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Black Panther #5

Marvel · Series began 2009 · August 2009

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Dates

Cover date: August 2009
On sale: June 3, 2009
In stores: June 3, 2009
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #5 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition$2.99 cover

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960606631500511
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Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07480802459907
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Story arc: Dark Reign

This is part 116 of 200. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: J. Scott Campbell, Ken Lashleyinks: J. Scott Campbell, Paul Nearycolors: Edgar Delgado, Paul Mountsscript: Reginald Hudlinletters: Virtual Calligraphy, Cory Petit

Stories

The Deadliest of the Species Part 5 · 22 pages
With Morlun heading for the capital of Wakanda leaving death and destruction in his wake, Shuri decides to defy the Panther God and takes on the mantle of the new Black Panther to face the villain. T'Challa is reunited with Storm in the gateway to the afterlife but learns that in order for him to return to the land of the living, Storm will have to take his place in death.

Publisher’s description

Wakanda stands at the brink. Morlun -- Devourer of Totems -- is cutting through the Wakanda army life a hot knife through butter as he descends on the palace to feast on T’Challa’s body. Absolutely nothing can stop him. Wakanda’s only hope is the new Black Panther…if she’s worthy to inherit the mantle.

Characters

Ororo MunroeStormT'ChallaBlack PantherShuriMorlunW'KabiRamondaZuri

Reprinted in

Black Panther: The Deadliest of the Species (2009), Black Panther: The Deadliest of the Species (2009), Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin: The Complete Collection (2017), Black Panther: Shuri - The Deadliest of the Species (2018), Black Panther: The Saga of Shuri and T'Challa (2022), Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin Omnibus (2024)