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Chris Acemandese Hall (1932-2005) was a painter, illustrator, comic book artist, poet,  songwriter, historian and activist. Hall created Little Zeng; the Boy King, the first black superhero (1966), published three years before Marvel’s Black Panther was created. Chris Hall worked for Terrytoons, inking Mighty Mouse. He was also commissioned by Golden Ribbon Playthings to create the Huggy Bean Doll that became the first major-selling black doll with authentic African American features. Among his books and illustrations, "Little Zeng’s ABCs," "Melanin and Me," "The Lost Books of the Bible," and his work painting Hannibal, and other African Kings featured in the Budweiser Kings Series. Hall has a tremendous amount of collective work. He wrote the lyrics to the classic jazz hits "So What," sung by Eddie Jefferson, Bitches Brew and Chameleon.

Chris Acemandese Hall was one of the co-founders of African Jazz-Art Society & Studios (AJASS); an organization that created the Black is Beautiful Movement and introduced the Grandassa Models. With the aid of Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, AJASS produced a series of shows which promoted the natural look of African-Americans featuring African-influenced hairdos and fashion, beginning with “Naturally ’62″, that projected racial pride, African culture, poetry and art.

Little Zeng — First appearance: The Cultural/Political Movements of Harlem between 1960 and 1970: from Malcolm X to black is beautiful (1963)

Black Panther — First appearance: Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966)

Falcon — First appearance: Captain America #117 (September 1969)

Luke Cage, Power Man — First appearance: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrayal_of_black_people_in_comics