Alias

Black Leopard

Black Panther IV
Nick Name
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Civilian ID
T'Challa

Alias

Luke Charles

 

Note: T'Challa is the heir in a linage of Black Panthers including his father T'Chaka, grand-father Chanda and an ancient relation Bashenga.
Occupation

Adventurer

King of Wakanda

School Teacher

Scientist
Legal Status
Sovereign of Wakanda, Africa
Nation or Planet of Origin
Wakanda, Africa
Group Affiliation

Avengers

Fantastic Four
Base of Operations

Avengers Mansion, New York, New York

Royal Palace, Wakanda
Height
6'
Weight
185 lbs.
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color
Black
Skin Tone
Negroid
Known Powers
Herbal potions granting the heightened physical strength, speed, agility, and endurance of a gifted athlete in peak human condition.  All five senses are highly acute; especially keen eyesight and night vision.

Excellent hand-to-hand combatant utilizing various African martial arts and a variety of weapons.
Accessories
Panther Costume: Vibranium micro-weave body suit capable of stopping blunt force objects including bullets, equipped with communications equipment, taloned gloves and vibranium soled boots for scaling vertical surfaces.

Talon Fighter: Advanced multi-person VTOL jet aircraft.

Vibro-Dagger: Hand-held energy emitting weapon capable of cutting through most surfaces.

Resources of the African nation of Wakanda.
Common Enemies

Baron Zemo II

Black Dragon

Deadly Nightshade

Dr. Doom I

Killmonger

Klaw

Kraven the Hunter II

Malice IV

Man-Ape

Reverend Achebe

(The) Supremacists

(The) White Wolf
Regularly Appearing

Avengers Vol. 1 & 3

Black Panther Vol. 1, 2 & 3

Fantastic Four Vol. 1

Jungle Action Vol. 2
First Appearance
Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #52 (July, 1966)
Creator
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Origin

When his father T'Chaka was slain by criminal miners, young T'Challa swore vengeance and thwarted the miners' raid of Wakanda's Vibranium mines, the source of the nation's wealth.

T'Challa later attended the finest schools in Europe and America.  After graduation and returning to his homeland he assumed leadership of his tribe and nation.  At his coronation, T'Challa ingested the sacred herb that granted great physical strength and heightened senses.  The new king then donned the ceremonial garb representing his tribe's patron animal and assumed leadership as the Black Panther.

 

Note: The Black Panther was the first costumed superhero of color, and his creation predates the militant self-defense organization the Black Panther Party (BPP), which was founded in Oakland California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in October of 1966.

The first black non-costumed superhero Waku: Prince of the Bantu first appeared in Jungle Tales #1 (Sept. 1954) published by Atlas Comics, the precursor to Marvel Comics.