Marvel's Black Panther - Script To Page E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Titan Books
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• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

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Discover the craft of writing comics the Marvel way, with scripts and commentary from top writers and editors.The Marvel: Script To Page series is an official behind-the-scenes look at the craft of writing comic books, featuring exclusive scripts and commentary from top Marvel creators and editors.Explore the world of Wakanda and its mighty champion and protector, the Black Panther. Meet T'Challa, Shuri, the Dora Milaje, and many, many more iconic characters in selected scripts from a range of contemporary comics creators, with exclusive editorial commentary.Also in the same series: Marvel's Spider-Man: From Script to Page (25th October 2022) and Marvel's Avengers: From Script to Page (15th November 2022).

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MARVEL’S BLACK PANTHER: SCRIPT TO PAGE

Black Panther created by Stan Lee andJack Kirby

Angélique Roché interview by Andrew Sumner

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SCRIPT TO PAGE

SCRIPTS BY

Reginald Hudlin

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Roxane Gay

Bryan Hill

Nnedi Okorafor

CONTENTS

REGINALD HUDLIN

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Black Panther (2005) #1

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Black Panther (2005) #2

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TA-NEHISI COATES

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Black Panther (2016) #1

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Black Panther (2016) #2

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ROXANE GAY

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Black Panther: World of Wakanda (2016) #1

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Black Panther: World of Wakanda (2016) #2

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BRYAN HILL

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Killmonger (2018) #1

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Killmonger (2018) #2

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NNEDI OKORAFOR

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Shuri (2018) #1

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Shuri (2018) #2

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BLACK PANTHER (2005)BY REGINALD HUDLIN

AN INTRODUCTION BY ANGÉLIQUE ROCHÉ

IN CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW SUMNER

In 2005, movie writer/director Reginald Hudlin (House Party,Boomerang, Django Unchained) received a long-awaited chance towrite his version of Black Panther. And for a lot of folks who had not seen T’Challa in a while, this was a unique opportunity to present this character to a broader, more contemporary audience. Reggie had enjoyed a lot of success in movies, so this was also his opportunity to bring a new style, a new sense of pace, and a new contemporary flavor to Black Panther. Hudlin brings his insight as a filmmaker into the visual shots described in his scripts, from the camera-style angles to his precise framing of scenes. There’s a conciseness to his dialogue, to the whole narrative, that reflects his years of working in the movie industry.

Reginald Hudlin is a true comic book fan. He has loved comics for a very long time, and with this 2005 update of T’Challa, he’s literally a kid in a candy store writing Black Panther. What he does is this: he takes the character, all that great work by Don McGregor in the 1970s and by Christopher Priest in the 1990s (the Priest run really supercharged Black Panther, established T’Challa as a diplomat, and introduced Everett Ross), and he updates it for a contemporary African-American audience. Reggie’s T’Challa becomes the leader of a nation who talks in a certain persuasive manner, who is very stately and diplomatic.

Before Hudlin, most Black Panther comic books were written for comic book fans, but Reggie’s T’Challa is written for African-Americans, and contains a lot of references to African-American culture. As his storyline develops, he really explores the power—and empowerment—of Wakanda being an African nation that has never been conquered. He digs into that very quickly, and explores the fear that instills in the rest of the world, because they are Africans who are not conquered. What does that mean? What is this fear of the unknown? Right away, in his first couple of panel descriptions, he uses T’Challa’s arch-nemesis, the person who

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killed his father, as an exploration of the overall concept of fear. Hudlin immediately establishes that he is not going to take for granted that the reader knows anything about the Black Panther. He approaches his story from the outset in a very interesting way: from the perspective of the world outside looking into Wakanda. It’s a very international introduction and an international viewpoint.

One of the interesting things about Reginald Hudlin in 2005 is that, by this point, he’s a well-known director who has scripted/directed some of the most iconic American movies of the nineties. He’s got this extremely fast, cinematic pace to his writing, and the pacing of his dialogue is very specifically rooted in movies and TV. There’s an immediate sense of irony in Hudlin’s dialogue; he’s brought all these aspects of his movie technique, all these pieces of himself, into what he’s making.

