The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories,
seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's
transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.
A Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Edition
Collects Fantastic Four #52-53 (1966); Jungle Action #6-21
(1973-1976). It is impossible to imagine American popular culture
without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking
visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as
metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations
on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic
tradition of American cartooning, to name a few.
The Black Panther is not just a super hero; as King T'Challa, he is also
the monarch of the hidden African nation of Wakanda. Combining the
strength and stealth of his namesake with a creative scientific
intelligence, the Black Panther is an icon of Afro-futurist fantasy.
This new anthology includes the Black Panther's 1966 origin tale and the
entirety of the critically acclaimed "Panther's Rage" storyline from his
1970s solo series.
A foreword by Nnedi Okorafor, a scholarly introduction and apparatus by
Qiana J. Whitted, and a general series introduction by Ben Saunders
offer further insight into the enduring significance of Black Panther
and classic Marvel comics.
The Penguin Classics black spine paperback features full-color art
throughout.
