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Synopsis

Storm is visiting a group of Wakandan children when they witness T'Challas aircraft crashing into the city. She searches through the rubble and finds her badly burned husband at death's door. She does not know that the Black Panther has just been visiting Namor who has invited him to join Norman Osborn's cabal and Dr. Doom who has tried his best to kill him. With T'Challa in a coma, the leaders of Wakanda discuss choosing a new Black Panther.

Reprinted in

• Ultimate Spider-Man #130— preview
• Black Panther: The Deadliest of the Species #[nn]— new trade dress
• Black Panther: The Saga of Shuri and T'Challa #[nn]

Credits

Script

Reginald Hudlin, John Rhett Thomas

Pencils

J. Scott Campbell, Juan Doe, Ken Lashley

Inks

J. Scott Campbell, Juan Doe, Paul Neary

Colours

Edgar Delgado, Juan Doe, Paul Mounts

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy, Cory Petit

Editor

Axel Alonso

Assistant

Sebastian Girner, Jody LeHeup

Other printings & variants

• Direct Edition
• Variant Edition - Ken Lashley Wraparound Cover
• '70th Anniversary' Variant - Marko Djurdjević Cover
• 2nd Printing Variant - Ken Lashley Cover
• Variant Edition - NYCC Exclusive - J. Scott Campbell Partial Sketch Cover