The filmmaker’s perspective is interesting because comic books are a team sport, just like movies. Every single writer of comic books has a personally specific way in which they approach the genre, in which they write their scripts for their collaborators. There is always an underlying formula to it, a math and a science to it—but each writer is unique. And Reginald’s scripts are full of camera directions. You can see from the scripts presented here that Reggie is always visualizing a shot: he sees the shot that he wants to create for the reader, and he cinematically visualizes what the shot says, alongside writing his dialogue.

There are occasions on which his dialogue almost feels secondary to the image he’s projecting, as in his presentation of the fight between Captain America and Black Panther—it’s layered in his script as if you are watching a movie or a television series. The action has pace and firmness, and it’s laid out scene by scene. He does a couple of time jumps here and there in his scriptwriting, but his scenes are neat and clean when he’s transitioning, and that’s very much a television/movie script style. It really works because he has to cover so much ground so quickly—particularly for folks back in 2005 who may just be getting introduced to Black Panther.

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It really works to the benefit of the story, particularly in these first two issues.

Hudlin also really knows his comics lore. There’s a wonderful note in issue one about T’Challa’s fight with Captain America, where Reggie is using his deep love for (and knowledge of) Marvel history to explain why T’Challais beating Captain America. There’s this delightful note referencingspecific Marvel history, but it’s also referencing American hubris. This is the American government: how dare you say Captain America can’t beat someone! He’s the best of the best because Captain America reflects us, the American people!

Reggie’s examining the homogeneity of what a super hero meant at the time when Captain America was created, what a super hero was designed to be (generally speaking, a white, cisgender, heterosexual male). Captain America was the apex of the American hero, particularly to the people that are being depicted in this scene. But in his script, Reggie is being very specific for those who haven’t followed the hodgepodge of Black Panther’s history at Marvel. I’m sure the series artist, the very talented John Romita Jr., laughed his ass off when he read this, because his dad [legendary Marvel art director and Spider-Man artist John Romita] would have said, “Yeah, yeah, this is correct!”

This note reminds me of two kids arguing in the playground. “No, Captain America is bigger than Black Panther, Black Panther can’t beat Captain America!” And Reginald is literally responding as if his twelve- year-old self was holding the issue in his hand. “Nah, dude—the taskforce got their butts beat right off the bat, and I’m going to show you the flashback scene where it actually happens!” It shows the impact T’Challa, his favorite comic book character, had on a young Reginald Hudlin. You can see the love, care, and respect that Reggie has for Black Panther—a love, care, and respect that’s on every page of these two scripts.

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BLACK PANTHERISSUE #12005

“Who is the Black Panther? -- Part One”

By Reginald Hudlin

Art by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson,and Dean White

REGINALD HUDLIN • BLACK PANTHER • ISSUE #1

PAGE ONE 

1.

At the top of the page, there is an elaborate woodcut, flanked bycarved silhouettes of the African continent.

WOODCUT WAKANDA 5TH CENTURY AD.

2.

Very wide shot (think David Lean) of the veldt. There is a group ofmen arcing across the waist-high grass.

3.

Moving closer, we see they are a group of INVADERS from a nearbytribe. They are heavily armed and look dangerous.

INVADER #1:Stay focused. I’ve heardthat the Wakandans are fierce.

4.

Tighter shot. We see these are very big and scary looking guys.

INVADER #2:Fierce? Isn’t that what yousaid about the last tribe?

INVADER #3:Yeah, and the one before that!

INVADER #1:Actually, no. I only saidthat about the Wakandans.

PAGE TWO

1.

Closer on Invader #2 as he speaks. We see he has body parts asmementos from previous battles.

INVADER #2:Well, it doesn’t matter.I hope they can fight. Because I’mgetting bored--

2.

Close-up of his foot buried in the grass. He doesn’t see themechanical device he’s about to step on.

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3.

Medium shot of the guy as a man-sized TRAP springs.Razor-sharp teeth close on him, driving into his back and chest.

4.

He’s pinned, almost severed in two. Everyone else is freaked out.Invader #1 is a bit cooler than the rest.

