Illustrated by
Denys Cowan, American, born 1961
Written by
Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
Subject of
Magyar, Rick, American, born 1954
Wright, Gregory, American
Rosen, Joe, American, 1920 - 2009
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
Owned by
Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
Date
1990; signed 1991
Medium
ink on paper, wood, glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 16 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 1 in. (41.3 × 31.8 × 2.5 cm)
Description
A framed, colored drawing of a Deathlok comic book page owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The drawing has five panels. In the panels the comic book character named, Deathlok, is talking to a military officer holding a young girl. Deathlok has a partially metal face and metal arms and legs. He is wearing a red shirt. Each panel has at least one speech bubble. In them Deathlok is explaining why he won’t hurt the others and why he is now on their side. The bottom right panel shows a closeup of Deathlok’s next to a blue and white image of a man standing with a woman and a young boy. The speech bubble accompanying this panel explains that Deathlok was once a man named Michael Collins. An inscription in the bottom left corner reads [For my Buddy / Dwayne, who’s / Always There for / Everyone! / M[illegible] W[illegible]91].
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
drawings
comic strips
Topic
Art
Comics and graphic novels
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie
Object number
2019.96.21
Restrictions & Rights
© Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cae3cc5e-cafd-4caa-9c59-408a35373db2

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