Ink drawing for the comic book Marvel Age Annual #4 owned by Dwayne McDuffie: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An original ink drawing of page 30 for the comic book Marvel Age Annual #4 owned by Dwayne McDuffie. At the top of the page, above the drawing, printed in black ink is [MARVEL AGE]. Also at the top of the page handwritten in black ink is [MARVEL AGE ANNUAL]. Next to this is a drawing of the comic book character, The Incredible Hulk, thinking [FOUR]. The drawing depicts the comic book the Hulk wearing a suit while standing in a crowded casino. A man wearing a suit is standing behind him and trying to get his attention. In the top part of the picture in large lettering is [THE SALES PITCH…]. Several other word bubbles in blocks of text are in the drawing. A sign board drawn in the bottom left corner of the drawing has a list of people who worked on this story for the issue. A partially legible handwritten inscription is on the bottom left corner. It reads [DON'T / INKERS / RATE / MENTION? / H [illegible] / A[illegible] / A[illegible] / COLON / & / D'AGOSTINO]. Two copyright stamps are on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1988
• Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
• Illustrated by: Ernie Colón, Puerto Rican, 1931 - 2019
• Illustrated by: Jon D'Agostino, Italian American, 1929 - 2010
• Owned by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
• Subject of: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
• Subject of: Rick Parker, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Gregory Wright, American
• Subject of: Jim Salicrup, American, born 1957
• Type: drawings
• Type: comic strips
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 20 × 14 in. (50.8 × 35.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Object number: 2019.96.20
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Marvel Worldwide, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.