Page 18 from Avengers #73, cover date Feb 1970. This is the moment when I truly began to love the Black Panther.

A brilliant (and rare) turn on pencils by Frank Giacoia. Inks by Sam Grainger. Text by Roy Thomas. Letters by Artie Simek. Colors by ???

EDIT: Here's a good soundtrack for this page -- "Quantum" by Nik Furious 😀

If you know me well, then you already know that I'm a huge fan of Marvel's Black Panther comics. And if you didn't know, now you know. Here are some of my favorite T'Challa images from over the years (mostly the 70s... and mostly Jack Kirby).

Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, and Irene Vartanoff:

Rich Buckler, Klaus Janson, Glynis Wein, and Tom Orzechowski:

Jerry Bingham and Dan Green:

Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia:

Jack Kirby and Mike Royer [next 4 images]:

Billy Graham, Craig Russell, Tom Palmer, and Joe Rosen:

Jack Kirby and Mike Royer:

Make sure you click on the images -- most of them have bigger versions!