Why is Black Panther called Black Panther?

None of the other answers cover the editorial side, so I'll begin with that. It's allegory! read more

Black panther was named that because superhero names were so literal back in the day (human torch, invisible girl, Iceman, Spiderman) and sadly, African American heroes were relegated to color before powers (black lightning, black Goliath) so black panther came out of it. read more

A month away from its Feb. 16 opening, “Black Panther” was, already and by a wide margin, the most important thing happening at the Grand Lake. Marvel Comics’s Black Panther was originally conceived in 1966 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, two Jewish New Yorkers, as a bid to offer black readers a character to identify with. read more