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Black Panther
1,266 appearances · Silver Age · 1966–2026 · 40 key issues
Who is Black Panther?
T'Challa is the king of the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda, who earned the title of Black Panther by defeating rival chieftains and consuming the heart-shaped herb, granting him the enhanced abilities of Wakanda's warrior-deity protector.
Few debut moments in comics carry the weight of Fantastic Four #52 — when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced Black Panther to the world in 1966, they planted a flag for the Silver Age that still flies today. Over six decades and more than a thousand catalog appearances, this Marvel titan has proven himself one of the medium's most enduring and significant figures, headlining his own long-running series while sharing pages with the likes of Captain America, Spider-Man, and Iron Man. With 40 key issues to his name, Black Panther isn't just a character with history — he is history, a cornerstone of Marvel's universe whose importance only deepens with every passing year.
Identity
Real name. T'Challa
Teams & affiliations
Avengers
★ First appearance
Fantastic Four #52
Trivia
- Marvel briefly rebranded T'Challa as Black Leopard in the late 1960s — a short-lived editorial sidestep taken because 'Black Panther' had become politically sensitive in the wake of the Black Panther Party.godyears.net
- Black Panther holds the distinction of being the first Black superhero in American mainstream comics, making his debut a genuine publishing milestone rather than simply another early Marvel introduction.godyears.net
- His inaugural story stands as one of the earliest Marvel tales to anchor a superhero narrative around vibranium, national sovereignty, and the foreign exploitation of an African nation — giving T'Challa an unusually political foundation for the era.godyears.net
- Roy Thomas has written more of Black Panther's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 55 issues.
Top series
The Avengers (1963)
47 appearances
Fantastic Four (1961)
10 appearances
Ultimate Black Panther (2024)
23 appearances
Ultimate X-Men (2024)
20 appearances
Captain America (1968)
7 appearances
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2023)
6 appearances
Black Panther (1998)
58 appearances
The X-Men (1963)
2 appearances
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
30 appearances
Avengers (2023)
29 appearances
Magik (2025)
3 appearances
Avengers (1998)
23 appearances
Covers through the years — 1966–2024
★ 1966 
★ 1971 
★ 1976 
★ 1979 
★ 1984 
★ 1989 
1992 
★ 1998 
2001 ![Black Panther: The Bride #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/isbndb/0785121072.jpg)
★ 2006 ![Captain America: Road to Reborn #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/isbndb/9780785141754.jpg)
★ 2009 
2014 
2018 
★ 2024 Appearances (751–900 of 1,266, oldest first)
Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard (2016)
Monsters Unleashed (2017)
Spider-Man : Spider-Island (2017)
Invincible Iron Man (2017)
Secret Empire Prelude (2017)
Occupy Avengers (2017)
Captain America: Sam Wilson (2016)
Captain America: Secret Empire (2017)
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017)
Civil War II (2017)
Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin: The Complete Collection (2017)
Secret Empire: Brave New World (2017)
Black Panther: The Man Without Fear - The Complete Collection (2017)
Secret Empire Day (2018)
Captain America : L'intégrale (2011)
Marvel Generations (2018)
Rise of the Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther Annual (2018)
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014)
Avengers Hors Série (2018)
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006)
Runaways (2017)
Captain America / Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers (2018)
Amazing Spider-Man (2018)
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)
Black Widow Epic Collection (2019)
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Captain Marvel - Mealtime Mayhem (2019)
Marvel fresh start (2019)
Marvel Comics Presents (2019)
X-Men : Grand Design (2018)
Marvel - La Renaissance (2019)
Uncle Scrooge (2015)
Mars Attacks!!! Kills the Comics Universe (Free Comic Book Day France 2019) (2019)
Uncanny X-Men (2019)
AXE: The Freshmen Issue 1, Featuring The Avengers (2019)
War of the Realms: War Scrolls (2019)
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas (2019)
Heroes Reborn Omnibus (2019)
Kirby Returns! King-Size (2019)
Archie vs. Predator II (2019)
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (2019)
Marvel Tales: Black Panther (2019)
Marvel Comics (2019)
Avengers: Loki Unleashed! (2019)
Venom by Donny Cates (2019)
Étranges Aventures (2013)
True Believers: Annihilation - Mantis (2020)
Incoming (2020)
Marvel Comics 1000 (2020)
Les Asgardiens de la Galaxie (2019)
Marvel's Voices (2020)
Empyre: Avengers (2020)
Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown (2020)
Marvel-Verse: Wanda & Vision (2020)
Hawkeye Epic Collection (2021)
Black Panther : L'intégrale (2018)
Women of Marvel (2021)
Marvel's Voices: Legacy (2021)
Ororo: Before the Storm (2021)
X of Swords (2021)
Captain Britain Omnibus (2021)
Black Panther Epic Collection (2016)
Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (2010)
King in Black: Black Panther (2021)
Marvel Masterworks: Brother Voodoo (2021)
Captain Marvel vs. Rogue (2021)
Squadron Supreme: Marvel Tales (2021)
Black Widow (2020)
Hellions by Zeb Wells (2020)
X-Force (2020)
Black Panther le guide complet (2021)
Killraven Epic Collection: Warrior of the Worlds (2021)
Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2020)
The Death of Captain Marvel Gallery Edition (2021)
Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers (2021)
Phoenix Song: Echo (2021)
Spider-Man - Spider-Island (2021)
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022)
Hulk (2022)
Avengers Forever (2022)
Death of Doctor Strange (2021)
Marvel-Verse: Ant-Man & the Wasp (2022)
Shuri et T'Challa : au coeur des terres ancestrales (2022)
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022)
Immortal Hulk (2018)
Iron Man (2020)
Marvel Legendary Collection (2022)