African American Cartoonists 1 – Oliver W. Harrington (1912-95)

Dark Laughter [1] December 13, 1941 

  

Oliver Wendell Harrington’s Dark Laughter strip cartoon series first appeared in The Amsterdam News in May 1935. He signed it “Ol’ Harrington.”

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Read Edward Brunner’s 2005 essay “This Job is a Solid Killer”; Oliver Harrington’s Jive Gray and the African American Adventure Strip HERE.

Pee Wee’s Off-Jive [1] December 13, 1941

Pee Wee’s Off-Jive [2] August 2, 1941

Pee Wee’s Off-Jive [3] December 20, 1941

Dark Laughter [2] December 27, 1941

Dark Laughter [3] December 6, 1941

Pee Wee’s Off-Jive [4] December 6, 1941

Pee Wee’s Off-Jive [5] January 13, 1940

Dark Laughter [4] January 17, 1942

Pee Wee’s Off-Jive [6] January 3, 1942

Dark Laughter [5] January 6, 1942

Dark Laughter [6] June 3, 1941

Pee Wee’s Off-Jive [7] May 10, 1941