Rupert Kinnard

Rupert Kinnard
BornRupert Earl Kinnard
1954 (age 69–70)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Prof. I.B. Gittendowne
Notable works
B.B. and the Diva

Rupert Kinnard (born 1954) also credited as Prof. I.B. Gittendowne,[1] is an American cartoonist who created the first ongoing gay/lesbian-identified African-American comic-strip characters: the Brown Bomber (a teenage superhero) and Diva Touché Flambé (his ageless lesbian partner).[2] Kinnard is gay and African American.

  1. ^ Lynn, Logan. "Queer Heroes NW – June 11th, 2013 – Featured Hero: Rupert Kinnard". Q Center. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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