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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published April 2009
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 44
Editing Axel Alonso; Sebastian Girner (Assistant); Jody Leheup (Assistant)

Cover Details - "Campbell Cover"

Characters Black Panther [Shuri]
Genre superhero
Pencils J. Scott Campbell
Inks J. Scott Campbell
Colors Edgar Delgado
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress.

Cover Details - "Lashley Cover"

Characters Black Panther [Shuri]; Black Panther [T'Challa]
Genre superhero
Pencils Ken Lashley
Inks Paul Neary
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress; Wraparaound cover.

Cover Details - "Marvel 70th Anniversary Variant"

Characters Namor the Sub-Mariner
Genre superhero
Pencils Marko Djurdjevic (Painted)
Inks Marko Djurdjevic (Painted)
Colors Marko Djurdjevic (Painted)
Letters Typeset

Cover Details - "2nd Print Variant"

Characters Black Panther [Shuri]
Genre superhero
Pencils Ken Lashley
Inks Paul Neary
Colors Paul Mounts
Letters Typeset
Notes 2nd print variant utilizes an interior splash page as the cover image; Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress.

1 page Black Panther credits "Credits"

Genre superhero
Pencils Juan Doe
Inks Juan Doe
Colors Juan Doe
Letters Typeset

22 page Black Panther story "The Deadliest of the Species Part 1"

Characters FEATURE: Black Panther [T'Challa]; Shuri; GUESTS: Storm; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Dora Milaje; Ramonda; S'Yan; W'Kabi; VILLAIN: Dr. Doom; CAMEOS: Emma Frost [White Queen]; Loki; The Hood
Synopsis Storm is visiting a group of Wakandan children when they witness T'Challas aircraft crashing into the city; She searches through the rubble and finds her badly burned husband at death's door; She does not know that the Black Panther has just been visiting Namor who has invited him to join Norman Osborn's cabal and Dr. Doom who has tried his best to kill him; With T'Challa in a coma, the leaders of Wakanda discuss choosing a new Black Panther.
Genre superhero
Script Reginald Hudlin
Pencils Ken Lashley
Inks Paul Neary
Colors Paul Mounts
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit

9 page Black Panther text story "Black Panther Saga"

Genre superhero
Script John Rhett Thomas
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Colors Various
Letters Typeset
Notes History of the Black Panther presented with clip art from various comics.

6 page Black Panther promo (ad from the publisher) "Next Month in Black Panther #2"

Genre superhero
Script Reginald Hudlin
Pencils J. Scott Campbell; Ken Lashley
Inks J. Scott Campbell; Paul Neary
Colors Edgar Delgado; Paul Mounts
Letters Typeset
Notes Presents cover art and five pages of story for next issue.

1 page Black Panther illustration "Black Panther #3"

Characters Black Panther [Shuri]
Genre superhero
Pencils J. Scott Campbell
Inks J. Scott Campbell
Colors Edgar Delgado
Letters Typeset
Notes Presents full page cover art for issue #3.