1966 Marvel Fantastic Four #52 – First Appearance of The Black Panther – Signed by Stan Lee – CGC 9.4, White Pages – Pop 4

Graded 9.4 by CGC, with White Pages. Of the 478 examples of this comic in CGC’s registry, this copy shares a grade with three others, and only one is graded higher. From the technologically advanced, hidden nation of Wakanda comes the first appearance of the Black Panther on Marvel Comics pages, written by Stan Lee and penciled by Jack Kirby, his co-creators. Black Panther (also known as T’Challa) gifts the superhero team a flying craft and invites the Fantastic Four to visit Wakanda (which is first seen in these pages).

Black Panther was Marvel’s first black superhero, and over 50 years later, the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe film of the same name grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide. This superb copy has been signed by Stan Lee, who lent his dramatic signature to the center of the cover of this incredible slice of comic history.