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3January 1999
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Black Panther #3

Marvel · January 1999

First appearance: Achebe
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Identification plate

Series
Black Panther (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January 1999
Key date
1999-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.75 CAD
Pages
38
Barcode
75960603876300311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark TexeiraBlack Panther, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, T'Challa, The Thing
1Black Panthercharacter profile0.5pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; letters: Comicraft, Eric Eng Wong
2Previously...recap0.5pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; letters: Comicraft, Eric Eng Wong
3Original Sincomic story22script: Christopher Priest, Joe Quesada; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira, Alitha Martinez; colors: Brian Haberlin; letters: Comicraft's Siobhan Hanna, Rich S.Achebe First, Nikki Adams, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Captain America, Goliath, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Ulysses Klaw, Monica Lynne, Wanda Maximoff, Mephisto, Mister Fantastic
5Black Pantherletters page1script: Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti; letters: Comicraft, EW

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Black Panther: The Client #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0789-4		2001On eBay ›
Black Panther by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9267-1		2015On eBay ›
Marvel Knights Black Panther by Priest & Texeira: The Client #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91410-3		2018On eBay ›
Black Panther by Christopher Priest Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-94501-5		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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