The Black Woman Cartoonist With a 287-Page FBI File Discover the untold story of Jackie Ormes—the first African American woman cartoonist who revolutionized comics with characters like Torchy Brown, Candy, and Patty Jo 'n' Ginger. From 1937 to 1956, Ormes created Black female characters who were confident, fashionable, and politically outspoken—so revolutionary that the FBI tracked her for years, compiling a 287-page file. Learn how Ormes created the first Black comic strip doll in 1947, how she