I like comics, but I am not a big fan. As a neophyte at comics, I never heard about Black Panther. So when I read this article I could not help myself looking for more information about the first black superhero ever appeared in a mainstream American comics. The Black Panther aka T'Challa, is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966).