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Exhibition Baseball Americana

Jackie Robinson—The Dashing Dodger, #4. Comic book. New York: Fawcett Publications, 1950. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (030.00.00)
Jackie Robinson—Baseball Hero, #6. Comic book. New York: Fawcett Publications, 1950. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (030.01.00)
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The Dashing Dodger

Jackie Robinson’s far-flung media presence following his Most Valuable Player season in 1949 included a motion picture, expanded endorsements (cigarettes, bread, beer, and cereal), and numerous magazine covers. He was also the subject of board games, figurines, candy dispensers, and other mass-market memorabilia, undermining the belief of some major league officials that fans would not support integrated baseball. A series of six comic books issued in 1950 chronicled Robinson’s career but only lightly addressed the ongoing threats, harassment, and racial abuse he endured.