Orrin C. Evans
Orrin C. Evans | |
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Evans in 1947 | |
| Born | Orrin Cromwell Evans 1902 |
| Died | August 6, 1971 (aged 68–69) Mercy-Douglass Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, comic book publisher |
| Known for | All-Negro Comics |
| Spouse | Florence |
| Children | Hope |
| Parent(s) | George J. Evans, Sr. and Maude Wilson Evans |
| Family | George J. Evans, Jr. (brother) |
Orrin Cromwell Evans (1902–1971) was a pioneering African-American journalist and comic book publisher. Considered "the first black writer to cover general assignments for a mainstream white newspaper in the United States," he also published All-Negro Comics, the first known comics magazine written and drawn solely by African-American writers and artists.