Black Panther #24

Her Name Is Malice!" announces the cover of this 2000 Marvel series entry by writer Priest with art from Mark Bright and inks by Walden Wong, and the image wastes no time delivering on that promise. ChrisCross's cover depicts Black Panther locked in a tense, close-quarters confrontation with a woman in a pink costume — Malice — his glowing eyes and a raised blade contrasting with her gold-accented claws splayed wide, while a startled, bound figure watches from the shadows in the lower left. It's a visually charged setup for the story titled "Beloved," suggesting that whatever history exists between T'Challa and Malice, it runs anything but warm.