Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Black Panther (1977 1st Series) #8-13. Written by JACK KIRBY and ED HANNIGAN. Art by JACK KIRBY and JERRY BINGHAM. Cover by JACK KIRBY. Heroism seems to run in the Black Panther's family.but which way are the new heroes running? The 'King's' favorite king returns in some of his earliest solo sagas! Feb 02, 2005 Black Panther by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 (Trade Paperback) Black Panther by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 (Trade Paperback) Published: February 02, 2005. The Black Panther, as only 'King' Kirby could do it! They searched for it! They fought - and even killed - for it! King Solomon's Frog! Alongside Mr. Little and Princess Zanda, T'Challa battles the.
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An alien, informally known as Hatch-22, arrives in the 20th century from six-million years in the future. Princess Zanda's men try to attack it, but Hatch-22 destroys them all with deadly micron ray blasts. The Black Panther prostrates himself before Hatch-22 in an act of servility. The Paperback of the Black Panther By Jack Kirby - Volume 2 by Jack Kirby at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35.0 or more! B&N Outlet Membership Educators Gift Cards Stores & Events Help. Heroism seems to run in the Black Panther's family. But which way are the new heroes running? The King's favorite king returns in some of his earliest. Black Panther is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Jack Kirby, first appearing in Fantastic Four #52 (cover-dated July 1966) in the Silver Age of Comic Books.Black Panther's real name is T'Challa, king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda.
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Black Panther #1-7
Issue(s): Black Panther #1, Black Panther #2, Black Panther #3, Black Panther #4, Black Panther #5, Black Panther #6, Black Panther #7
Cover Date: Jan 77 - Jan 78
Title: 'King Solomon's frog!' / 'The Six-Million Year Man' / 'Race against time' / 'Friends or foes' / 'Quest for the sacred water-skin!!' / 'A cup of youth' / 'Drums!'
Credits:
Jack Kirby - Writer
Jack Kirby - Penciler
Michael W. Royer - Inker
Cover Date: Jan 77 - Jan 78
Title: 'King Solomon's frog!' / 'The Six-Million Year Man' / 'Race against time' / 'Friends or foes' / 'Quest for the sacred water-skin!!' / 'A cup of youth' / 'Drums!'
Credits:
Jack Kirby - Writer
Jack Kirby - Penciler
Michael W. Royer - Inker
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Review/plot:
After Don McGregor's mature, complex, and subtle Black Panther stories in Jungle Action, Jack Kirby begins a new Black Panther series that goes totally in the opposite direction. In a return to the bombast of the 1960s Silver Age, Kirby's Panther series is full of awesome and wild art, and terrible terrible plots and dialogue. The plots involve a dwarf with a monocle..
After Don McGregor's mature, complex, and subtle Black Panther stories in Jungle Action, Jack Kirby begins a new Black Panther series that goes totally in the opposite direction. In a return to the bombast of the 1960s Silver Age, Kirby's Panther series is full of awesome and wild art, and terrible terrible plots and dialogue. The plots involve a dwarf with a monocle..
..a group of illuminati-like Collectors..
..a pair of frog statues that double as time machines..
..a hidden society of immortal samurais..
..and a crazy super-evolved alien from the future.
It's either awfully awesome or awesomely awful, but it definitely must have felt retro in 1977.
Of historical interest, it is revealed that T'Challa's grandfather was named Azzari the Wise, and he was an owner of one of the Frogs but tried to bury and hide the device.
After a brief history of Vibranium and Bashenga the first Black Panther..
..issue #7 ends without resolution to a plot that is taking place in Wakanda while the Black Panther is off with the Collectors. T'Challa's jealous half-brother, Jakarra, has attempted a mutiny and subsequently exposed himself to the Vibranium mound, and is mutating. However, we'll learn in issue #8 that the Black Panther remains away from Wakanda for some time, and that his relatives are attempting to keep the peace while he is away.
One of the Collectors, Count Zorba, that appears in this story will much later get super-powers and take on the name Carnivore in Kurt Busiek's Exemplar/Eight Day crossover. He is listed in this entry under his super-villain name.
Quality Rating: C
Historical Significance Rating: 3 - first Collectors, first King Solomon's Frogs.
Historical Significance Rating: 3 - first Collectors, first King Solomon's Frogs.
Chronological Placement Considerations: See note above about the unresolved plot for issue #7. My reading of issue #8 leads me to believe that some time passes between #7-8 and there's no need for them to follow chronologically. For what it's worth, the MCP disagrees and pushes this entire run forward in time past a number of Avengers appearances (#159-166) that i have in between Black Panther #1-7 and #8-13.
