Static Shock action figure owned by Dwayne McDuffie: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Static Shock action figure owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The figure has long black hair and is wearing a white mask with blue goggles. He is also wearing a black costume with a yellow logo resembling a lightning bolt inside a circle and a yellow belt. He is wearing a blue coat over the costume and blue boots. The figures arms are moveable and can either be positioned by his side or above his head. His fists are clenched.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2004
• Distributed by: Subway, American, founded 1965
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
• Type: dolls
• Medium: plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 9/16 in. (10 × 5.7 × 1.5 cm)
• Place collected: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Object number: 2019.96.31
• 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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