Black Panther #4

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Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Issue Details

Publisher

Marvel

Artist

Denys Cowan

Writer

Peter B. Gillis

Cover Artist

Denys Cowan

Inker

Sam De La Rosa

Cover Artist

Sam De La Rosa

Colorist

Bob Sharen

Letterer

Christie Scheele

Published

October 1988

Synopsis

It's the chilling climax to the action-packed Limited Series as T'Challa battles the mystic Panther Spirit...with the fate of his nation hanging in the balance! The conclusion to an epic series begins with the nation of Wakanda in a celebration of the Black Panther's success of saving Wakanda from immediate destruction. Everyone is happy. Everyone excpept for T'Challa. The Panther God has told T'Challa that after he stops the misssile launch, he would have to pay with his life for forsaking his god, as well as the people of Azania. T'Challa understands that it is time for judgement. He stops the celebration and tells the people of Wakanda what the Panther God told him, and he then leaves to receive his judgement from his god. T'Challa heads into the jungle, and stands face to face with the Panther God. The god he worshiped since his infancy. The Panther God is unmatched in speed, strength, and prowess. He attacks T'Challa, scraping parts of his face, and thus beginning his judgement. T'Challa evades and runs. The Panther God tells T'Challa of all the crying prayers from T'Challa's people, and his own worshippers, that went unanswered. Cries from under the oppressors boots. The Panther God tells him that this is the reason why he left T'Challa to answer the people on his own, and this is the reason why T'Challa must die. T'Challa responds by telling his god that he heard their cries, and sought to give them weapons, and economic power. He tells the Panther God that launching a revolt when there is no chance of success only brings more weeping and screaming. The Panther God attacks again, biting part of T'Challa's arm off. Bomvana and Malaika watch on from cameras hidden in the jungle, and decide they must do something to help T'Challa. Bomvana activates part of the electric jungle that the battle has taken them to, and T'Challa notices this. He grabs sharp electrical blades in the shape of leaves, and throws them at the Panther God, but it does nothing. Meanwhile, the...

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