Alias: T’Challa
Debut: Fantastic Four #52 (1966)
Affiliation: Hero
Black Panther closes out the lower half of our twenty-name list. The historical importance of T’Challa for the inclusion and role of African-American characters in mainstream superhero comics is essential and there is probably no other black character that has done so much for that community in terms of their popularity in mainstream American comics, as was witnessed by the recent success of the Black Panther movie. But, aside from his socio-historical importance, Black Panther is a great character in his own right and his home country of Wakanda has been an inspiration for fans and authors ever since it debuted in the stories. Without much ado, Black Panther deservedly landed a spot on our list.
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