The Ages of the Black Panther

Joseph J. Darowski teaches English at Brigham Young University and has published on comic book superheroes such as the X-Men, Wonder Woman, and Superman as well as on television series such as Chuck and Frasier.

Preface
The "Secret Origin" of the Black Panther: Literary and Historical Sources of Inspiration
Breaking (Some) Ground While Dodging Politics:
How Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Started a Legend
A Tale of Two Panthers: T'Challa and the Black Panther Party
for ­Self-Defense
Wakanda Forever! (Except for That One Time…):
The Black Panther Party, Apartheid and the Brief Identity
Crisis of the Black LEOPARD?!?
Wakanda Speaks: Animals and Animacy in "Panther's Rage"
Fighting the Long War Against the Klan: The Black Panther as a Symbol of ­Self-Defense and Social Justice
The Shadow of Apartheid: Analyzing Peter Gillis' Run in the 1980s
The King of Wakanda and the Emperor of the Useless White Boys: Race and Gender in Christopher Priest's Black Panther
An Initiative for a More Fantastic Union: Prowling Around the PATRIOT Act
Secret Invasions, Lost Technology and 21st Century Learning Skills: How Black Panther Saved Wakanda Using the "Four C's"
Gender in Wakanda: Exploring Intersectionality and ­
Hyper-Sexualization in Princess Shuri's Tenure as Black Panther
Black Panther, Namor and Mimetic Violence in Jonathan Hickman's New Avengers
A Different Nation: Continuing a Legacy of Decolonization
in Black Panther
About the Contributors
Index