- Issued by
- Milestone Media, American, founded 1993
- Created by
- Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
- Printed by
- SkyBox International, American, 1989 - 1995
- Owned by
- Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (2019.96.28.1): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.2): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.3): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.4): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.5): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.6): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.7): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.8): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- H x W (2019.96.28.9): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6 cm)
- Description
- Milestone trading cards owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The cards feature color images of the character Icon and events from the character’s past. The nine cards can be placed together to show a page from a comic book that describes Icon’s origin story. The back of the cards feature a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.1: The front of the card depicts an alien on a spaceship. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the right side.
- 2019.96.28.2: The front of the card depicts an escape pod being jettisoned into space from a spaceship. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.3: The front of the card depicts an escape pod crashing on earth. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.4: The front of the card depicts Icon working as an enslaved person. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.5: The front of the card depicts Icon fighting in the Civil War. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.6: The front of the card depicts Icon standing next to the gravesites of his adoptive family. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.7: The front of the card depicts an image of Icon's wife, Estelle Jackson. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.8: The front of the card depicts an image of Icon's first encounter with the character Rocket. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- 2019.96.28.9: The front of the card depicts an image of Icon and Rocket dressed in their superhero costumes. The back of the card features a smaller image of the image of the front and a portion of Icon’s origin story. The card is numbered on the back and has manufacturing information along the bottom.
- Place made
- Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Movement
- Afrofuturism
- Type
- collecting cards
- 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
- 2019.96.28.1-.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Milestone Media LLC
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




