Object Details
- Marvel Comics
- Description
- Black Panther (Vol. 6) No 1 features the story "A Nation Under or Feet," written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, with art by Brian Stelfreeze. The issue is the first of an 18 issue run (2016-2017) featuring the titular superhero.
- Black Panther is a superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, who first introduced the character in Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four #52 (1966.)
- 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.
- In 1968, he was added to the roster of Marvel Comics' super-group, The Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes. After headlining stories in Jungle Action the character was given his own ongoing series in 1977. This issue from that run features a story scripted and penciled by Jack Kirby.
- Black Panther remains a mainstay of Marvel Comics, appearing in comics as well as in various media properties. In film, the character has been featured within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including 2018's Black Panther.
- Ta-Nehisi Coates is an award winning writer who recieved a MacArthur Genius Grant in 2015.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Shannon Perich
- 2016
- ID Number
- 2018.3072.01
- catalog number
- 2018.3072.01
- nonaccession number
- 2018.3072
- Object Name
- comic book
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/8 in x 6 5/8 in; 25.7175 cm x 16.8275 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Comics
- African American
- Record ID
- nmah_1889259
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-dc5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
