King #2

(April 2002)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

King / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson

Inks

Ho Che Anderson

Letters

Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This one's for Mom.

Characters

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005), (February 2005)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover with dedication, indicia and full-page silhouette image of Dr. King

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Letters

Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

King 2

Indexer Notes

Title page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

King / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Colors

Ho Che Anderson

Letters

Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...One of my assistants had an inspiration and suggested I make the incision in the shape of a cross.

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. [Daddy King]; surgeon; Coretta Scott King; Randolph

Synopsis

Dr. King wakes up after the surgery following a stabbing attack.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

Cross; doctor; hospital; surgeon; surgery

Indexer Notes

Two color panels.

Massachusetts, June, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy (Table of Contents: 4)

King / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Senator John F. Kennedy; The Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. [Daddy King]; Mr. Blessing; SNCC members; Yolanda King; Coretta Scott King; Lonnie

Synopsis

Kennedy seeks King's support during the 1960 Presidential campaign. Martin and Coretta try to explain segregation to their little girl. At a public meeting, some SNCC members challenge a five-month timetable for integrating Atlanta lunch counters in exchange for stopping the sit-ins.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

African American; Afro-American; civil rights; desegregation; family; integration; negro; S.N.C.C.; segregation; sit-ins; SNCC; Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

1961 (Table of Contents: 5)

King / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; The Reverend Ralph Abernathy; Andrew Young; Brother Lowery; Wyatt Walker

Synopsis

Civil rights leaders are disgusted when newly-elected President Kennedy soft-pedals needed changes. Andrew Young comes to work for SCLC.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

African American; Afro-American; civil rights; negro

The Freedom Rides (Table of Contents: 6)

King / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

Congress of Racial Equality Member; The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; The Reverend Ralph Abernathy; Fred Shuttlesworth; President John F. Kennedy; freedom riders; Ku Klux Klan supporters; Coretta Scott King; "Bull" Connor; Governor George C. Wallace

Synopsis

As freedom riders are attacked in Birmingham, King joins them only to be besieged in a church basement, from which he furiously calls the attorney general to demand police protection. He challenges President Kennedy to move decisively on civil rights, then helps plan an economic campaign to integrate businesses. Agents surreptitiously record the meeting, and later on Coretta upbraids him in public for his frequent absences.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

African American; Afro-American; Alabama; Birmingham; boycott; bus ride; civil rights; desegregation; freedom riders; integration; Ku Klux Klan; negro; President; segregation

Birmingham, Alabama, 1963 (Table of Contents: 7)

King / comic story / 15.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Colors

Ho Che Anderson

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

Greg; Nathan; The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Reverend Ralph Abernathy; Fred Shuttlesworth; April; Caroline Longstreet; Wyatt Walker; Dorothy; SCLC volunteers

Synopsis

King and others lead the marches and economic boycotts in Birmingham. Faced with surreptitious recordings, injunctions, and repeated arrests, their bail bond funds dwindle, but they resolve to continue. King's sexual dalliances with volunteers or staff cause trouble.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

African American; Afro-American; Alabama; Birmingham; civil rights; negro

Indexer Notes

One color panel (full-page)

Birmingham, Alabama, May 2: D-Day (Table of Contents: 8)

King / comic story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; history

Characters

Demonstrators; police; "Bull" Connor

Synopsis

Police arrest 900 demonstrators.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

African American; Afro-American; Alabama; Birmingham; civil rights; negro; police

May 3: Double D-Day (Table of Contents: 9)

King / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; The Reverend Ralph Abernathy; A. Philip Randolph; President John F. Kennedy; demonstrators; police; firemen; "Bull" Connor; Roy; Asa; Bobby [Robert F. Kennedy]; Lyndon Johnson; Joseph McCarthy (single-panel)

Synopsis

Under Connor's orders police and firemen attack the demonstrators, until even Kennedy speaks out. On May 5, despite Connor's angry orders, police and firemen let the marchers pass, and soon an integration plan is agreed to. King and others agree to Randolph's plan for a march on Washington, and carry on even though the Kennedy brothers and Lyndon Johnson insist it will hurt pending civil rights legislation. President Kennedy warns King that the FBI has compromising audiotapes of King, and demands that several SCLC staffers (suspected of Communist ties) be fired.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

African American; Afro-American; Alabama; Birmingham; civil rights; F.B.I.; fire hoses; March on Washington; negro; Oval Office; President; Red Scare; White House

Washington, August 28, 1963: The March on Washington (Table of Contents: 10)

King / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Ho Che Anderson

Pencils

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Inks

Ho Che Anderson (scratchboard)

Colors

Ho Che Anderson

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography; history

Characters

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; A. Philip Randolph; Mahalia Jackson; Charlton Heston; demonstrators

Synopsis

The March on Washington takes place as planned, fulfilling A. Philip Randolph's decades-long dream. King's address ignites the crowd and stirs the nation.

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005)
which is reprinted
• in King A Comics Biography: The Special Edition (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)

Keywords

"I Have a Dream"; African American; Afro-American; civil rights; March on Washington; negro; Washington D.C.

Indexer Notes

Includes lengthy extracts from King's speech.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Special Thanks

Reprints

• in King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Fantagraphics, 2005 series) (February 2005), (February 2005)

Indexer Notes

"Completed Tuesday, January 15 2002"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)