*Marvel: Lee & Kirby’s Fantastic Four added to its many innovations in 1966’s FF #52, when they introduced the first black super-hero in comics. Previously, the vanishingly rare heroic black characters in comics had been either embarrassing sidekicks or ‘noble savages’, but the Black Panther was the monarch of a highly sophisticated and technologically advanced African nation, Wakanda, and was to become not only one of the FF’s greatest allies, but a mainstay of their fellow heroes, the Avengers. Following his spectacular big-screen success, T’Challa’s earliest appearances have never been in higher demand, and we have a VG/FN cents copy, with no UK price stamp or overprint, new in stock. Tight at staples, with light to moderate edge creasing leaving the central scene unharmed, this is a highly desirable copy of a key debut.
PICTURED: FANTASTIC FOUR #52 VG/FN £400