Description

Leroy is pictured looking at his watch and wondering why Fudgie is late for their double date. In the third panel, Fudgie arrives with Elvis the dog.

Format

3 panel comic strip

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

20.25 x 8.125 inches

Description Leroy is pictured in bed answering the phone at 3 am, and on the other line is Fudgie. Fudgie explains that he can't sleep, to which Leroy yells through the phone "Then try to count sheep! Good night!" In the third panel, Fudgie is pictured imagining Elvis the dog as sheep jumping over a fence. Format 3 panel comic strip Medium Ink on paper ...

Description

Fudgie is walking Elvis the dog while Leroy walks beside him reading a newspaper. Leroy asks Fudgie if he is a veteran, and Fudgie goes on to explain how and where certain bruises and scars originated while Leroy shakes his head in a "no" gesture.

Format

3 panel comic strip

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

20 x 7.25 inches

Description Fudgie is seated in a barber's chair while Leroy holds a clippers and stand behind him. Leroy is talking to Fudgie and says, "...And that's how I see the Black situation, Fudgie! Don't you agree with me, man!" Fudgie goes on to respond that he's "not a politician" and in the third panel tells Leroy to "keep your radical ideas to yourself, man!" Leroy is pictured standing behind Fudgie holding a scissors and smiling at Fudgie's new haircut that depicts a clenched fist. ...

Description Lula and Emmie sit on bench in a park, a dog asleep at their feed. Fudgie walks by and hears Emmie say she will "only date men that love animals." Fudgie rushes to a pet store and in panel three is introducing himself to Emmie and Lula with Elvis the dog by his side. Format 3 panel comic strip Medium Ink on paper Dimensions 20.25 x 7.625...

Description

Fudgie and Lula are wearing matching white dresses and white beaded necklaces. In the second panel Lula says "African dress should always make you conscious and proud of your heritage!" In the third panel, Fudgie replies, "African? I thought it was uni-sex!"

Format

3 panel comic strip

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

20.125 x 7.5 inches

Description

Fudgie and Lula are pictured in sitting in their backyard. Lula suggests building a birdhouse and Fudgie agrees. In the third panel, Fudgie and Lula are shown admiring the birdhouse while Fudgie says "If that doesn't bring in black birds, nothing will!"

Format

3 panel comic strip

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

20 x 7.25 inches

Description

Fudie and Lula are pictured walking in a park at night with Fudgie's dog, Elvis. Lula asks for Fudgie's real name, to which he replies: "It's Harcourt Jones but I may start using my new, formal Islamic name which is 'Ammamu Baka-X!"

Format

3 panel comic strip

Medium

Ink on paper

Scope and Contents

The Charles Johnson Papers hold both published and unpublished work from the author spanning nearly six decades. The collection brings together manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, artwork, and ephemera and serves as a testament to Johnson’s wide-ranging career as a public intellectual.