Pantherman

Pantherman is the French-language edition name used by Arédit-Artima for T'Challa, the Black Panther — king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda and one of Marvel's premier heroes, known for his enhanced abilities granted by the Heart-Shaped Herb and his genius-level intellect.

Born in the Bronze Age pages of L'Inattendu #1 (1975) under the creative hands of Don McGregor and Rich Buckler, Pantherman is a figure of the French-language comics world, published by Arédit-Artima across a quarter century of adventurous storytelling. With just 12 catalog appearances — including one collector-recognized key issue — this is a character whose rarity only adds to the intrigue, popping up across Les Vengeurs and Thor in the company of heavy hitters like T'Challa, Captain America, and Luke Cage. For fans of Bronze Age comics history and the fascinating world of European Marvel publishing, Pantherman is exactly the kind of discovery that makes digging through back issues so rewarding.