▁by ▁Bur ne ▁Hog arth . ▁As ▁a ▁small ▁boy , ▁The ▁Pan ther ▁was ▁left ▁abandoned ▁in ▁the ▁Congo ▁after ▁his ▁parents ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁May zak ▁war riors . ▁He ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁pan thers ▁and ▁as ▁he ▁grew ▁into ▁man hood ▁he ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁a ▁native ▁tribe . ▁Because ▁his ▁pale ▁skin ▁h inder ed ▁him ▁in ▁hunting ▁and ▁st alk ing ▁he ▁took ▁to ▁we aring ▁a ▁fitted ▁suit ▁of ▁pan ther ▁sk ins ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁as ▁dark ▁as ▁his ▁fellow ▁tribes man . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁stories ▁were ▁all ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁Congo , ▁but ▁the ▁character ▁soon ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁advent ures ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁W heel ah an ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁com ic , ▁The ▁R aven , ▁which ▁ran ▁for ▁ten ▁issues ▁comm encing ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁The ▁R aven ▁featured , ▁Lord ▁Ash ley , ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Earl ▁of ▁Rav ens court , ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁ru ined ▁castle , ▁Rav ens court ▁Man or , ▁in ▁England , ▁a ▁man ▁wrong ly ▁accused ▁of ▁comm itting ▁a ▁crime , ▁who ▁dedic ates ▁himself ▁to ▁a ven ging ▁in just ice . ▁W heel ah an ▁also ▁introduced ▁an ▁evil ▁brother ▁Sebastian ▁and ▁was ▁developing ▁a ▁story line ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁C ain ▁versus ▁Ab el ▁theme . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁however , ▁W heel