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Black Panther 14 Cover (1978) Avengers & Klaw. Sienkiewicz's 1st published cover!

Artists: Bill Sienkiewicz (Penciller) , Joe Rubinstein (Inker)

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Black Panther 14 Cover (1978) Avengers & Klaw. Sienkiewicz's 1st published cover! Comic Art

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Being Signed 10/2025

Sienkiewicz's June 19,2023 tweet

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Title:	Black Panther 14 Cover (1978) Avengers & Klaw. Sienkiewicz's 1st published cover!
Artist:	Bill Sienkiewicz (Penciller)
Artist:	Joe Rubinstein (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	nfs
Views:	2,827
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	11/8/2008
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2025: Update Bill Sienkiewicz signed the cover for me at NYCC2025. He mentioned how great it was to see it again after all the many years. Had a nice chat with him and his agent.

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Black Panther #14 Cover Dated March 1979, on sale Dec 1978. I remember getting the book for a quarter about 6 months after it was originally on sale. Black Panther #14 and #15 was one of my favorite early childhood stories.

The is the first cover of Bill Sienkiewicz's career! Sure glad I extended myself to obtain it when I did as I'd not be able to do it now given the triple threat of;

1) Bill Sienkiewicz's first ever Published cover!

2) The Panther now being an A-list character with the #2 all-time USA domestic box office Super-Hero movie (as of May 2019)

3) 1970's Avengers cover (in effect)

The Marvel Banner, the "Still Only 35�", and the corner box are the genuine original stats! The reason I mention is that for 10 years I displayed the cover without them. Recently I placed them on an overlay and so have uploaded a new scan. I do not have the Black Panther logo nor did the previous owners of the piece. Judging by the minor glue stains it did exist on the art for at least a short time. Speaking of this corner box it may very well be my all time favorite one of those.

GCD Entry: https://www.comics.org/issue/33206/

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Not for Sale

Wanted ANY interior to Black Panther #15 (1979)

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Michael Mikulovsky
Member Since 2009

Posted on 12/14/2012

Very nice! I can't believe no one has commented on this yet? Jerry did a great job on DC's Secret Origins vol#2 #3 with Shazam too. He did a beautiful issue of CApt.A I believe in 78 also. I'll keep my eyes open for u for BP pgs too. I'm looking for pgs from Marvel Preview #9 Man-God myself. Congrads & Good Luck!

R Shur
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/19/2016

Michael Mikulovsky wrote:

Very nice! I can't believe no one has commented on this yet? Jerry did a great job on DC's Secret Origins vol#2 #3 with Shazam too. He did a beautiful issue of CApt.A I believe in 78 also.

Thanks - Actually this is Bill Sienkiewicz's first published cover, Jerry Bingham did the interiors.

Foggy Bottom
Member Since 2009
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1 - Posted on 2/18/2013

So Baller.

Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/11/2016

To me THIS is how I remember first seeing Black Panther drawn when I was a kid. I never cared for the mid to late 70's return of Kirby style and thought almost all his Marvel work from that period was kind of lousy. This is a great BP cover! Bravo.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 5/31/2019

Stunning! What a way to start a career!

Andy Robbins
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 1/29/2020

Whoa - plus one helluva Neal Adams Vision... A great find, and thanks for the history lesson.

Nils E
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 3/9/2020

Can't go wrong with some Adams inspiration.

Mike (aka Off White) White
Member Since 2008

Posted on 2/20/2025

What a great cover! Congrats!

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