Ramonda

Ramonda is the stepmother of T'Challa, the Black Panther, and Queen Mother of Wakanda. Introduced in Marvel Comics Presents #13, her backstory revealed she had been held captive for years before being reunited with the Wakandan royal family.

Introduced in 1989 by the legendary creative team of Don McGregor and Gene Colan in Marvel Comics Presents, Ramonda has been a dignified and enduring presence in the world of Wakanda for over three decades. A Copper Age creation who has only grown in stature, she shares the page with some of Marvel's most iconic figures — Black Panther, T'Challa, Shuri, and Ororo Munroe among them — placing her at the very heart of Wakandan royalty's rich storytelling tradition. Her appearances across Black Panther titles and collections like Reginald Hudlin's celebrated run speak to a character whose importance to the mythology has been recognized by successive generations of writers. With a key issue to her name and a publishing history stretching from 1989 all the way to 2022, Ramonda is essential reading for any fan who wants to truly understand the full depth of Wakanda's world.