Black Panther is the first superhero of African descent in mainstream American comics, having debuted years before early African American superheroes such as Marvel Comics' the Falcon (1969), Luke Cage (1972) and Blade (1973), or DC Comics' John Stewart in the role of Green Lantern (1971).
Black Panther prvi je superheroj afričkog podrijetla u mainstream američkim stripovima, nakon što je debitirao prije nekoliko ranih afričkih američkih superheroja kao što su Marvel Comics 'Falcon (1969), Luke Cage (1972) i Blade (1973), ili DC Comics' John Stewart u ulozi Green Lantern (1971).