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Issue Details

Issue #36
Published December 2001
Cover Price 3.50 USD; 5.25 CAD
Pages 100
Editing Joe Quesada (editor-in-chief); Mike Marts (editor); Mike Raicht (assistant editor)

Cover Details

Synopsis A black panther, on a background of various Black Panther comics.
Pencils Sal Velluto
Inks Bob Almond

1 page credits "Contents page"

Letters typeset

22 page Black Panther story "The Once and Future King, Part 1 of 2"

Characters Black Panther; Everett K. Ross; T'Charra (intro); Achebe; Monica Lynne; Queen Divine Justice; Faida (intro; dies); White Wolf (dies); Taku; Henry Peter Gyrich (see notes)
Synopsis Former Secretary of State Everett K. Ross is kidnapped by a resurrected Killmonger, leading to a rescue attempt by the Black Panther's daughter and the White Wolf.
Genre superhero
Script Christopher Priest
Pencils Sal Velluto
Inks Bob Almond
Colors VLM
Letters Sharpefont; Paul Tutrone
Notes The events of this story occur 25 years in the future.

Black Panther story "The Once and Future King, Part 1 of 2 [continued]"

Characters Killmonger (resurrected; dies); Preyy; Army of the Damned [Baron Macabre; Venomm; Lord Karnaj; Sombre; Madame Slay; Salamander K'Ruel] (see notes)
Genre superhero
Script Christopher Priest
Pencils Sal Velluto
Inks Bob Almond
Colors VLM
Letters Sharpefont; Paul Tutrone
Notes continued from previous record

2 page letters page "Mail to the King!"

Letters typeset

1 page Fantastic Four cover reprint (on interior page) "Fantastic Four #52"

Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #52 (July 1966) [cover]

20 page Fantastic Four story "The Black Panther!"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Reprinted from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #52 (July 1966)

1 page Fantastic Four cover reprint (on interior page) "Fantastic Four #53"

Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters Sam Rosen
Reprinted from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #53 (August 1966) [cover]

20 page Fantastic Four story "The Way It Began..!"

Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters Art Simek
Editing Stan Lee (original editor)
Reprinted from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #53 (August 1966)

3 page Black Panther text story "From the Journal of Everett K. Ross"

Characters Black Panther
Genre superhero
Script Christopher Priest
Pencils Sal Velluto
Letters typographical
Notes Entry from Everett K. Ross' journal, with illustrations

2 page Black Panther illustration "Map of the Land of Wakanda"

Genre Superhero
Letters ?; typographical
Reprinted from Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #8

1 page Black Panther cover reprint (on interior page) "Jungle Action #8"

Genre superhero
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Frank Giacoia
Reprinted from Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #8 (January 1974) [cover]

15 page Black Panther story "Malice by Crimson Moonlight"

Genre superhero
Script Don MacGregor
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Editing Roy Thomas (original editor)
Reprinted from Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #8 (January 1974)