Penguin Calssics-Black Panther

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection features the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire fantasy genre. A Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Edition Collects Fantastic Four #52-53 (1966); Jungle Action #6-21 (1973-1976). It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has released groundbreaking visual narratives that command attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high points in the American comics artistic tradition, to name a few. The Black Panther is not just a superhero; 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 creative scientific intelligence, the Black Panther is an icon of Afro-futuristic fantasy. This new anthology includes the 1966 Black Panther origin tale and the entire critically acclaimed "Panther's Rage" storyline from his 1970s solo series. A foreword by Nnedi Okorafor, an erudite introduction and device by Qiana J. Whitted, and a general introduction to the series by Ben Saunders provide additional insight into the enduring importance of Black Panther and classic Marvel comics. The Penguin Classics black-backed paperback features full-color illustrations throughout.