How the Black Panther Became the Black LEOPARD...then Went Back to Being the Black PANTHER! Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...The Black Panther changed his name to "Black Leopard" in Fantastic Four #119 (February 1972)...

...then, several months later, changed it back to "Black Panther" in Daredevil #92 (October 1972)...

Why?

When he appeared a month later in Avengers #105 (November 1972)...

...with the first cover caption since 1969 to use his super-hero name...

...even Hawkeye was confused...and the other Avengers were curious as well...

This was Steve Englehart's first Avengers story, and while most of it is Englehart's material, this particular aspect is clearly editor/departing writer Roy Thomas' doing.

Roy is an incredible continuity fan, and has never left a plotline unresolved if he could do something about it!

With this issue, the Panther became a full-time Avenger again until #126...

...when, after kicking a disguised Klaw's ass yet again, he departed for Wakanda to begin his own series in Jungle Action #6 (1973)!

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How the Black Panther Became the Black LEOPARD...then Went Back to Being the Black PANTHER!

Many stories providing background for the new Black Panther movie mention how, in Fantastic Four #119 (February 1972), T'Challa changes his super-hero name...

But none of them mention when or why Marvel reversed the name change!

As we pointed out HERE, Marvel had been using the Panther's civilian name on covers, which was a little silly since he was in costume...

...even on the book where he changed his name from Black Panther to Black LEOPARD...

...thus, T'Challa's name change was firmly established!

Or was it?

T'Challa's next appearance was in Daredevil #92 (October 1972)

...where this symbolic cover shows Daredevil, the Black Widow, and the Black Panther!

Nope, I'm not kidding!

A villain kidnaps the Black Widow and figures out Matt Murdock is Daredevil!

He sends a martial arts-trained assassin to kill Murdock...

Note something a little...off..about 'ol Hornhead?

Figure out what's going on?

Clue: Daredevil doesn't use his billy club...his primary weapon!

T'Challa's calling himself "Black Panther" again!

Why?

Did writer Gerry Conway forget the name change in FF #119?

Guess what, True Believer?

You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out!

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Golden Age DareDevil Cover Gallery

To plug both our line of Golden Age DareDevil collectibles and a hilarious blog called Comics Make NO Sense which is currently running a series of entries about the Golden Age DD, here's a Cover Gallery to intrigue and inspire you!

Second Cousin of SuperPowers Sunday!

For the next few Sundays, we're going to present the nifty updated designs of the Project SuperPowers characters by Alex Ross along with links to a couple of Squidoo pages of background info and links about the series and characters...
Alex Ross' Project SuperPowers
(featuring characters who've been cover-featured)
Alex Ross' Project SuperPowers Strikes Again!
(featuring the other characters)
Erik Larsen's the Next Issue Project & Savage Dragon
(featuring several of the same characters as Project SuperPowers and others, but set in a different universe!)
Plus solo pages for
The Classic Black Terror & Tim
and
The Classic Dare Devil

In addition, you can find Atomic Kommie Comics™ kool kollectibles emblazoned with the ORIGINAL 1940s classic cover art featuring these classic characters...
Amazing-Man
The Arrow
The Black Terror & Tim
The Blue Bolt
Captain Battle & Capt Battle Jr
DareDevil
(aka Death-Defying 'Devil
and Dynamic DareDevil)
The Green Mask & Domino
(in Solo Heroes)
PyroMan
Sub-Zero Man
U.S. Jones
(in Flag-Draped Heroes)
at
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™!
Unfortunately, we've been unable to find solo cover appearances for either The Liberator or Vulcan.
If you know of any, e-mail us the issue numbers and we'll track 'em down and scan them!

And don't forget to buy the Project SuperPowers comics and collections including Black Terror, Death Defying 'Devil, Masquerade, and Project SuperPowers Volume 2!

Golden Age Comic LogoWear

We at Atomic Kommie Comics™ are big fans of logos.
You know, the distinctive title lettering for a book or character.