INVADER #3:What is that?!!

INVADER #1:The Panther’sTeeth. Nowget focused.

5.

Wide shot. They pull their weapons and comb the ground carefully,looking in all directions for more traps and approaching troops.

PAGE THREE

1.

Close-up of nervous soldier.

2.

Close-up of a spear combing through the grass.

3.

Wide overhead. Long moments pass as they step carefully.

4.

Med. close-up the next victim when a trap springs. Another mancaught in its jaws.

5.

The men panic. Some start running away.

INVADER #1:Hold your ground! Runningwill only make it worse!

6.

One man looks up.

INVADER #3:Oh, it’s getting worse...

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PAGE FOUR

1.

Narrow frame. They all look up. From a distance, it looks like aswarm of bees in the sky.

2.

Tight shot. The “swarm” is hundreds of SPEARS and they are headedright for them.

3.

Now everyone loses it. Running like hell. Some cower in a ball, asif the spears won’t see them kneeling in the grass.

4.

While running, a few more guys get caught in the “Panther’s Teeth.”

5.

A few men do make it to the tree line, where they take cover.

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PAGE FIVE

1.

Whatever these guys do, it doesn’t make a difference. It’s the 5thCentury equivalent of “Shock and Awe.” They don’t stand a chance.Men are nailed to the ground, run through while running away.

2.

Spears even drive through and split trees to kill the man hiding onthe other side.

3.

Wide shot. Another volley of spears is headed their way.

4.

Overhead looking down. The leader of the invaders stands defiant.

INVADER #1:Kiss my butt, Wakan--

5.

Side Angle. He is run through.

6.

Wide shot. All is silent.

PAGE SIX

1.

The lone survivor pulls his head out of his ass and looks around atthe devastation.

2.

Everyone is dead--and they never even saw their opponent. Some ofthe men avoided the spears but were hit by falling trees split bythe spears.

3.

He looks toward Wakanda. A voice is heard from the jungle.

VOICE (O.S.): Tell your tribe.

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4.

He slowly backs away.

VOICE (O.S.): Tell everyone.

5.

Turning home, he runs like hell.

PAGE SEVEN

1.

Cut. Now we’re in a dank old stone prison. But there’s a cellwithin a cell. Suspended from the ceiling is a modern Plexiglaschamber that holds a middle aged, paunchy white guy (we’ll call himPRISONER). He doesn’t look that tough, given the precautions. He’stalking to a person who’s inside the cell but outside of his box.That man’s back is to us so we can’t see his face (we’ll call himUNSEEN MAN).

PRISONER:The Wakandans had giantcrossbows? That’s amazing ... I’m notsure the English had such technology atthe time...

UNSEEN MAN:Not until the 10th Century.Wakanda was already ahead of the rest ofthe world.

2.

Focus on Prisoner.

PRISONER:Clever little buggers. Andtough, too.

3.

Focus on Unseen Man. (Maybe we see just a corner of his mouth,curling into a smile?)

UNSEEN MAN:Oh, you haven’t heardanything yet...

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PAGE EIGHT

1.

Cut! Full frame of a bronze plaque.

BRONZE PLAQUE WAKANDA 19TH CENTURY.

2.

Very wide shot as a battalion of BOER SOLDIERS arc across the veldt.

3.

Wide shot of A PRIVATE (overweight and wheezing) as he huffs hisway up front to speak with his COMMANDING OFFICER.

PRIVATE:Sir! The natives refuse togo any farther, sir!

C.O.:Flog them.

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4.

Closer shot of the private and the Commander.

PRIVATE:Uh, we have, Sir. Theystill won’t budge.

C.O.:Have these people no senseof industry?

PRIVATE:They say it’s the Wakandans.Bad juju, that sort of thing.

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1.

A lieutenant sniggers.

LIEUT:Labor problems in Africa--that’s a new one!

2.

The commanding officer gets in the Lt.’s face.

C.O.:Do you think this is funny? Do you?

3.

The Lt. is shut up. The Commander heads to the back of the line.

C.O.:I don’t have time for thissuperstitious nonsense. How the hell arewe supposed to get that blasted Gatlinggun in position?

