Lot 480
[BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service. 29 issues (incomplete run). San Francisco: 1971-1972.
Sale 2057 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Oct 25, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati

Estimate
$1,000 - 1,500
Lot Description
[BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service. 29 issues (incomplete run). San Francisco: 1971-1972.

29 issues, approx. 16 1/2 x 11 in. The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service was a nationally and internationally distributed periodical first published in 1967. The periodical was printed weekly and served as the official newspaper of the Black Panther Party until 1980, although it achieved its highest level of popularity between 1968 and 1972. The newspaper featured current events in the Black Panther Party's fight against racial oppression and highlighted the party's values and service to the community. The newspaper also featured photographs, illustrations, and political cartoons. The work of Black Panther Party Minster of Culture Emory Douglas is featured on the back cover of several issues.

The following issues are included:

Vol. III: No. 1, 28 August 1971; No. 9, 23 October 1971.

Vol. VI: No. 22, 26 June 1971; No. 25, 19 July 1971; No. 29, 14 August 1971; No. 30, 21 August 1971; 25 Sept. 1971 (loss to top half of first four pages).

Vol. VII: No. 3, 11 September 1971; No. 4, 18 September 1971; No. 5, 4 October 1971; No. 8, 16 October 1971; No. 6, 9 October 1971; No. 11, 6 November 1971; No. 12, 13 November 1971; No. 14, 29 November 1971; No. 16, 11 December 1971; No. 17, 18 December 1971; No. 18, 25 December 1971; No. 19, 1 January 1972; No. 21, 15 January 1972; No. 20, 8 January 1972; No. 22, 22 January 1972; No. 23, 29 January 1972; No. 25, 12 February 1972; No. 30, 18 March 1972.

Vol. VIII: No. 1, 25 March 1972; No. 2, 1 April 1972; No. 3, 8 April 1972; No. 10, 27 May 1972.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Toning, many with edge and corner wear including chips and tears. Some with partial loss to pages.

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