Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966, the Black Panther is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, beating out Falcon, Storm, Luke Cage, Tyroc, Black Lightening, and others by years. With dozens of formats under his belt - including video games, films, animated series, and alternate comic book versions - he's been ranked the 71st greatest comic character by Wizard Magazine and 51st by IGN. Now integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe via Marvel Studios' Phase 3, we're showcasing our favorite T'Challa interpretations. Do you prefer playing Black Panther in Ultimate Alliance or Lego Marvel Super Heroes? Is the 90s Fantastic Four cartoon your top pick, or does the BET's Black Panther motion comic or the new movie reign supreme? Vote up your favorite Black Panther versions.
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All 616 continuity fills the gap between Vol. 1 and Vol. 5 since 1966.
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Black Panther puts T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) in the role of Wakanda's king. Wakanda is a hidden, advanced African nation. His father's death forces T'Challa into this spot. He confronts political fighting and betrayal inside his kingdom. Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) challenges Wakanda's isolationist rules with his ideas. Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira join the impressive cast. The film explores power, identity, and heritage. It won three Oscars.
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Marvel Heroes is the fourth game for the HyperScan console. This 3D action/platformer takes place in the Marvel Universe.
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is the second game in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series. It loosely follows the Civil War comic book story. It adds more heroes and villains to control. Players gain more ways to use their team in battle.
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Jungle Action names two Marvel Comics series. It also covers the 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. The later series stars the Black Panther. This series featured the first Black superhero in mainstream comics. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby wrote and drew it in Fantastic Four #52.
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance lets players build their top team from the largest superhero alliance. Players quest to decide the Marvel universe's fate. Players control their unique team by picking from the largest roster of legendary superheroes. The epic campaign has heroes fight, team up, and interact with over 140 Marvel characters, finally facing villains.
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Political pressure rises to create accountability when Avengers' actions cause damage. This new situation splits the team members. Captain America (Chris Evans) thinks superheroes should defend people without government. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) disagrees and backs oversight. As the fight grows, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) must choose a side.
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Facebook game features Avengers and other Marvel franchises. Villains worldwide, mutants and non-mutants, rampage through streets! As a new SHIELD Agent, you recruit heroes, fight bad guys, and save the world. Avengers Assemble!!!
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A young man tries to balance teenage life with being a superhero.
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Some Earth's mightiest heroes join a freedom fighting alliance.
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Toei Animation and Walt Disney Japan produced Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers. This television anime series uses the Marvel Comics universe. It started airing in Japan on TX Network stations on April 2, 2014. The series targets boys aged 6 to 12 and includes Bandai merchandising.
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Avengers: Infinity War features action. Marvel's top heroes fight a tough enemy. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and the Avengers team up against Thanos (Josh Brolin). Thanos, the intergalactic villain, seeks six Infinity Stones. His goal is to twist reality with his will. Earth's survival hangs by a thread. Major sacrifices happen. This film is part of Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Four scientists gain powers after cosmic rays strike them.
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Marvel Premiere is an American comic book anthology series from Marvel Comics. It ran for 61 issues, spanning April 1972 to August 1981.
Also ranks #12 on Best Doctor Strange Versions
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Coal Tiger is a character in Marvel Comics' MC2 series A-Next. T'Challa, King of Wakanda and Black Panther's father, is his parent.
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The Super Hero Squad Show animates Marvel's popular characters fighting villains to defend Super Hero City. The show targets younger viewers with light tones and chibi designs. It shows teamwork, friendship, and good versus evil. Heroes seek the Infinity Fractals to stop them from falling into bad hands. Tom Kenny voiced SpongeBob SquarePants, and Patton Oswalt voiced another character.
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Marvel briefly used a name to separate the character from the political movement. This name existed before the Black Panther Movement began on October 1966.
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Earth X is a 1999 comic book limited series. Jim Krueger wrote it; John Paul Leon drew it; Marvel Comics published it. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series shows a future, dystopian Marvel Universe. Two sequels followed: Universe X and Paradise X. Earth X's universe is called Earth-9997.
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Superhuman abilities let the X-Men defend the world from evil.
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Astonishing Tales is an American comic book series from Marvel Comics, running 1970 to 1976. Marvel published an anthology series. In 2008 and 2009, Marvel produced eleven webcomics under the Astonishing Tales title. Some stories appeared in the six-issue miniseries Astonishing Tales vol. 2.
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Black Panther, the ruler of Wakanda, must protect his people from the evil Ulysses Klaw.
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Kevin "Kasper" Cole is a Marvel Comics character in the Marvel Universe. He is the third to use the name White Tiger. He also took the name Black Panther. Christopher Priest and Dan Fraga created this character. They introduced him in Black Panther #50.
Also ranks #13 on Best Jewish Comic Book Characters
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Lego Marvel Super Heroes is a 2013 video game. Traveller's Tales developed it. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment published it. Gameplay mixes action-adventure and puzzle-solving. Heroes from the Marvel Universe team up. They stop Doctor Doom and Loki. They also stop villains who help them. They want to conquer Earth using the Doom Ray of Doom, a device made from Silver Surfer's boa shards.
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The Exiles are fictional characters linked to The X-Men. Judd Winick wrote them. Mike McKone drew them. The Exiles group features characters from different universes. These characters leave time and space to fix problems in other worlds and timelines across the Marvel Multiverse.
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Marvel Super Hero Squad is an action beat-em-up game. It supports one to four players. The game uses the animated Marvel TV series. The setting is Super Hero City. The Super Hero Squad fights Dr. Doom’s Lethal Legion of villains. Long ago, the Infinity Sword shattered. Dr. Doom and his minions seek the pieces, the Infinity Fractals. Each fractal holds great power and grants special abilities. Super Hero City faces danger. Only the Super Hero Squad can save it.
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Marvel Comics published the comic book series Marvel Zombies. This series shows zombie versions of Marvel Universe superheroes acting as both heroes and villains across its limited series.
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