Trading card of Dwayne McDuffie: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A trading card owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The front of the card features a colored image of Dwayne McDuffie wearing glasses, a grey jacket and a black shirt with a white Milestone Media logo on the chest. At the top center of the card is a green box with a yellow, triangle border at the bottom. Printed above the border is [Dwayne McDuffie]. The front is bordered with a pink line and a black border with brown geometric shapes. The back of the card is white with black text. The text on the back describes highlights of Dwayne McDuffie as well as other entertaining facts. An image of his eyes is on the left side of the back. The number “74” is in the top left corner of the back. Manufacturing information is printed on the bottom of the back of the card as well as the DC Comics, Inc. and SkyBox international logos.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1993
• Printed by: SkyBox International, American, 1989 - 1995
• Owned by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
• Subject of: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993
• Subject of: DC Comics, Inc., American, founded 1934
• Type: collecting cards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (8.9 × 6.4 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Object number: 2019.96.29
• 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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