| "The Black Panther!" | |
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| Fantastic Four | |
| Title: | "The Black Panther!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 52 |
| Cover date: | July, 1966 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Stan Lee; Jack Kirby |
| Pencilers: | Jack Kirby |
| Inkers: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover artists: | Jack Kirby |
| Cover inker: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover colorist: | Stan Goldberg |
| Cover letterer: | Artie Simek |
| Colorists: | Stan Goldberg |
| Letterers: | Sam Rosen |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
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"The Black Panther!" is the story title to the fifty-second issue of volume one of the Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written and edited by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby with artwork by Kirby and inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby & Sinnott also rendered the cover art illustration to this issue. The story was lettered by Sam Rosen. This issue shipped with a July, 1966 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon
- Medusa, Medusalith Amaquelin
- Crystal Amaquelin
- Gorgon Petragon
- Karnak Mander-Azur
- Maximus Boltagon
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
- Negative Barrier
- Panther Idol
- Vibranium
- Heart-shaped herb
Vehicles
- Magnetic Wave Rider
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
Credits[]
- Only Stan Lee is credited with writing the story for this issue. Jack Kirby was frequently acknowledged as co-plotter on many of these stories in interviews.
- Stan Goldberg's work as colorist on this issue is unverified. Credit comes from this page's profile at the Grand Comics Database.
Introductions[]
- First appearance of T'Challa, aka the Black Panther. He is a costumed hero and the Prince of Wakanda.
- First appearance of Vibranium, which is a rare mineral with energy absoprtion properties found only in Wakanda.
- First appearance of the heart-shaped herb. This is what gives the Black Panther his enhanced physical attributes.
- First appearance of the Magnetic Wave Rider. This is a hove-vehicle that the Black Panther let the Fantastic Four use.
- First appearance of Birnin Zana, which is the capital city of Wakanda. It is not named as such at this time.
- First appearance of the Techno Organic Jungle in Wakanda.
- This is the first appearance of Northfield Dormitory, which is where Johnny Storm stayed while attending school at Metro College.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes.
- 44 Years of Fantastic Four
- Best of Marvel Comics 1
- Black Panther Vol 3 36
- Black Panther: Nation Under Our Feet
- Essential Fantastic Four 3
- Fantastic Four Omnibus 2
- Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans (Pages 5-7 only)
- Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four 6
- Marvel's Greatest Comics 39
- Marvel's Greatest Comics: Fantastic Four 52
- Mighty World of Marvel 111 (Pages 1-10)
- Mighty World of Marvel 112 (Pages 11-20)