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Brumsic Brandon Jr. (April 10, 1927 - November 28, 2014)〔(Brumsic Brandon a.k.a. Brumsic B. Brandon ) at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on June 20, 2015. (Archived ) from the original on June 20, 2015.〕 was an African-American cartoonist whose 1969-1986 ''Luther'' was one of the earliest mainstream comic strips to star an African American in the lead role. ==Early life and career== Born in Washington, D.C., Brumsic Brandon Jr. was the second of five children born to Brumsic Brandon Sr., a Union Station porter, and Pearl Brooks Brandon.〔 He attended school in the segregated Armstrong public school district.〔 While still a teen, with his art ambitions supported by family and a high school art teacher, Brandon began submitting comic-strip ideas to newspapers. After studying art at New York University, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Following two years of service in post-World War II occupied Germany,〔 where he reached the rank of sergeant,〔 he returned to New York City and drew comics after his workdays in various jobs. His employers included RCA and Bray Studios, where he worked as an animator. He published his first cartoon in 1945, and drew editorial cartoons as well as caricatures, some of which was collected in the 1966 book ''Damned If We Do, and Damned If We Don't'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= ''Damned If We Do, and Damned If We Don't'' )〕 published by the San Jose, California chapter of the Civil Rights organization CORE and the Santa Clara Valley Friends of SNCC.〔(''Damned If We Do, and Damned If We Don't'' ) at Amazon.com. (Archived ) from the original on June 20, 2015〕 He then conceived of ''Luther'', a comic strip about inner-city African-American children, imbued with a gently satirical theme about the struggle for racial equality.〔( Brumsic Brandon Jr. ) at the Lambiek Comiclopedia. (Archived ) from the original on May 1, 2014.〕 He named his title character, a third-grader, after Civil Rights activist the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1968, the Long Island newspaper ''Newsday'',〔 began syndicating ''Luther'' through its own small syndicate, Newsday Specials, in conjunction Reporters' News Syndicate,〔 an initiative designed to increase minority participation in journalism. In 1970, following the purchase of ''Newsday'' by Times Mirror, the strip became syndicated widely through the corporation's Los Angeles Times Syndicate.〔〔 In the early 1970s, Brandon appeared as himself, a.k.a. Mr. B.B., drawing and giving simple art lessons on the locally produced, WPIX-TV children's television program ''Joya's Fun School'' in New York City.〔〔, published July 20, 2010, on YouTube.〕 Following the June 1986 discontinuation of ''Luther'' upon Brandon's retirement,〔 Brandon contributed political cartoons and op-ed pieces to the Brevard County, Florida, newspaper ''Florida Today''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brumsic Brandon Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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