Bloom County
On October 25, 2017 IDW published "Bloom County: Real, Classy, & Compleat: 1980-1989", collecting the complete run of "Bloom County" in two volumes. An "Ultimate Collectors Set" was also released, including the original art from a daily strip featuring Opus, a page from Breathed's sketchbooks, and a personalized sketch of Opus on the slipcover.Published by The Library of American Comics, an imprint of IDW Publishing.
Pittsburgh Courier
Over the years, the "Pittsburgh Courier" published a number of comic strips, even syndicating some to other black newspapers. The first strip of note was "Sunny Boy Sam", originally by Wilbert Holloway, which launched in 1928 and continued past the demise of the "Courier". The "Courier" also published "Your History", written by Joel Augustus Rogers and originally illustrated by George L. Lee. Patterned after the look of "Robert Ripley"'s popular "Believe It or Not" cartoons, multiple vignettes in each cartoon episode recounted short items about African Americans from Rogers' research. "Your History" ran from November 10, 1934, to July 31, 1937. It returned in November 1940, illustrated by long-time "Courier" editorial cartoonist Sam Milai. In 1962 the strip was retitled "Facts About The Negro", continuing for the rest of the "Courier"'s run. Jackie Ormes' "Torchy", which ran in the "Courier" from May 1, 1937, to April 30, 1938, was the first syndicated strip by a black woman.