![]() ![]() There were a few ragged edges to the character - at first, there were “hints” that the Black Panther might spin into a comic book villain - but readers of the early story ultimately rested easier. He didn’t need white superheroes to save the day for him. America, say the authors, “was confronting the deep historical consequences” of what it had done to its Black citizens and T’Challa was his own man. The introduction of the Black Panther arrived between Jim Crow and the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. ![]() socially, politically, and in civil rights. Say the authors, the origins of the Black Panther reflected what was going on in the U.S. ![]() ![]() The character appeared at exactly the right time. In the early 1960s, Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four were joined by several other superheroes “in the same story-world,” each with a unique talent in 1966, the Black Panther became one of them. This spurred rival publisher Marvin Goodman to “sit up and take notice.” He decided that his comic book company needed its own superhero team and he partnered with several talents to create the Marvel Universe. Our House First Time Home Buyer’s Series.BOOK REVIEW: 'Black Panther' by Don McGregor, Rich Buckler, Billy Graham, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby - The Washington Informer Close ![]()
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