Visually, it's the main element that distinguishes one book from another, especially when they're "racked" in a traditional magazine rack so only the top 1/3rd of the cover is visible.

And nowhere were logos more distinctive than during The Golden Age of Comics.
So, it's with pardonable pride that we present a line of kool kollectibles featuring the best of classic comic book logos in our line of logowear!

We've included some of the niftiest lettering ever to grace t-shirts, messenger bags, mugs and other goodies including Amazing-Man Comics, The Black Terror, The Blue Beetle, Captain Future, Captain MidNight, Captain Science, Captain Video, Cat-Man Comics, DareDevil, Doc Strange, The Face, Fighting Yank, The Flame, The Green Hornet, Green Lama, Monster of Frankenstein, The Owl, Phantom Lady, Samson, and SkyMan!
We're also featuring our own retro-themed Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™ logo in it's own line of logowear!
There'll be more to come, so check us often!

Next Issue Project: Silver Streak Comics #24 GiftSet!

Continuing the Next Issue Project series which presents the "next issue" of comic books that last saw print over 60 years ago, Erik Larsen has just released Silver Streak Comics #24 featuring Dare Devil, Silver Streak, The Claw and Captain Battle.
(BTW, Silver Streak Comics #23 came out in 1946!)
It's a nicely-done little book with all-new art by Larson (Savage Dragon) himself, Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster), Paul Griest (Kane) and Alan Weiss (Warlock).

If you have a Golden Age of Comics fan on your Christmas shopping list, why not pick up this brand-new $3.99 book and combine it with one or two of our many kool kollectibles under $14.99 each featuring the 1940s covers for these same characters, to make an inexpensive, yet obviously thoughtful, Golden Age of Comics GiftSet for him / her?

Choose from...

DareDevil

Silver Streak

Captain Battle

or, if he / she is into villains...
The Claw!

Each cover image is shot directly from an original 1940s comic book (no second-gen reprints or low-rez files HERE), then digitally-restored and remastered by artists who've worked on classic comic reprint projects for Marvel and DC (among others)!

Make it a "comic book Christmas" for your loved one this year!
Give them a graphic gift they'll enjoy for years to come!

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NEW Calendars are HERE!

A number of NEW 2010 12-month calendars are up at ATC's Calendar Corner!
Look for...
Classic DareDevil, which includes Silver Streak Comics #7 (DD's first cover appearance), DareDevil Comics #1 (the famous DareDevil vs Hitler issue), DareDevil Comics #13 (the FIRST Wise Guys), Daredevil Comics #31 (Final appearance of the Claw), and several other classic covers showcasing Charles Biro's amazing design sense!
Extra Bonus: The Splash Panel from page 1 of DareDevil Comics #1!
Classic Captain Future, which includes BOTH Captains Future--the original pulp hero who was renamed "Major Mars" in his comics incarnation in Exciting Comics, and the totally-new character created for Startling Comics (He's the one now known as "Zeus" in Project SuperPowers). We have all three first appearances as well as numerous other covers!
Classic Amazing-Man, featuring a dozen spectacular covers by Bill Everett and Sam Glanzman, including John Aman's first and final appearances!
Classic Cat-Man, with his first cover appearance (but second actual comic appearance) in Crash Comics, as well as ten of his own title, and an Australian Cat-Man cover for good measure! And there's lots of Kitten here as well, good-girl fans!
Classic Monster of Frankenstein, with a dozen Dick Briefer covers spanning both the humorous and macabre incarnations of Mary Shelley's character!
Captain Midnight, the best of his covers spanning his appearances in The Funnies to his own title, including Captain Midnight #1 with the Golden Age Captain Marvel introducing him!
Mr District Attorney, 12 law-abiding covers by the Bob Kane Studios (Y'know, the guys who did ALL the Batman comic books until Carmine Infantino took over in 1965!) featuring one of the greatest radio-tv crimebusters of the 40s-50s!
There's also lots of revised versions of previous calendars, as well as a half dozen new ones we're still working on that'll be available by the weekend!
Buy 'em! Trade 'em! Collect them ALL! (just kidding!)