answers: Jan. 1977
context: Kirby—newly returned to Marvel after having decamped to rival DC Comics for a time—as writer, penciler, and editor. However, Kirby wanted to work on new characters and was unhappy at being assigned a series starring a character he had already worked with extensively. He left the series after only 12 issues and was replaced by Ed Hannigan (writer), Jerry Bingham (penciler), and Roger Stern (editor). "Black Panther" ran 15 issues (Jan. 1977 – May 1979). Due to the series's cancellation, the contents of what would have been "Black Panther" #16–18 were published in "Marvel Premiere" #51–53. A four-issue miniseries, "Black </s> explaining that renaming himself made as much sense as altering the Scarlet Witch's name, and he is not a stereotype. Co-creator Stan Lee recounted that the name was inspired by a pulp adventure hero who has a black panther as a helper. Jack Kirby's original concept art for Black Panther used the concept name Coal Tiger. Influences on the character included historical figures such as 14th-century Mali Empire sultan Mansa Musa and 20th-century Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey, as well as Biblical figures such as Ham and Canaan. Following his debut in "Fantastic Four" #52–53 (July–Aug. 1966) and subsequent guest appearance </s> Jungle Action Jungle Action is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. The Marvel version contained the first series starring the Black Panther, the first black superhero in mainstream comics, created by the writer/artist team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in "Fantastic Four" #52 (July 1966). The first series – published during a time of few superheroes, when comics featured an enormous assortment of genres – was a multi-character omnibus that ran six issues (Oct. 1954 – Aug. 1955). Each starred the blond-haired, Tarzanesque Lo-Zar, Lord of the
question: when did the black panther comic book originate