T'Chanda | |
Aliases: | Chanda Azzari the Wise (regnal name) Azzuri Azzaria |
Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
Notability: | Minor character |
Type: | King |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | Wakanda |
Associations: | Panther Cult |
Relatives: | T'Chaka T'Challa |
Status: | Deceased by virtue of time era |
First: | Fantastic Four Unlimited #1 |
T'Chanda aka Azzari the Wize (also spelled as Azzuri or Azzaria), is a fictional African chieftain and a minor character featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is part of the mainstream Marvel Universe and is associated with the Black Panther line of titles. He was first referenced in Black Panther #1 in January, 1977. His first actual appearance however was in the second story in Fantastic Four Unlimited #1 in March 1993.
Biography[]
T'Chanda was a member of the Panther Cult of Wakanda and an inheritor of the mantle of Black Panther. He operated during World War II and was the father of T'Chaka and the grandfather of T'Challa.
Azzari once came into possession of a mystical time machine artifact known as King Solomon's Frog. Recognizing how dangerous the artifact could be, he had it buried, but it was eventually dug up years later and came into the possession of a group known as the Collectors. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
Appearances[]
- Black Panther 1 (Referenced only)
- Fantastic Four Unlimited 1 (1st appearance)