<Li> Skilled armed and unarmed combatant </Li> <Li> Utilizes vibranium suit and equipment </Li> <P> The Black Panther (T'Challa) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer - editor Stan Lee and penciller and co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). </P> <P> The character was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting years before such early African - American superheroes as the Falcon (1969), Luke Cage (1972), Green Lantern John Stewart (1971) and Black Lightning (1977). Black Panther is depicted as the king and protector of Wakanda, a fictional African nation . Chadwick Boseman portrays Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War and will reprise the role in Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . </P>

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