<P> Though popular with college students , the overall sales of Jungle Action were low , and Marvel relaunched the Black Panther in a self - titled series , bringing in the character 's co-creator Jack Kirby -- newly returned to Marvel after having decamped to rival DC Comics for a time -- as writer , penciler , and editor . However , Kirby wanted to work on new characters and was unhappy at being assigned a series starring a character he had already worked with extensively . He left the series after only 12 issues and was replaced by Ed Hannigan ( writer ) , Jerry Bingham ( penciler ) , and Roger Stern ( editor ) . Black Panther ran 15 issues ( Jan. 1977 -- May 1979 ) . Due to the series 's cancellation , the contents of what would have been Black Panther # 16 -- 18 were published in Marvel Premiere # 51 -- 53 . </P>
<P> Though popular with college students , the overall sales of Jungle Action were low , and Marvel relaunched the Black Panther in a self - titled series , bringing in the character 's co-creator Jack Kirby -- newly returned to Marvel after having decamped to rival DC Comics for a time -- as writer , penciler , and editor . However , Kirby wanted to work on new characters and was unhappy at being assigned a series starring a character he had already worked with extensively . He left the series after only 12 issues and was replaced by Ed Hannigan ( writer ) , Jerry Bingham ( penciler ) , and Roger Stern ( editor ) . Black Panther ran 15 issues ( Jan. 1977 -- May 1979 ) . Due to the series 's cancellation , the contents of what would have been Black Panther # 16 -- 18 were published in Marvel Premiere # 51 -- 53 . </P>
when did black panther comic book come out
when did black panther comic book come out
Jan. 1977
Jan. 1977