CATALOG RECORD

Black Panther #1

Marvel · Series began 1977 · January 1977

first appearance of Abner Little, Zanda, Six-Million Year Man and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Abner Little (Marvel) — introduction
Zanda (Marvel) — introduction
Six-Million Year Man (Marvel, Earth-77211) — introduction
Alfred Queely (Marvel, Collectors) — introduction, corpse

Dates

Cover date: January 1977
On sale: October 19, 1976
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Regular

Barcode 0714860268501 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition

British

Printed cover price 0.10 GBP.

Barcode 0714860268501 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Jack Kirby, Dave Cockruminks: John Verpoorten, Mike Royerscript: Jack Kirby, Stan Leecolors: Dave Huntletters: Mike Royer, Irv Watanabe

Stories

King Solomon's Frog! · 17 pages
Black Panther helps Abner Little, a member of the Collectors, recover the Brass Frog, an ancient time machine. Due to its dangerous nature, the Frog had previously been hidden away by the Black Panther's grandfather, Azzuri, but was taken by Alfred Queely, a fellow member of the Collectors. After getting the Frog, the Black Panther and Little are attacked by Princess Zanda, another member of the Collectors, for control of the artifact. During the battle, the Frog is activated and a mysterious creature, Hatch-22, appears.

Characters

T'ChallaBlack PantherAbner LittleZandaSix-Million Year ManAlfred Queely

Reprinted in

Black Panther #1 Pan-Galactic 3D Edition (2025), Black Panther by Jack Kirby (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (2010), Essential Black Panther (2012), Black Panther Epic Collection (2016), True Believers: Kirby 100th - Black Panther (2017), Kirby Returns! King-Size (2019), Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus (2025)