Black Panther appeared in mainstream American comics.
He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics , debuting years before such early African-American superheroes as Marvel Comics ' the Falcon -LRB- 1969 -RRB- and Luke Cage -LRB- 1972 -RRB- , and DC Comics ' Green Lantern John Stewart -LRB- 1971 -RRB- and Black Lightning -LRB- 1977 -RRB- .	Marvel Comics	Marvel Comics	superhero	superhero	black	Black people	African-American	African-American	Falcon	Falcon (comics)	Luke Cage	Luke Cage	DC Comics	DC Comics	Green Lantern	Green Lantern	John Stewart	John Stewart (comics)	Black Lightning	Black Lightning
