Black Panther by Jack Kirby #2
In "Panthers or Pussycats?", the Black Panther faces a twisted foe in the form of Kiber, whose experiments have fused him with the very floor of his lab, turning him into a living conduit of matter. With the fate of Khanata hanging in the balance, the Panther must stop Kiber’s deadly energy conversion before it consumes more lives—then make the difficult choice to return the last remnants of stolen human energy to Wakanda. Written by Jim Shooter and Ed Hannigan, with art by Jerry Bingham and inks by Gene Day, this 2006 Marvel issue features a striking cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.
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The Black Panther encounters the true physical form of Kiber who, due to his experiments with matter transmission, has become bonded with the molecular structure of his laboratory floor. The Panther saves Khanata from being converted into living human energy in Kiber's converter. The Panther takes the globe holding the rest of human energy not yet consumed by Kiber back to Wakanda leaving Kiber to perish without the sustenance he needs to survive.
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