Cover:
Story: "Cry The Accursed Country"
Credits: Peter B. Gillis (writer), Denys Cowan (artist), Sam De La Rosa (inker), Rick Parker (letterers), Bob Sharen (colorist), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Featured Characters: Black Panther
Villains: Panther Spirit
Other Characters: Moise Bomvana, N'Daka, Ambassador Inouye, Felix, Governor Fugard, N'Debele, Mendinao, Ralph Van Slambrouck, Mary Van Slambrouck, Jan Van Slambrouck
Comments: First appearance of the
African nation Azania
Synopsis: In the
jungle Black Panther is attacked by a panther, which is defeated by the
Wakandian king, but leaves doubts in the minds of the Wakandians, why
has
their king been attacked by a panther. Meanwhile in Azania, Azanian are
torturing a black man. A little later it is revealed that most of the
Azanian
soldiers who tortured the black man has been killed by a mysterios
giant
cat, and this news is sent live on tv. More people in Azania are being
attacked by the mysterious creature, among them governor Fugard of a
province.
This causes the beginning of a civil war between the black and the
white
people of Azania. Even more people in Azania are killed by the
mysterious
creature. Meanwhile in Wakanda, T'Challa needs to prove himself against
a white gorilla. He passes the test, bnut it is revealed that he friend
Moise Bomvana has helped the king. Learning of this T'Challa is told
that
he needs to go before the tribunal, who shall decides his faith.....
Cover:
Story: "For Duty, For Honor, For Country!"
Credits: Peter B. Gillis (writer), Denys Cowan (artist), Sam De La Rosa (inker), Rick Parker (letterers), Bob Sharen (colorist), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Featured Characters: Black Panther
Supporting Characters:
Villains: General Pieter Magnus Moorbecx, White Supremacists (Captain Blaze, Voortrekker, White Avenger, Barricade, Hungyr, Harrier)
Other Characters: Mendinao, Melaika, Moise Bomvana
Synopsis: T'Challa
watches the news, and sees General Magnus Moorbecx, ruler of Azania,
declaring
that the Azanian people will fight the communistic rebellion in Azania
supported by the Black Panther. Meanwhile in Azania, the government's
own
superhero team "The Supremacists", have a trainingssession. The session
is stopped by General Moorbecx who tells the team that they needs to
take
the war to Wakanda, meaning that he wants his personal superguards to
go
fight Black Panther in Wakanda. Back in Wakanda, T'Challa is put to
another
test, he needs to fight T'Swana, moments before T'Swana is about the
win,
the palace is attacked by the Supremacists. In Paris Moise Bomvana
meets
with Malaika. Meanwhile back in Wakanda Black Panther succedes in
defeating
the Supremacists, but when he comes to the tribunal with an
announcement,
he is ignored. His people has lost their faith in their king.....
Cover:
Story: "The Moorbeck Communique"
Credits: Peter B. Gillis (writer), Denys Cowan (artist), Sam De La Rosa (inker), Rick Parker (letterers), Bob Sharen (colorist), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Featured Characters: Black Panther
Villains: General Pieter Magnus Moorbeck, Panther Spirit
Other Characters: Melaika, Frank Littel, Moise Bomvana, N'Debele,
Synopsis: In Paris,
T'Challa pays Malaika a visit. Malaika introduces T'Challa to Frank
Littel,
who will help T'Challa for the price of 25 million francs and
T'Challa's
Avengers i.d Card. Meanwhile in Azania, General Moorbecx is angered to
learn of the defeat of his Supremacists, and wants revenge at the Black
Panther. Black Panther and Malaika decides to go to Azania, where
T'Challa
confronts General Moorbecx. They makes a deal, that T'Challa should say
on national tv to the black people of Azania to lay down their weapons,
he do so, only to begin fighting Moorbecx' soldiers. Black Panther
manage
to defeat alot of the soldiers, but is finally beaten by Moorbecx and
his
men, and sent to jail. There he is freed by the mysterious creature who
has killed many white people in Azania, a panther god.....
Cover:
Story: "A Cat Can Look At A King..."
Credits: Peter B. Gillis (writer), Denys Cowan (artist), Sam De La Rosa (inker), Rick Parker (letterers), Bob Sharen (colorist), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Featured Characters: Black Panther
Villains: Panther Spirit
Other Characters: Moise Bomvana, Frank Littel, Malaika, Ndebele
Synopsis: In order to win back his position in Wakanda, T'Challa needs one final test, against the Panther God spiritm he is driven out in the jungle to confront the panther god. There he manage to defeat the creature, and finally prove himself again. Meanwhile in Azania, Frank littel arrives at a meeting between some of the highest government officials in the country, there Frank shows them a picture of T'Challa in France, thereby clearing T'Challa's name, since he couldn't be both in Azania and France at the same time. The Azanian officials declares an immidiate cease-fire, gives all political prisoners free, and establishes of a bi-racial commision, thereby ending the oppression of the black people of Azania.....