American Update: King Solomon’s Frog! Jack Kirby’s Bombastic Black Panther #1
*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 artists 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 hit, the King of Wakanda’s star is ever-ascendant, and this issue especially always sells very briskly. This copy of Black Panther #1 is a cents copy, with no pence price or overstamp, fine lines at upper and lower right cover corners, but unmarred glossy cover with vivid, unfaded red background. VF+ on sale at £80. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD