Marvels: Portraits #3 for Sale - First Appearance of Black Panther - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvels: Portraits (Marvel, 1995 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: May 1995
Key date: 1995-05-00
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $2.95; 4.00 CAD
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960603011800311

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Why this issue matters

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	2	pencils: Lou Harrison, Tristan Schane, Bob Fingerman, Kieron Dwyer, Frank Quitely, Scott Hampton; inks: Lou Harrison, Tristan Schane, Bob Fingerman, Kieron Dwyer, Frank Quitely, Scott Hampton; colors: Lou Harrison, Tristan Schane, Bob Fingerman, Kieron Dwyer, Frank Quitely, Scott Hampton	Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Daredevil, Elektra, Howard the Duck, Walter Langkowski, Logan, Wanda Maximoff, Matt Murdock, Peter Parker, Sasquatch, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Wolverine
1	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.75	script: Walter Simonson
2	Book Three Triumph and Tragedy	credits, title page	1	pencils: Cliff Nielsen; inks: Cliff Nielsen; colors: Cliff Nielsen
3	Death of Gwen Stacy - Amazing Spider-Man #21	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Hector Gómez; inks: Hector Gómez; colors: Hector Gómez	Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy
4	Dinosaurs on Broadway - Marvel Team Up #20	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Tristan Schane; inks: Tristan Schane; colors: Tristan Schane	Black Panther First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, T'Chaka
5	Strange vs. Silver Surfer - Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts #5	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Rogério Vilela; inks: Rogério Vilela; colors: Rogério Vilela	Clea, Isaiah Curwen, Silver Dagger, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
6	Howard the Duck - Howard the Duck #7	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Bob Fingerman; inks: Bob Fingerman; colors: Bob Fingerman	Howard the Duck
7	Black Bolt vs. The Roach - Inhumans #11	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Bob Fingerman; inks: Bob Fingerman; colors: Bob Fingerman	Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon
8	Daredevil Against Himself - Daredevil #156	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Ray Lago; inks: Ray Lago; colors: Ray Lago	Daredevil, Matt Murdock
9	Wolverine vs. the Hellfire Club - Uncanny X-Men #133	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Lou Harrison; inks: Lou Harrison; colors: Lou Harrison	Black Bishop, Black King, Black Queen, Harry Leland, Logan, Sebastian Shaw, Wolverine, Jean Grey
10	Elektra vs. Daredevil - Daredevil #179	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Vincent Deighan; inks: Vincent Deighan; colors: Vincent Deighan	Daredevil, Elektra, Matt Murdock
11	Death of Elektra - Daredevil #181	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Paul Johnson; inks: Paul Johnson; colors: Paul Johnson	Bullseye, Elektra, Lester
12	Wolverine vs. the Hand - Wolverine L.S. #2	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Vincent Deighan; inks: Vincent Deighan; colors: Vincent Deighan	Logan, Wolverine
13	Spider-Man vs. the Scarlet Witch - Fanfare #6	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Scott Hampton; inks: Scott Hampton; colors: Scott Hampton	Wanda Maximoff, Peter Parker, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man
14	Storm and Angel - Uncanny X-Men #169	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Cliff Nielsen; inks: Cliff Nielsen; colors: Cliff Nielsen	Angel, Ororo Munroe, Storm, Warren Worthington III
15	Thor vs. Beta Ray Bill - Thor #337	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Dennis Calero; inks: Dennis Calero; colors: Dennis Calero	Beta Ray Bill, Odin, Thor, Thor Odinson
16	Sasquatch vs. the Super Skrull - Alpha Flight #10	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Kieron Dwyer; inks: Kieron Dwyer; colors: Kieron Dwyer	Walter Langkowski, Sasquatch
17	Illyana's Doppelganger - New Mutants Sp. Ed #1	illustration	2	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Rebecca Guay; inks: Rebecca Guay; colors: Rebecca Guay	Amora, Enchantress, Magik, Illyana Rasputina
18	Tales of the Marvels: Blockbuster	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Shawn Martinbrough; inks: Shawn Martinbrough; colors: Shawn Martinbrough	Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer
19	Afterword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Marc McLaurin

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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