Panda Khan

Few characters carry the distinction of a Bronze Age debut quite like Panda Khan, who first leaped onto the page in A Distant Soil #5 in 1985, brought to life by the remarkable creative pairing of Colleen Doran and Richard Pini under the WaRP Graphics banner. Over nearly four decades of comics history, this character has popped up across a wonderfully eclectic range of titles — from A Distant Soil to El Gato Negro and Airlock — demonstrating a staying power that speaks to genuine cult appeal. Along the way, Panda Khan has shared pages with a fascinatingly diverse roster including Supergirl, Captain Marvel, and normalman, suggesting a character who moves comfortably through wildly different corners of the comics universe. With fifteen catalog appearances stretching from 1985 all the way to 2024, Panda Khan is a compact but enduring piece of independent comics history well worth tracking down.