947 Magazines disestablished in 1947 Fictional African-American people African-American magazines 1947 comics debuts One-shot comic titles Defunct American comics Black people in comics African-American comics