Black Panther

Marvel's Black Panther Merchandise and Posters

"The Black Panther has been the protector of Wakanda for generations. A mantle passed from warrior to warrior. And now, because your friend murdered my father, I too don the uniform of a king. So I ask you, as a warrior and as a king: How long do you think you can protect your friend from me?" - T'Challa

T'Challa is probably better known to you as Black Panther. After the murder of his father T'Chaka, T'Challa inherits the throne of Wakanda, a fictional, highly advanced African nation. Like Batman from DC Comics, Black Panther has no superpowers, but he masters a variety of learned combat techniques. He also possesses panther-like agility and enhances his abilities through special strength-enhancing herbs. Black Panther is a member of the Avengers and first appeared in the comic Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, like most of our favorite heroes in the Marvel Universe. Black Panther is the first African superhero in mainstream American comics.

We are absolutely thrilled with Black Panther and his abilities. And he looks really cool too! The perfect prerequisites for great merchandise like shirts, piggy banks, Funko Pop! and collectible figures, as well as for spectacular posters and movie posters.

Get Smarter with Close Up – Facts and Fun Facts about Black Panther:
- Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created T'Challa at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, a few months before the start of the Black Panther Party. He was the first black superhero, intended to serve as a pop cultural identification figure for black readership.
- Black Panther was created before Falcon, Luke Cage, and DC's Green Lantern John Stewart.
- In the comics, T'Challa marries Ororo Munroe (Storm from X-Men). Due to current legal circumstances, this will not happen on the big screen.
- In the comic, he sided with Captain America in Civil War. In an alternate reality where Civil War never ends, he died. His son Azari took over his role in that reality.
- In 1998, in Black Panther Vol. 3 #1, T'Challa got a bodyguard, the Dora Milaje, which consists only of female warriors. An elite unit within them is called the Midnight Angels.
- He was a member of various superhero teams: Avengers, Defenders, X-Men (through Storm), Fantastic Four, Fantastic Force, and the Illuminati.
- Shuri, T'Challa's sister, also took on the role of Black Panther after he fell into a coma after an attack by Doctor Doom.
- His archenemy is Ulysses Klaw.