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52July 1966
$0.12

Fantastic Four #52

Marvel · July 1966 · on sale 1966-04-12

First appearance: T'ChallaFirst appearance: Black Panther1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
July 1966
Key date
1966-07-00
On-sale date
1966-04-12
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of T'Challa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Black Panther - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBlack Panther First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, T'Challa First, The Thing
2The Black Panther!comic story20script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sammy RosenBlack Bolt, Black Panther First, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Gorgon, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Karnak, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Maximus, Medusa, Mister Fantastic
3More Marvel Masterpieces...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko, John Romita, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Frank Giacoia, Joe Sinnott, Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers; letters: Sam RosenDaredevil [Matt Murdock]; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Joe Smith; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Destroyer [Charles Stanton]; Lizard [Curt Connors]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Egghead [Elihas Starr]
13-in-house column1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Spider-Man
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Spider-Man; Hulk
15-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SinnottThing [Ben Grimm]

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #391972On eBay ›
Black Panther #362001On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #3
ISBN 0-7851-0782-7		2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #6
ISBN 0-7851-1266-9		2004On eBay ›
Marvel's Greatest Comics: Fantastic Four #52 #[nn]2006On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #2
ISBN 0-7851-2403-9		2007On eBay ›
Black Panther by Jack Kirby #1
ISBN 0-7851-1687-7		2005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q24004885 (T'Challa), first-appearance property (CC0)

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