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North America Syndicate, Inc. & Creators Syndicate, 1990-2005., 1990-2005. Fine. - Five original pen & ink drawings consisting of panels drawn on white art card stock. All but one measure approximately 4-5/8 inches high by 14-1/4 inches wide, with the last one measuring 4-1/2 inches high by 15 inches wide. The earliest strip, in 4 panels, drawn in black ink and with brown zipatone, is from 1990 and portrays Trinh telling Jerry "I had dinner at Randy's house last night, Jerry", When Jerry asks him how he liked soul food as this was the first time Trinh had some since coming from Vietnam, Trinh responds "I was disappointed that we didn't have any collar greens!" There are editorial marks in light blue graphite, including an annotation which has been crossed out at the top. The number "80" is penciled at the top left corner. Boldly signed "Morrie" at the bottom second panel with the date "10-23" within that panel. North America Syndicate's credits are printed on a slip which is mounted vertically along the left edge of the second panel. The next strip, in 3 panels, is from 2002, and depicts Diz asking Wellington "What can a magician major in at college?" to which Wellington replies "That's easy Diz" "Trickanometry" Boldly signed "Morrie" at the bottom of the last panel with the date "11-12" penned at the right of that panel. Creators Syndicate's credits are penned vertically along the right edge of the last panel. The next strip, in three panels, is from 2005 and drawn in black ink. In this strip, having listened to Connie reading them the rhyme "Jack and Jill went up the to fetch a pail of water", a puzzled Trinh questions "Why didn't they use the kitchen faucet, Connie" to which Mikki responds "They didn't have fluoridation in those days, Trinh". Boldly signed "Morrie" at the bottom of the first panel and dated "11-10" at the bottom of the last. Creators Syndicates' credits are penned vertically along the left edge of the middle panel. The fourth strip, in 3 panels, is also from 2005. The strip portrays Mikki telling Trinh that she had instant oatmeal for breakfast, to which Trinh replies "I have a problem with instant breakfast" and, when questioned, explains "It gets you to school much earlier, that's why, Mikki". Boldly signed "Morrie" at the bottom of the last panel with the date "10-5" penned at the bottom of the middle panel and Creators Syndicate's credits penned vertically along the right. The last strip, in 3 panels, is from 2005 and depicts Ralph asking Randy if he has a cell phone on him. Replying to Diz's question "No! Why Ralph?", he responds "I didn't do my homework for today's math test . . And I need to call 'dial a prayer'" . Boldly signed "Morrie" at the bottom of the middle panel with the date "10-10" within the first panel. Creators Syndicate's credits are penned horizontally along the bottom of the first panel. There is darkening along the right edge of the first strip, else all are in very good condition. The pioneering African-American cartoonist Morrie Turner (1923-2014) broke the color barrier with "Wee Pals", the first syndicated strip to feature an integrated cast of characters. Turner served with the Tuskegee Airmen during the second World War, contributing illustrations to Stars & Stripes. He later created the strip "Baker's Helpers" while working for the Oakland Police Department. One of 6 cartoonists selected by the National Cartoonist Society, Turner spent 27 days in Vietnam during the war, drawing caricatures of service people on the front lines and in hospitals. Urged by his mentor "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz, Morrrie Turner first created the comic strip "Dinky Fellas", but the all black strip was only picked up by one newspaper. This did not stop Turner who reworked the strip, renaming it "Wee Pals". Although the new strip, featuring an integrated cast of characters, was only published in 5 major newspapers at first, over a hundred newspapers chose to publish the strip following Martin Lu.
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