Two decades of Black Panther stories are collected in the new Panther’s Prey Omnibus, led by the first ongoing series with T’Challa’s name in the title by Jack Kirby.
The Black Panther: Panther’s Prey Omnibus includes Kirby’s 1977 Black Panther #1-15 and number of full guest starring appearances in Marvel Two-in-One #40-41, Marvel Team-Up #87, Marvel Premiere #51-53, The Defenders #84-86, and Iron Man Annual #5.
The Panther’s two four-issue mini-series from 1988 (Black Panther #1-4 by Peter B. Gillis, Denys Cowan, and Sam DeLaRosa) and 1991 (Black Panther: Panther’s Prey by Don McGregor and Dwayne Turner) are also key pieces in the collection which kept his legacy alive in the long stretch between headlining series.
Black Panther anthology and partial guest starring appearances are also included in the Omnibus, highlighted by the 25-part “Panther’s Quest” storyline by McGregor, Gene Colan, and Tom Palmer from Marvel Comics Presents #13-37 and 148, and in Marvel Team-Up #100, What The–?! #9, Solo Avengers #19, Marvel Super Heroes #1, Marvel Fanfare #60, and Fantastic Four Unlimited #1.
Writing is also provided by Ed Hannigan, Jim Shooter, Roger Slifer, Tom DeFalco, David Anthony Kraft, Steven Grant, Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Sandy Plunkett, Ralph Macchio, Richard Bensam, Walt Simonson, Roy Thomas, Don Hillsman, and David DeVries, with additional art by Byrne, Simonson, Jerry Bingham, Ron Wilson, Don Perlin, Mike Harris, Sandy Plunkett, Ron Lim, Dave Hoover, Robert Brown, Mike Royer, Gene Day, Pablo Marcos, Frank Springer, Al Gordon, Tex Blaisdell, Jim Mooney, Bob McLeod, Dan Green, Scott Hampton, Jim Sanders III, Charles Barnett III, Don Hillsman, and Mike Witherby.
The Black Panther: Panther’s Prey Omnibus consists of 1,272 pages for a suggested retail price of $125.00.
Check out the cover by Cowan and Simonson and the comic shop variant by Kirby below and stay tuned to Conskipper for all of your Black Panther news.
