Black Panther (Marvel Comics) - Comic Cover Art - Framed Picture 12"x16"

The Black Panther (T'Challa) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. Created Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966).

He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting years before such early African-American superheroes as Marvel Comics' the Falcon (1969) and Luke Cage (1972), and DC Comics' Green Lantern John Stewart (1971) and Black Lightning (1977).

The character is usually depicted as the king and protector of Wakanda, a fictional African nation.