Public Domain Super Heroes
Bungleton Green
Bungleton Green 1927

Real Name

Bungleton Green

First Appearance

Bungleton Green (1920)

Original Publisher

The Chicago Defender

Created by

Leslie Rogers

Character Origin[]

Bungleton Green was an African-American man, who went through various situations and occupations, including poor, hat lay-about to a self-made millionaire, a proud father, and time traveler.

Public Domain Comics Appearance[]

  • Bungleton Green Comic Strip - Chicago Defender (1920-1929)

Notes[]

  • All published appearances of Bungleton Green from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.
  • The strip Bungleton Green was created by Leslie Rogers and was a humor strip launched in 1920 in the African-American newspaper The Chigado Defender. Rogers was replaced by Harry Brown in 1928, Jay Jackson in 1936, the latter a pulp fiction artist. In November 1942, Jackson adopted a realistic style and exchanged humor for science fiction, making Green travel to the 21st century.

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