Black Panther came before Luke Cage and was from the African nation of Wakanda.
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
The character is usually depicted as the king and protector of Wakanda , a fictional African nation .	fictional	Character (arts)
