Uma infância negra nos quadrinhos? Notas a partir das memórias sobre uma cooperativa gaúcha

Abstract

Itdiscusses CETPA, a comics cooperative established in Rio Grande do Sul during the early 1960s as part of a broader project of nationalizing comics in Brazil. It takes CETPA as a starting point for topics such as the challenges of conducting historical research on comics in Brazil. It underscores the absence of comics’archival policiesandthe contested nature of comics memories. Within thisframework, Bingo–a comic strip created by Aylton Thomaz –emerges as particularly significant for offering one of the rare representations of Black childhood in Brazilian comics. Set in Rio de Janeiro and grounded in popular and urban practices, it challenges stereotypes and opens space for new readings on Blackness and popular culture. The article thus advances a historiographical reflection that highlights the importance of incorporating Black perspectivesinto the writing of comics history in Brazil.