Fantastic Four #4 pg 13 by Jim Lee (ft Black Panther)
Artists: Jim Lee (Penciller) , Joe Chiodo (Colorist) , Scott Williams (Inker)
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DescriptionAnother big Black Panther get here compliments of Mr. Jim Lee! Last week I posted an ‘80s Gene Colan BP page, noting I had moved from 5 left to 3 on the “official” BP checklist – the Colan was one and this one from ‘90s Lee was the other! And picked up both from fellow BP uber fan and collector, Don D! THANKS, man – they’s in a good home! At minimum wanted a Lee page with BP from this run. But this particular one was also one of my top 3, so yes, SCORE!It’s definitely one of the most BP centric pages from the series. T’Challa meets with Sue and Reed, and says to take on this new threat, he’s got to get hands on as the “warrior avatar of my country -- the Black Panther!” Check out those Kirby influenced Panther statue/totems in panels 3 and 4 :) And when it comes to comic art, ain’t it hard to top a superhero suit up page?! In panel 5 I dig the red electronic lines behind where the suit is sitting, and in panel 6, love the touch of the glove lines being diagonal across the forearm to show he’s pulling them on. Those subtle touches, man… And finally the mask donning! And you’ll notice I included Joe Chiodo as colorist, because I just picked up the color guide to this page (see in additional images). My first color guide, and I just happened to perusing a site recently, and there it was! Shortly after picking up the OA, so had to marry these 2 up. Also got the published image posted, which ended up being much darker, but cool to compare the gradients. Heroes Reborn was….OK. Yeah, lol. I was very happy to see the Marvel heroes come back to the Marvel universe proper in Heroes Return. But I really enjoyed visually seeing Lee and Scott Williams’ take on the FF, Doom, and BP – no doubt. So am definitely happy to have checked off a published Jim Lee page while at the same time checking Lee of the BP list! Oh yes, last thing - at the top left, price says $200 :) Hope y’all like! Social/Sharing |
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Tyler T 
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Wow, Jim Lee BP!! Big congrats KG! The panel layout works so well leading up to the image at the bottom. Makes for a great page, and I love the note on the color guide!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Tyler T wrote:
Wow, Jim Lee BP!! Big congrats KG! The panel layout works so well leading up to the image at the bottom. Makes for a great page, and I love the note on the color guide!
Lol, yeah, that note's pretty good, right?! Reed's like "OK, T'Challa, you're my dude and all, but you're getting a little too familiar with wifey." :) Glad you dig the piece, man - as you note, some self contained top to bottom goodness. Thanks, T, and all, for the comments!
James S
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Chocked full of Panthy goodness! I like that final panel where is his putting the mask on to contrast the rest of the page.
E. C.
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
baller! That final panel is killer all by itself. Coupled with the finished page including dialogue and context makes this page come alive. Congratulations on the acquisition.
((( plus it's a Jim Lee!?!? daaaaaaaamn! )))
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Now you have a Jim Lee BP that's above and beyond, considering that there probably aren't too many. Congrats on this massive pickup. Some dynamic and beautiful panels to go with this extraordinary pickup.
Hobby Halbert
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Wow, what a score! Jim Lee drawing some gorgeous Black Panther panels. Congrats on this beauty!
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Another badonk-a-donk!!! Your usual artistic acumen shines through again in this fantastic page that ends in a stunning reverse-reveal! Congrats KG!
AZZURI FOREVER!!!!
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Big congrats! Truly fantastic by a legendary artist team.
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Jim Lee draws a great looking Black Panther! Big congrats!
Jordan Joanou
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Great flow of the panels...great storytellng. Love the overlaying of the art. Congrats.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
2 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Congrats on the page. Congrats on the color guide and you know now, that going forward you will have to find the color guides to every new pick up! jkjk.
Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Nice score, Kahlil. Great page featuring Black Panther and drawn by Jim Lee! Well played.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Back in black
I hit the bank
I've been too long, Jim’s glad to be back
Yes, I'm let loose
One I choose
That's kept me prowling about
It’s Reed being three of five
'Cause Sue’s lookin' all fine
Forget the herbs 'cause I never die
I got nine lives
Scott’s lines
Abusin' the vibranium and running wild
'Cause Jim’s back
Yes, Jim’s back
Well, Jim’s back
Yes, he’s back
Well, he’s back, back
Well, he’s Panther black
Yes, he’s back in black
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Marcus Wai wrote:
Back in black
I hit the bank
I've been too long, Jim’s glad to be back
Yes, I'm let loose
One I choose
That's kept me prowling about
It’s Reed being three of five
'Cause Sue’s lookin' all fine
Forget the herbs 'cause I never die
I got nine lives
Scott’s lines
Abusin' the vibranium and running wild
'Cause Jim’s back
Yes, Jim’s back
Well, Jim’s back
Yes, he’s back
Well, he’s back, back
Well, he’s Panther black
Yes, he’s back in black
I mean, perfect song for the King o' Wakanda :) "Well he's Panther black...yes, he's back in black!" Just tried singing/screaming/screeching (it's a mix of those 3 with Brian Johnson's delivery!) those lines myself. Thanks, Marcus!
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Not too many FF Jim Lee pages that are put up for sale. Congrats on getting a great one!!!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
Gadzooks! What an epic score, K... When you take a swing at crossing names off your "official" BP checklist, you don't mess around! And an absolutely titanic Panther-centric page it is, too; T'Challa the man, the gear, and the legend...and all by Jim Lee?!? Fantastic. (Four, even!). Hard to decide if I like panel 5 or 6 better... so I'd best be safe and go with the fully masked Panther at the bottom of the page, almost hiding in shadows with the other panels floated over him... So good. I actually -really- like the first half of the run of the Jim Lee 'Heroes Reborn' books (FF and Iron Man). It was the Ultimate line, pre-Ultimate line, and it was really fun to reboot some mythology in a modern way, influenced by all those past stories we loved. Marvel would hit paydirt with the Ultimate line just a few years after this, but I find this experiment really, REALLY interesting. Congrats on getting such a killer piece (PLUS the color guide?!? Are you kidding? lol ), K! This is the collection in which it belongs!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Jason Hussa wrote:
Gadzooks! What an epic score, K... When you take a swing at crossing names off your "official" BP checklist, you don't mess around! And an absolutely titanic Panther-centric page it is, too; T'Challa the man, the gear, and the legend...and all by Jim Lee?!? Fantastic. (Four, even!). Hard to decide if I like panel 5 or 6 better... so I'd best be safe and go with the fully masked Panther at the bottom of the page, almost hiding in shadows with the other panels floated over him... So good. I actually -really- like the first half of the run of the Jim Lee 'Heroes Reborn' books (FF and Iron Man). It was the Ultimate line, pre-Ultimate line, and it was really fun to reboot some mythology in a modern way, influenced by all those past stories we loved. Marvel would hit paydirt with the Ultimate line just a few years after this, but I find this experiment really, REALLY interesting. Congrats on getting such a killer piece (PLUS the color guide?!? Are you kidding? lol ), K! This is the collection in which it belongs!
Panel 5...or 6....or 7....tough choice. I'll cheat and go with "all" :) Each a doozie on its own but I think the ol' adage "the whole is greater than the sum of its part" applies! And yeah, really enjoyed those first 6 issues of Heroes Reborn FF. Was interesting reading the origin revisited, but for me, was definitely coolest just seeing Lee's takes on the classic characters. I mentioned the FF, BP, and Doom in the description, but there was also the Surfer, Namor, Galactus, and the Super Skrull! Even as I write this I can visualize a ton of those images. Appreciate the comments as always, Jason!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/18/2023
I'll give you $200 for this page right now! Heck, I'll even double that to $400! Haha, how prices have changed over the years. This is an AWESOME Jim Lee Black Panther centric page. Every panel is just beautiful. And those last three...As Barney was so fond of saying to Ted in HIMYM---"Suit Up!!" Major major congrats!!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 4/19/2023
Paul P Spiderversity wrote:
I'll give you $200 for this page right now! Heck, I'll even double that to $400! Haha, how prices have changed over the years. This is an AWESOME Jim Lee Black Panther centric page. Every panel is just beautiful. And those last three...As Barney was so fond of saying to Ted in HIMYM---"Suit Up!!" Major major congrats!!
It's a trip, ain't it?! "$200". Ha! When I hear older collectors say "the good ol' days" I'm thinking "you mean the unreal bestest of the bestest days" lol! And yeah, man, those last 3 panels. Ha ha, "Suit Up!!" Then I'll take the other half of Optimus Prime's saying - "...and roll out!!" Thanks, Paul!