PRIVATE:These are some of the sameboys we had during the SouthAfricancampaign. They did a bang-up job there.Don’t know what’s gotten into them.

4.

The Commander pulls his pistol, cocks it.

C.O.:If they don’t get off theirblack asses, it’ll be hot lead--

PRIVATE #2:They’re running for it!

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5.

Shot of the bearers running away. The Commander is furious.

C.O.:Treasonous bastards! Fireatwill!

PAGE TEN

1.

The commanding officer and other troops shoot at the escapingAfricans.

2.

Most escape, but a few are shot in the back.

3.

The Commander has a sick smile. Private looks a bit wan.

C.O.:That’ll show ‘em.

PRIVATE:Oh no!

C.O.:What...

4.

They look around at all their equipment on the ground.

PRIVATE:Who’s going to carryall this?

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PAGE ELEVEN

1.

Cut! Now all the Boers are carrying their own   up a steepass hill, and they are not happy about it. Even the Commander isbusting his ass.

LIEUT: Perhaps, given our circumstances,we could leave the fine china behind?

C.O.:No! We will not lose our grip oncivilization because of those monkeys. Wewill not be dragged down to their level...

2.

A group of enlisted men are trying to push a heavy cannon up the hill.

SGT.:Don’t faint on me now, Jensen...

3.

The weight gets the better of them and it rolls backwards. One manis crushed underneath.

PRIVATE:Aaarrrgh!

4.

Private #2, seeing the morale of the men plummet, has a moment withthe Commander.

PRIVATE #2:Sir ... perhaps aninspiring word?

5.

Silent beat as Commander gives him a sideways look.

6.

The Commander begins his speech. The men look up.

C.O.:I swear on my child’s life,when we get back to our hard-won base campin Pretoria, every porch monkey on ourland will pay five times over for thisbetrayal!

C.O.:I will teach these Wakandans thetrue meaning of fear!

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PAGE TWELVE

1.

Ext. Wakandan border--dusk. A spyglass POV of Wakanda is seen. Itlooks “futuristic” for its time, which is still retro for us, butstill impressive looking.

There is a tower with a bust of a black panther in the center ofthe city that, if you’re in the mindset, is sort of a “middlefinger” to the world. [Important to note that Wakanda is “eco-friendly” in design, so it’s not simply some sprawling metropolis.]

OFF (C.O.):WAKANDA...

PAGE THIRTEEN 

1.

The Commander views Wakanda with his spyglass.

C.O.:...It’s everything the legends sayit is. Weird-looking buildings, though.But I can see gold trinkets from here.

2.

His POV through the spyglass of a shapely native girl as she walks.

C.O.:The boys will get their fair shareof booty tonight, for sure.

3.

Suddenly, a figure in the distance rises into his view, blockinghis sight lines.

4.

Suddenly, the Commander is looking at THE BLACK PANTHER! (ThePanther’s attire makes that clear, even though it’s not the exactsame outfit T’Challa wears. It’s also “period.”)

PAGE FOURTEEN

1.

The Commander is so startled he drops the spyglass.

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2.

The Panther is still there, in the distance, staring right at them.Even alone, he’s an intimidating sight.

3.

The Commander has been waiting for this moment.

C.O.:They’re onto us! Prepare for battle!

4.

All the men quickly load and unshoulder their rifles.

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PAGE FIFTEEN

1.

The Panther doesn’t move an inch.

2.

A large device rises behind him. It looks like a cross between anAfrican totem and a Jack Kirby “special.”

PANTHER:Leave now and I will letyou live.

PANTHER:Attack and only one of youwill be left standing.

3.

The Boers look at one another like, “is he kidding?”

C.O.:Right...

4.

Triggers are pulled.

C.O.:Fireatwill!

5.

The Panther is cool as a fan. He is framed by the device behind him.

6.

Instead of releasing a hail of bullets, the chambers of the riflesand pistols EXPLODE, maiming the soldiers’ hands and faces withshrapnel and burns.

PAGE SIXTEEN

1.

The Commander is stunned at the devastation.

