*Marvel: The Black Panther’s series in Jungle Action, which attracted a lot of acclaim at the time, was known for being verbose, introspective, reflective and philosophical. When the character’s co-creator, Jack Kirby, took over as writer and artist on T’Challa’s follow-up solo series, the results were… a considerable contrast. Shouting! Explosions! Aliens! Time-Travel! Implausibly-muscled ladies with black lipstick! Cosmic critters! All were here, and all playing at full volume all the time, in the crazed kinetic frenzy that Kirby was renowned for. Since the major movie franchise, the King of Wakanda’s star is ever-ascendant, and this series is represented here in its entirety from the Bute Collection, 12 issues of high loopiness quotient, followed by 3 more conventional post-Kirby issues. Full details as always in our catalogue.
PICTURED: BLACK PANTHER #1 VG+ p £30 Pence printed. Nice glossy copy, but handling wear at edges and corners.