Black Panther

<b>The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories seminal tales and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.</b> <p/> <b>A Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Edition</b> <p/> Collects <i>Fantastic Four</i> #52-53 (1966); <i>Jungle Action</i> #6-21 (1973-1976). It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning to name a few. <p/> The Black Panther is not just a super hero; as King T'Challa he is also the monarch of the hidden African nation of Wakanda. Combining the strength and stealth of his namesake with a creative scientific intelligence the Black Panther is an icon of Afro-futurist fantasy. This new anthology includes the Black Panther's 1966 origin tale and the entirety of the critically acclaimed Panther's Rage storyline from his 1970s solo series. <p/> A foreword by Nnedi Okorafor a scholarly introduction and apparatus by Qiana J. Whitted and a general series introduction by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of Black Panther and classic Marvel comics. <p/> The Penguin Classics black spine paperback features full-color art throughout.