C.O.:What ... just ... happened?

2.

The Panther still hasn’t moved.

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PANTHER:Last chance to leave withyour wounded.

3.

The Commander turns to the Gatling gun operators.

C.O.:Shootthatbastard!!!

SOLDIER:But, Sir, what if wemisfire, too? It couldn’t all be anaccident. He’s doing something...

4.

The Commander shoves the soldier aside.

C.O.:Remind me to shoot youlater, coward.

5.

The Commander aims the Gatling gun at the Panther.

PAGE SEVENTEEN

1.

The Commander looks at the trigger. He’s scared.

2.

He looks to his troops. They back away from him. Which scares theCommander more? Dying or backing down?

3.

He decides to go for it. He pulls the trigger.

C.O.:DieyouBlack--

4.

It explodes spectacularly.

5.

As the smoke clears, the men look and see the Panther still staringat them. They feel like the defenseless prey they are. One guystarts to plead their case to him.

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PRIVATE:Sir, before you slaughterus all, I hope you noticed that he wasthe only person who continued to fire onyou. I hope your offer to allow us toleave is still open...

6.

The Panther says nothing. The troops realize that they aresurrounded by Wakandan WARRIORS.

PRIVATE:Please?

PAGE EIGHTEEN

1.

Cut! Ext. shot of the White House.

FROM IN:They can’t do that!

2.

Cut inside. A White House briefing--modern day. A very bellicoseGENERAL makes himself heard. The room is filled with high-levelgovernment operatives.

GENERAL:We’re the #$%^& UnitedStates of %^$%#$ America! Where do abunch of jungle bunnies get off tellingus they’ve got a “no fly” zone over theirthatched hut?

3.

Dondi Reese, head of the NSA, glares at him. The room falls silent.Everyone else feels very uncomfortable.

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4.

All eyes on the General.

GENERAL:Did I say something wrong?

5.

It occurs to him.

GENERAL:Oh God, Dondi--I’m sorry!You know I don’t mean you when I say--

6.

Dondi is ice cold.

DONDI:Shut up, Wallace.

GENERAL:--I mean, they’re nothinglike you--

DONDI:Shut. Up.

7.

He shuts up.

PAGE NINETEEN

1.

Dondi takes charge of the meeting.

DONDI:Is there someone here whocan give us some accurateintel on thesepeople?

2.

From a waaaaay back corner of the room, a small man coughs forattention.

EVERETT:Uh, that would be me,Ms. Rice.

DONDI:Mr. Ross. Who the hell arethese people, Everett?

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3.

Everett rises, mans the slide projector.

EVERETT:Wakanda is a small countryin Africa notable for never having beenconquered in its entirehistory.

4.

The lights dim, and first slide pops up.

EVERETT:When you consider thehistory of the region, the fact thatthe French, the English, the Belgiansor any number of Christian or Islamicinvaders were never able to defeat themin battle ... well, it’s...

5.

Close on Everett, considering his words carefully.

EVERETT:...unprecedented.

6.

The second slide pops up.

EVERETT:The Wakandans have a warriorspirit that makes the Vietnamese looklike, well, the French. They have alsomaintained a technologicalsuperioritythat defies explanation.

SUIT #1:Where’d they get their techfrom? Soviets?

PAGE TWENTY

1.

The slide show continues.

EVERETT:No Cold War alliances witheither side, and no contemporary allianceswith the Arab world--including OPEC.Despite geologists’ estimates that theyhave large oil deposits--

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SUIT #2:That’s what our boys atHalliburton said--

EVERETT:--they don’t even pump it.

2.

A silent beat.

3.

Now everyone is really paying attention.

GUY IN SUIT:That’s crazy.

EVERETT:Apparently they don’t need itas an energy source or a financial base. Theyhave a variety of eco-friendly alternativepower sources like solar and hydrogen--

4.

This causes a lot of murmuring in the room. “Bad example” ...”public opinion” ... ”money just lying there” ... ”bigger thanNigeria.”

5.

The General speaks up again.

GENERAL (loud):What does this havethe do with the price of tea in China,gentlemen? Since when has beating theFrench meant anything? Give me a 12-manblack ops squad and I’ll--

EVERETT:It’s been tried, General.With the best.

