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EDITORIAL: Black History Month---Greatest Comic-Book Characters of All Time #1

The number one spot is here and a lot of you guys would have probably never guessed this character. This countdown is dedicated to those who fought hard to break through the marginalized walls set by critics and conformist of entertainment. May God bless them and those who continue to bring change to this tier of paperbacks called comic-books.

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By JacobCityBros - 3/11/2012
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#1 T’Challa/Black Panther





The Black Panther (T'Challa) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting several years before such early African-American superheroes as Marvel's the Falcon and Luke Cage, and DC Comics' Tyroc, Black Lightning and John Stewart.





dmb1511: From the comics to Ultimate Avengers 2, My anticipation for a live adaption of this character has done nothing but grown. I am however disappointed that only 12 episodes of the live TV show ever aired it had so much potential. I can only hope he is cast in the avengers or is what leads to the sequel. T’Challa is awesome and I enjoyed every minute of my observations of each one of his adaptations, from the pages to the small screen and hopefully the big screen.








bigshow2312: I truthfully adore the inspiration or history behind this character, for the actual Black Panthers played a momentous part in the Black community. To have a character as an allegory for a movement that was eradicated and swept under the rug means a lot, particularly to educated comic book fans. A lot of folks would debate on T’Challa’s nationality and how he’s not necessarily American; however, I argue that this squabble is dense considering that he was based off of an American occurrence. In addition, he is probably the only Black character with such a high rank as one would consider of Captain America.

Black Panther is our #1 Black Superhero!





























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golden123 - 3/11/2012, 7:17 PM
I prefer John Stewart, but cool list. I'm not really in to Black Panther. If he is an allegory for the Black Panther Party, then is he for Black Power like the party represented, or still technically represents?
SageMode - 3/11/2012, 7:46 PM
GOLDEN123

I prefer John Stewart, but cool list. I'm not really in to Black Panther. If he is an allegory for the Black Panther Party, then is he for Black Power like the party represented, or still technically represents?

Coincidentally enough, Black Panther actually came out before the Black Panther party. The character debuted in July of 1966, the organization was founded in October of the same year. Weird huh?

But they have no relation.
shadow314 - 3/11/2012, 8:01 PM
Black Panther is an allegory for... a black panther. Serious lol. Nothing more. Just based on the Panther God.

They really should just change his name to "Panther" so people would stop comparing them.

Anyway... Black Panther is my favorite hero by far. Too bad his books just got cancelled it was awesome. Marvel has really [frick]ed him over
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/11/2012, 9:03 PM
Aren't you a month late?
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/11/2012, 9:03 PM
Good article though.
TonyChu - 3/11/2012, 9:05 PM
Didn't I call it? lol Great job you guys, Black Panther deserves this and is a great black superhero. Its a shame that none of your stuff made main.
BrotherStarkofMABMindz - 3/12/2012, 7:46 PM
Lets not get anyone confused he is African, no American
bgharcourt - 3/12/2012, 10:42 PM
Great job fellows. Black Panther deserves the top spot for so many reasons, but the main one being that he was the first black superhero that wasn't just a racial stereotype.
golden123 - 3/14/2012, 1:31 PM
@supersayianfan1: What was nonsense about that comment? The Black Panther Party did (and still does) support black power, and Bigshow said "a character as an allegory for [The Black Panther Party]" while reffering to the Black Panther character.
bigshow2312 - 3/15/2012, 5:02 PM
@golden123
However, The Black Panther party were not terrorist or communist (as the history books show us), but they were a political party making decisions to liberate their poor oppressed black brothers. Like education, food-clothes or protection for the community etc. In a lot of comics, Black Panther is fighting a threat... he's KING, right? He has to protect his ppl i.e. Huey Newton or Fred Hampton- who help enlighten ("black power") a lot of people about our history. Did you know a Black man invented the Air conditioner, typewriter, filament in light-bulbs etc. but these individuals got no acknowledgement at all. There is a difference between "black power" (strength and encouragement from 400+ of slavery) and... well... you know the history of the other power...
AlienRobotZombieOverlord - 3/16/2012, 10:11 PM
Ok, great choice for #1. Didn't read any of the previous posts - you should do a countdown post with links back to the original articles. But don't mention "Black History Month" anymore - seriously, you're a month late.
Tainted87 - 3/18/2012, 12:52 AM
Can't say I agree. He's such a douche these days, and his character hasn't evolved past filling in for other characters.

The #1 Black Superhero in my book is Luke Cage, followed closely by Cyborg.

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