{"product_id":"bungleton-green-and-the-mystic-commandos-paperback","title":"Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeet Heer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Bungleton Green--an anti-racist time traveler and the first-ever Black superhero, created more than a decade before characters such as Black Panther and Falcon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1942, almost a year after America entered the Second World War, Jay Jackson--a former railroad worker and sign painter, now working as a cartoonist and illustrator for the legendary Black newspaper the \u003ci\u003eChicago Defender\u003c\/i\u003e--did something unexpected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe took the \u003ci\u003eDefender\u003c\/i\u003e's stale and long-running gag strip \u003ci\u003eBungleton Green\u003c\/i\u003e and remade it into a gripping, anti-racist science-fiction adventure comic. He teamed the bum- bling Green with a crew of Black teens called the Mystic Commandos, and together they battled the enemies of America and racial equality in the past, present, and future. Nazis, segregationist senators, Benedict Arnold, fifth columnists, eighteenth- century American slave traders, evil scientists, and a nation of racist Green Men all faced off against the Mystic Commandos and Green, who in the strip's run would be transformed by Jackson into the first-ever Black superhero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNever before collected or republished, Jackson's stories are packed with jaw-dropping twists and breathtaking action, and present a radical vision of a brighter American future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Jackson \u003c\/b\u003e(1905-1954) was a prolific artist and cartoonist whose work appeared for many years in the Black newspaper \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Defender, \u003c\/i\u003eamong numerous other publications. Before he began his cartooning career, he hammered spikes for a railroad, labored in a steel mill, started a short-lived sign-painting business, and even had a brief career as an amateur boxer. In the late 1940s, Jackson moved with his family from Chicago to Los Angeles, where he resided for the remainder of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766473195808,"sku":"9781681376653","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b39638a364f504bd34dcd076f31d7271.webp?v=1780293306","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bungleton-green-and-the-mystic-commandos-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}