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BLACK PANTHER - DON MCGREGOR RICH BUCKLER BILLY...

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.

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