Wee Pals original comic strip owned by Dwayne McDuffie: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Wee Pals original cartoon strip signed by Morrie turner and owned by Dwayne McDuffie. It is drawn with black ink on white paper. The strip features three panels with black ink borders. The middle panel does not have a border. The cartoon strip features a boy reading a book titled [INDIANS IN AMERICA] under a tree. In the middle panel the boy is walking angrily towards the right. In the third panel the boy shouts at three other characters [GET OFF MY LAND!]. The center panel is signed [Morrie] at center. The third panel has a vertical inscription on the right side dealing with copyright information. Inscribed at the bottom center is [TO DWAYNE “THE FUTURE” Morrie Turner].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2006
• Illustrated by: Morris Norton Turner, American, 1923 - 2014
• Signed by: Morris Norton Turner, American, 1923 - 2014
• Owned by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
• Type: comic strips
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 4 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (11.4 × 36.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Object number: 2019.96.4
• 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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