2 days ago -Black Panther is the first Black superhero in American mainstream comics. The character is also an early example of the Afrofuturist aesthetic. He has made numerous appearances in various television shows, animated films, and video games.
August 13, 2013 -Black Panther’s character was created in the 1960s by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics. Black Panther was created to address a serious lack of major Black American comic book superheroes, an issue that was particularly noticeable given the backdrop of racial tension and civil rights activism in the United States. The alter ego of T'Challa, genius ruler of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda,Black Panther is considered the first black superhero to be featured in mainstream American comics.
January 9, 2026 -He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting several years before such early African-American superheroes as Marvel Comics' the Falcon and Luke Cage, or DC Comics' Tyroc, Black Lightning and Green Lantern John Stewart. March 17, 2025 -He was the first black superhero to debut in American comic books. Originally conceived of as the “Coal Tiger,” Black Panther cannot be separated from the times in which he burst onto the comic book scene in Fantastic Four #52 in July of 1966.
December 10, 2020 -In 1965, the now-defunct Dell Comics published two issues of Lobo, a western starring a heroic black gunslinger. Still, most comics creators of the period—including the two men who launched Lobo—were white, and like the Black Panther, who was something of a token, most black characters who followed in his path over the next two decades would find themselves in a similar role. October 22, 2022 -TIL: The Black Panther MARVEL comics are not named after the Black Panther Party from the 1960's.
In fact, the comics are three months older than the party. December 5, 2025 -He is one of the earliest and most popular black superheroes in American comics. For generations, Wakanda has been ruled by the Black Panther Kings.
All was well until the treacherous Ulysses Klaw discovered the infinite potential of its large ... 3 weeks ago -He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting several years before such early African-American superheroes as Marvel Comics' the Falcon and Luke Cage, or DC Comics' Tyroc, Black Lightning and Green Lantern John Stewart. June 6, 2025 -Marvel Comics just dropped a bombshell:the new Black Panther in the comics is a white, blond manclaiming to be the son of T’Challa.
This new White Black Panther shows up in Marvel Knights: The World To Come, and he is likely the villain.