GENERAL:“The Best.” As if you had aday of military training--

6.

Small thin panel of Everett.

EVERETT:TheBest.

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PAGE TWENTY-ONE

1.

Cut to another thin panel, shaped like a plaque, this one madeof marble.

MARBLE PLAQUE WAKANDA, 1944.

2.

Back to the veldt. But no wide shot. This time we’re plungingright into the action. The BLACK PANTHER and the 1940’s CAPTAINAMERICA (check the shield shape) do battle. The Panther is kickingthe shield so hard (with both feet) and even Cap is knocked off hisfeet.

EVERETT (V.O.):“Captain Americaentered Wakanda during World War Twoon a search-and-destroy mission.

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PAGE TWENTY-TWO

1.

Captain America is going all out against the Panther.

EVERETT (V.O.):“He was huntingNazis who where also out to exploitWakandan science.

EVERETT (V.O.):“Cap didn’t know theWakandans had already beheaded the Nazisdays ago.

2.3.4.

Zoom in a bit more. Fierce fighting between Cap and the Panther.

EVERETT (V.O.):“He had an extendedhand-to-hand battle with the Black Panther.”

5.

Cut back to the White House. Close on Everett as a suit asks theobvious question.

OFF:And?

6.

Cut back to flashback: The Panther puts Cap on his back.

EVERETT (V.O.):“He lost.”

[Okay. I know. You’re saying, “But the Panther can’t beat upCaptain America!” Actually, Stan and Jack had the Black Pantherbeat the FF when they first met him AND Cap when they first met,back in TALES OF SUSPENSE. (This scene was retold in a flashbackscene in the most recent run of the PANTHER). So, if someone has aproblem with it, they are going against YEARS of continuity by THEMASTERS--STAN AND JACK.]

PAGE TWENTY-THREE

1.

Cut back to the General, who is pissed.

GENERAL:Bull!

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2.

He goes after Everett. Everett tries to backpedal, but the Generalgrabs him by the tie.

EVERETT:If it makes you feelbetter, the Panther also beat theFantastic Four in--

3.

Several aides have to separate them. Dondi gestures to two SecretService Agents. She’s had enough of the General.

EVERETT:Don’t shoot theresearcher, General.

DONDI:Get him out of here.

4.

Secret Service agents step in to drag the general out.

GUY IN SUIT: If this guy is all that,who can handle him?

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

1.

Cut! Now we’re back in the prison cell with the Prisoner and theUnseen Man.

PRISONER:Obviously a PresidentialPardon is appealing.

PRISONER:Let’s say I join your team.If these Wakandans are all you say theyare, what are our chances of success?

2.

We finally see the face of the “Unseen Man.” He’s handsome, exceptfor the scar on one side of his face and the evil glint in hiseye. As he raises his hand, it starts to extend metal parts. It’scybernetic.

UNSEEN MAN:Pretty good. I’ve alreadykilled one Black Panther 15 years ago. Ialmost killed his son then.

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3.

The hand starts to reshape itself like the villain in TERMINATOR 3,but cooler.

UNSEEN MAN:He hurt me, but he made themistake of not killing me.

UNSEEN MAN:With your help and mylittle “enhancements,” there’s no doubtin my mind that he will die...

4.

Klaw’s hand now looks like a very scary looking weapon.

UNSEEN MAN:...by the hand of KLAW!

CAP: to be continued

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“Who is the Black Panther? -- Part Two”

By Reginald Hudlin

Art by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson,and Dean White

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PAGE ONE

1.

EVERETT ROSS is addressing a meeting of the NSA, chaired by DONDIREESE, the no-nonsense head of the agency.

DONDI:You’ve told us a lot aboutWakanda, Everett. They’ve got incrediblenatural resources, technology on par withthe U.S...

GUY IN SUIT:...and a bad attitude whenit comes to international cooperation!

DONDI:What we don’t know is: whois the Black Panther?

2.

Focus on Everett.

EVERETT:His name is T'Challa. Sonof T'Chaka.