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7January 1978
$0.35

Black Panther #7

Marvel · January 1978 · on sale 1977-10-18

First appearance: Joshua ItoboFirst appearance: Olumo BashengaFirst appearance: Black Panther1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Black Panther (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
January 1978
Key date
1978-01-00
On-sale date
1977-10-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860268501
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Joshua Itobo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Olumo Bashenga - 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
0Doom is the Song of the Drums!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Ernie Chan; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlack Panther, T'Challa
1Drums!comic story17script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; colors: Irene Vartanoff; letters: Mike RoyerOlumo Bashenga First, Black Panther, Black Panther First, Joshua Itobo First, Jakarra, Abner Little, Silas Mourner, N'Gassi, Nigel Pigman, T'Challa, Zanda, Andreas Zorba
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Black Panther by Jack Kirby #1
ISBN 0-7851-1687-7		2005On eBay ›
Essential Black Panther #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6323-7		2012On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90020-5		2016On eBay ›
Revenge of the Black Panther
ISBN 978-1-302-91542-1		2019On eBay ›
Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96765-9		2025On eBay ›
Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96766-6		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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