A key issue noted for First appearance of Zuri and First team appearance of Dora Milaje. Black Panther #1 was published by Marvel Comics on November 1, 1998, as part of a series that began in 1998. Christopher Priest and Jimmy Palmiotti write, and art comes from Alitha E. Martinez, Brian Haberlin and Karen Platt. This 38-page issue features Black Panther, Mephisto, Okoye, Queen Mother and Everett K. Ross, among 11 characters cataloged on VerseDB.