Black Panther #1 [Regular Edition]

(January 1977)

King Solomon's Frog! (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Panther / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Mike Royer (credited)

Colors

Dave Hunt (credited)

Letters

Mike Royer (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There have been objects throughout the course of history which have...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Collectors [Abner Little (introduction); Alfred Queely (introduction, corpse); Princess Zanda (introduction)]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Hatch-22 (introduction); Ali Baba (flashback)

Synopsis

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.

Reprints

• in Pantera Negra (Ediciones Vértice, 1978 series) #1 (Noviembre 1978)
• in L'Inattendu (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #14 (1er trimestre 1979) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #224 (16 Novembre 1979), #225 (3 Dicembre 1979)
• in Black Panther by Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)
• in Essential Black Panther (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (April 2012) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (Marvel, 2010 series) #2 (2016)
• in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Black Panther (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
• in Black Panther Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 - Revenge of the Black Panther (2019)
• in Kirby Returns! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Marvel Comics - La collection (Hachette, 2014 series) #204 (avril 2022)

Keywords

helicopters; jet packs; King Solomon's Burial Chamber; King Solomon's Frog; Loch Ness Monster; nerve wave gun; time machines

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Panther Post Scripts / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Royer

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Black Panther [T'Challa]; Princess Zanda; Hatch-22

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (Marvel, 2010 series) #2 (2016)
• in Black Panther Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 - Revenge of the Black Panther (2019)

Indexer Notes

Jack Kirby writes about what readers can expect from his new Black Panther.