Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Booker T. Washington and Luke Cage -- Googled

Sam's Matter of Life and Death comment referencing Booker T. Washington combined with my post of Luke Cage made me wonder if this blog would be the only google point in common for those two names. Not true, as it turns out:

Dwayne McDuffie's Script Links
"This was the first time I used the Booker T. Washington/W.E.B. DuBois debate ... Hero For Hire (revamp). As a kid, I always wanted to like Luke Cage but I ..."

List of African-American firsts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"First African-American superhero to star in own comic-book series: Luke Cage, Marvel Comics' Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972)."

What's amazing about google is how a total random lark like this can lead to a useful discovery, to wit: check out the Dwayne McDuffie script link -- it's fascinating -- really insightful in terms of the mainstream comic business

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