‘Introducing the Sensational Black Panther!’ Fantastic Four #52–53, the Cold War, and Marvel’s Imagined Africa

This article discusses Fantastic Four #52–53 (July–August 1966), in which Black Panther, Marvel’s first black superhero, premiered. It argues that the character as he appeared in these issues is best read as an example of ‘white on black’ representation, or white images of blacks centered on white i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin Lund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2016-05-01
Series:The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship
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Online Access:https://www.comicsgrid.com/article/id/3533/