American Comics Update: The Bute Collection: It’s A Jungle Out There: Jungle Action – the Black Panther’s First Solo Series
*Marvel: In 1972, Marvel launched many reprint titles, one of which, Jungle Action, featured 1950s stories of scantily clad white people bringing justice to the African wild, surrounded by grateful and subservient black folks. Realising belatedly this was a bit politically tone-deaf, Marvel abruptly swerved from #5, reprinting a Panther-centric issue of the Avengers, then from #6 presenting an all-new series starring T’Challa surrounded by political intrigue in his secret super-scientific society of Wakanda. Although writer Don McGregor’s style could charitably be described as ‘overwrought’, the series won loads of acclaim at the time, and introduced key characters such as Killmonger. From the Bute Collection, we have the first six issues of the Black Panther’s run in high grade, which started with #5 (reprinting the debut of the Man-Ape from Avengers #62) then #6, the first Killmonger and the first new Panther solo, Panther origin in #8, plus an array of bizarre and disturbing villains, including Venomm (not that one), and a bunch of other people whose names are actually spelled correctly!
IN THIS UPDATE: JUNGLE ACTION
#5 VF £70 (PICTURED) SOLD 1st Black Panther series starts with reprint. Lovely glossy copy with just minor handling wear.
#6 VF/NM £195 (PICTURED) SOLD 1st new Black Panther solo story. 1st Killmonger. Super copy, almost Mint
#7 VF/NM £45 (PICTURED) Just tiny bits of edge wear.
#8 VF £35 Black Panther origin.
#9 VF £25
#10 VF £25




