Black Panther #1 [Direct Edition]
(November 1998)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
38
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1998-09-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Knights
Barcode
759606038763 00111
Editing
Bob Harras (editor-in-chief); Joe Quesada (editor); Jimmy Palmiotti (editor); Nanci Dakesian (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Front cover is a bi-fold with an advertisement on the same face as the actual cover and a recap feature and a pin-up on the reverse.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[Texeira Cover] (Table of Contents)

Black Panther / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Texeira (signed)
Inks
Mark Texeira (signed)
Colors
Dave Kemp (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Black Panther (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [Direct Edition] Cover Thumbnail for Black Panther (1998 series) #1 [Dynamic Forces Exclusive - Joe Quesada] Cover Thumbnail for Black Panther (1998 series) #1 [Newsstand]
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Black Panther (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Panther / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mark Texeira
Inks
Mark Texeira
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Background page providing information on the Black Panther; page designed by Comicraft's Eric Eng Wong.

The Client (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Panther / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Priest
Pencils
Joe Quesada (storytelling); Mark Texeira
Inks
Mark Texeira; Alitha Martinez (background assists)
Colors
Brian Haberlin
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Siobhan Hanna
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther; Everett K. Ross; Nikki Adams; Zuri; Okoye (intro); Nakia (intro); Ramonda; Manuel Ramos (intro); Mephisto (cameo)
Synopsis
Leaving behind unrest among refugees in Wakanda, the Black Panther comes to New York to investigate scandal in the Tomorrow Fund.
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Keywords
Dora Milaje; Hausa (African language); New York City; the Tomorrow Fund

Black Panther (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Quesada; Jimmy Palmiotti
Letters
Comicraft; Eric Eng Wong; typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Collin Barrow, Dan Hendelson, Chris Napolitano, Al Hager, Brian Wisniewski and a short introduction to the new series.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Texeira Cover]
    Black Panther
  2. 1. Black Panther
    Black Panther
  3. 2. The Client
    Black Panther
  4. 3. Black Panther
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Mark Boyer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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