References: N/A
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: Black Panther TPB vol. 1
Inbound References (2):show
Characters Appearing:Abner Little, Black Panther, Carnivore, Jakarra, Joshua Itobu, N'Gassi, Princess ZandaPrevious: Champions #11-13 | Up: Main 1977 / Box 12 / EiC: Archie Goodwin | Next: Ghost Rider #21-22 |
Comments
The first two titles are references to 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'The Six Million Dollar Man'.
Posted by:Mark Drummond | August 23, 2011 12:03 PM
Kirby's editing seemed a bit sloppy as well. The cover logo on #4 reads 'Action in a mystic realm with the BLACK PANTHER. Action! In a mystic realm!'
Posted by:Mark Drummond | June 10, 2012 8:25 PM
That could just be repetition for emphasis. Next issue should have said: 'You people are just not getting it: Action! In! A! Mystic! Realm!'
Posted by:fnord12 | June 13, 2012 12:03 AM
May the Gods shine on Mr. Kirby and his interest in developing the very evolved and complicated Black Panther persona.I'm writing T'Challa in as a 3rd party candidate for President.
Posted by:RocknRollguitar | April 30, 2016 12:59 AM
So would the totally opposite direction from mature, complex and subtle be childish, simple and blunt?
Posted by:Brian Coffey | September 30, 2017 5:56 PM
Imagine an audiobook version of this series. William Shatner would be a perfect narrator/reader. 'Action!' (pregnant pause) 'In a mystic realm!'
Posted by:Brian Coffey | January 16, 2018 12:42 PM
Jakarra isn't just any rebel Wakandan. He's T'Challa's half brother by his father's second wife, and he's also the guy who gets transformed into the giant pink monster T'Challa fights in issues 8 through 10.
Posted by:Andrew | February 7, 2018 9:32 PM
Meaning Jakarra should be tagged here and in the other entry. IMHO.
Posted by:Andrew | February 8, 2018 1:35 PM
Thanks Andrew.
Posted by:fnord12 | February 8, 2018 8:13 PM
There's now an animated family tree for the Black Panther on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN0PAl-czFI
Posted by:Andrew | February 11, 2018 5:49 PM
Writer Jonathan Lethem has penned at length on Kirby's 70s Marvel run, especially in the essay 'Identifying with Your Parents, or Return of the King' from his book The Disappointment Artist. In particular, he describes teenagers in that era being unsure what to think about yesterday's Marvel genius in the era of 'edgy' new comic stars like Steve Gerber. Worth a read.
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Posted by:squirrel_defeater | February 20, 2018 7:17 PM
Regarding the 'Collectors:' Colonel Pigman might be a reference to the novel The Pigman (1968), whose title character collects pig statues. Silas Mourner is almost certainly a reference to Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1861). Zorba is I would guess a likely reference to Zorba the Greek (1946), which was retold in an immensely popular 1964 film.
A little less likely, but still possible, Zanda might have been inspired by Zandra Rhodes, who was an up and coming British fashion designer in the 1960s & 70s. According to Wikipedia, 'She made her biggest splash in 1977 with the establishment take on punk which she called Conceptual Chic. She used kilts and safety pins – pre Versace – to form a sort of embroidery, mixed with loosely drawn figures screen-printed on silk jersey, or on the newly developed Ultrasuede fabric.'
Posted by:Holt | March 5, 2018 1:54 AM
I think we can all work out where the name 'Hatch 22' came from.
Posted by:The Small Lebowski | March 5, 2018 4:14 PM
I never got that!
Abner Little's name is Li'l Abner reversed.
Posted by:Luke Blanchard | March 5, 2018 5:55 PM
Comments are now closed.
Black Panther Vol 1
Black Panther is here, and it is everything we hoped it would be and more. The first film is packed with antagonists, many of which have defined the character in comics for decades. Whether it’s the vengeful Killmonger, maddening Klaw, or jealous M’Baku, the movie helped offer a definitive take on many of T’Challa’s longest-running adversaries. Watching such a great array of villains take the screen for their very first time is enough to make anyone wonder whether they’re the best Wakanda has to offer and what others might be lurking in wait for a sequel.
