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Black Panther#1
Cover: Denys Cowan & Sam de la Rosa
Black Panther #1
“Cry, the Accursed Country!”
writer Peter B. Gillis · artist Denys Cowan · inker Sam de la Rosa · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Rick Parker · cover Denys Cowan, Sam de la Rosa
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Cast · 7 characters
Full credits
writer Peter B. Gillis
artist Denys Cowan
inker Sam de la Rosa
colorist Bob Sharen
letterer Rick Parker
cover pencils Denys Cowan
cover inks Sam de la Rosa
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The Panther spirit, angered that T'Challa is doing nothing to stop the apartheid actions of the country of Azania, leaves T'Challa and enters the body of a tortured Azanian transforming him into a powerful "Man-Cat". The Man-Cat goes on a rampage killing members of the Azanian apartheid authorities. The Azanians think that T'Challa himself is behind the attacks. Without the Panther spirit, T'Challa begins to lose the confidence of the Wakandan people.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).