Ian Saint
Member Since 2021
2 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Awesome piece and love all the panels, but the gloves at contrast to the heavy shadow is very eye catching in the splash. Love it.
Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
So cool !! I'd greatly enjoyed Jim Lee's FF and this page is a standout !
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Sure, Heroes Reborn was absolute shite, but the great thing about collecting original art is that you can still love the art even when you despise the story it was drawn for. Congrats on the big score, dude!
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Like you I was excited to see Jim Lee draw BP. Fun page.
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Wow man!!!!! Your collection is growing in number and quality almost weekly!!! huge congrats on this new one! Last panel (let me say)... underneath splash is killer!!!!!
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Major congrats on another big get my friend! Wonderful BP all over the page from a comics legend.
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 4/19/2023
Black Panther and Jim Lee! What a great piece to check off your list!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 4/20/2023
Bottom panel payoff is the money shot - sooo goooood! Congrats!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 4/20/2023
Awesome Jim Lee/Scott Williams FF page! What a cool page with Reed and Sue meeting T'Challa in his own kingdom! There is such a nice flow through the panels leading down to the killer panel of T'Challa pulling down the mask of the Black Panther. Gorgeous in every respect!
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/20/2023
Really, really hard to fathom how insanely difficult these Lee BP pages must be to find, much less pry loose, man. Winner.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 4/20/2023
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art wrote:
Really, really hard to fathom how insanely difficult these Lee BP pages must be to find, much less pry loose, man. Winner.
Yeah, man, patience and persistence. Can get rough trudging along at times, no doubt. But then, I stand up straight, get that confident air, do one of these - fortnite-black-panther.gif (498×278) (tenor.com) - and get back to it ;)
Thanks for the add, Steve - super happy with this one!
A K
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/21/2023
A Jim Lee Black Panther page! Wow Wow Wow! There is some great storytelling on this page. Thank you for sharing and congratulations!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 4/21/2023
amazing art and storytelling. stunner! congrats brother
REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 4/22/2023
Wow wonderful page, Lee's work in F4 is spectacular, a masterpiece that stands out in a particular period of comics, great pick Gearon, congratulations
Carlo O
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/23/2023
Congratulations on a scoring a great BP by Jim Lee!
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 4/23/2023
Congrats on getting a Jim Lee FF page (with a Black Panther suit-up sequence)! I feel like Jim and Scott were firing on all cylinders then, and their art for this series was just fantastic (no pun intended). I'd be really curious about the backstory of the "finger pulling" line on the color guide though :)
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/23/2023
Kin Wong wrote:
Congrats on getting a Jim Lee FF page (with a Black Panther suit-up sequence)! I feel like Jim and Scott were firing on all cylinders then, and their art for this series was just fantastic (no pun intended). I'd be really curious about the backstory of the "finger pulling" line on the color guide though :)
Thanks, Kin! Actually just yesterday I flipped through my FF Heroes Return trade and I'd have to agree - page after page after page there winners, no doubt. Really looked and felt like Lee and Williams went all out on the issues they did together. FANTASTIC stuff ;) And yeah, on the color guide - I wondered if it was just something Joe came up with alone when coloring, or if there was a bigger story there. I may found out yet :)
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 4/24/2023
This is a huge get. Jim Lee FF (with Thing obv) is a real target for me so I can imagine how jacked you were to score this one! The masking up scene is just beyond.
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 4/26/2023
Jim Lee working his magic on the creations of Lee and Kirby is something special. Congrats on this wonderful pickup!
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 4/27/2023
This page is in the perfect collection. I love BP on the bottom. So cool.
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/4/2023
Nice! So rare to see Lee & Williams take on BP...and you managed to snag an example? How cool is that!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 7/23/2023
Yes, this page is just oozing homages to the Lee/Kirby tradition, but what could be better? This is as pure a BP page you can get and it's Lee/Williams, so, yes, it ticks all the boxes!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 7/23/2023
Al Simpleton wrote:
Yes, this page is just oozing homages to the Lee/Kirby tradition, but what could be better? This is as pure a BP page you can get and it's Lee/Williams, so, yes, it ticks all the boxes!
Thanks, Al! That panther in panels 3 and 4 is STRAIGHT out of page 4 of FF #52, and overall it's just really cool to have this suit up scene from that classic book but Lee and Williamsonized!
VZA Victor
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/16/2023
A BP page from the master and a cool shot of masking up! What else could be on that checklist of yours? Congrats on this epic pick up!
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