That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the eight greatest Black Panther villains. These are all foes from the comics that can be defined as belonging to King T’Challa’s rogues gallery. While he has had notable fights with the likes of Kraven the Hunter or Doctor Doom, they’re ultimately part of the Spider-Man or Fantastic Four’s stories at Marvel Comics. We wanted to focus on the foes that Black Panther can either claim entirely for himself or shares in a definitive way. So if you’re wondering who might pop up in a sequel or how these new MCU villains stack up, we've got you covered.
Created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee
First Appearance: Avengers (vol. 1) #4
The second villain Black Panther ever fought in comics was an iteration of Baron Zemo when he met Captain America. While Zemo is normally defined as part of Cap’s rogues gallery, this instance, his connection with Black Panther at Marvel Studios, and everything the character stands for makes him just as much a Black Panther villain. Zemo is a symbol of white supremacy and the callous neglect of a leader. It’s why we hope he will face off against a far better ruler in the form of the Panther again, just to watch Zemo fail.
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Created by Don McGregor and Billy Graham
First Appearance: Jungle Action (vol. 2) #10
King Cadaver has only appeared in a handful of comics, but he’s a real hidden gem among the large catalog of Black Panther comics in existence. The foe was warped by radiation from a typical human into a monstrous form with psychic powers. He has served at the behest of Killmonger and commanded some fearsome lieutenants, including Baron Macabre and Lord Karnaj. There is a lot of potential in this deformed Wakandan who pursued power above all else and reflects the terrible price of that pursuit.
Created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira
First Appearance: Black Panther (vol. 3) #3
Achebe offers an almost silly appearance, but his origins and actions reveal a much more fearsome foe. In the Christopher Priest run of Black Panther, Achebe was said to have murdered every human being to ever encounter the wife that betrayed and left him for dead. His dedication and taste for sadism make him a determined and frightening villain. He’s also a more than capable manipulator who can play the role of politician and lead an army to conquer Wakanda, just as well as he can craft devious death traps.
Created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira
First Appearance: Black Panther (vol. 3) #4
There are already hints that some form of the White Wolf will appear in sequels to Black Panther. In the comics, this anti-hero is the adopted white brother of T’Challa. He was raised by T’Chaka after his parents crashed in Wakanda and is incredibly loyal to the state. However, his dedication to militancy leads him into conflict with his step-brother as they believe very different actions will protect Wakanda. It makes for a conflict that’s much more complex than the standard oppositional nature of hero and villain. We hope to see the White Wolf appear in future Marvel movies in some form to explore this relationship.
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Created by Bill Everett
First Appearance: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly
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Over the past 10 years, Black Panther and Namor have developed one of the most engaging rivalries in all of superhero comics. They have come into conflict both as kings and teammates, working to serve their own countries and the needs of the secretive Illuminati. The results have been destructive on personal and global levels. Attacks on Wakanda and Atlantis, as well as the complete destruction of alternate Earths have stemmed from their vicious battles. It’s a relationship that focuses on both characters more as rulers than heroes, and does a great job of showing how complex that role is.
Created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema
First Appearance: Avengers (vol. 1) #62
There’s no greater native rivalry in Wakanda than that between T’Challa and M’Baku. T’Challa’s grace, intelligence, and forethought are given a dark mirror in the strength-focused and blunt nature of M’Baku. In the comics, M’Baku became the villainous Man-Ape, transforming his very nature into something animalistic in order to attack Black Panther. The new Black Panther films has helped to redefine the character into a more nuanced ruler and someone we hope to see much more of in future Marvel films.
Created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee
First Appearance: Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #53
Klaw is the original Black Panther villain. He is the colonial oppressor who sought to conquer Wakanda and almost succeeded. His actions resulted in the death of King T’Chaka and shaped T’Challa into the man he would become. As the man became a being of pure sound, his psyche was slowly vibrated to pieces, and he has become a more dangerous, but less consistent version of the pure villain he once was. Klaw is one of the all-time great Marvel villains both for his importance to Black Panther lore and his versatility over the years.
Created by Don McGregor and Rich Buckler
0commentsFirst Appearance: Jungle Action (vol. 2) #6
0commentsAs important as Klaw might be, there’s no better Black Panther villain than Erik Killmonger a.k.a. N’Jadaka. Klaw is an outsider while Killmonger is the dark reflection of the Wakandan dream. The enslaved son of a captured Wakandan in the comics, he suffered all the exploitation and fear that T’Challa would never know. These vastly different lives helped shape two very different philosophies, both of which can be understood and sympathized with. The new Black Panther film captures the essence of Killmonger and why he is the greatest Black Panther villain. It’s not because he’s evil, but because he has a point, one that will change both the Panther and Wakanda.