Illustrated throughout The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents specially curated comic
book anthologies of 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 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 explorations of the relationship
between power and responsibility as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness
as meditations on the pain of adolescence and the fluid nature of identity as examinations of
the meaning and limits of patriotism as ironic juxtapositions of the cosmic and the
quotidian as resources for the understanding of political and social history and as high
watermarks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning. For the first time these classic
stories of some of the most iconic super heroes in the history of American comics are Penguin
Classics. As Black Panther and the leader of the hidden African nation of Wakanda King
T'Challa combines the legendary stealth of his namesake with the strength and intelligence to
overcome his adversaries while earning the trust of his people. This anthology includes the
Panther's 1966 origin story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and the critically-acclaimed "Panther's
Rage" from the character's 1970s solo series by Don McGregor Rich Buckler and Billy Graham
both series were produced during a turbulent moment in America's struggle for civil rights and
reflect that struggle in different ways. The introduction offers fresh insight into the
thematic development of the Black Panther along with the social and cultural influences that
shape the world he inhabits.
