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Black Panther #1 (LGY #173) — Lee Inhyuk 1:25 Retailer Incentive Variant Publisher: Marvel Comics | Release: May 2018 Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates | Interior Artist: Daniel Acuña | Variant Cover: Lee Inhyuk 1:25 Retailer Incentive Variant | Near Mint This is the scarce Lee Inhyuk 1:25 Retailer Incentive Variant of Black Panther #1 (Vol. 7, LGY #173) — featuring a breathtaking, richly painted cover by the acclaimed Korean cover artist Lee Inhyuk, depicting T'Challa seated in imperial command on an ornate Wakandan throne, flanked by a snarling black panther, against a luminous deep purple cosmic backdrop. One of the most striking and regal Black Panther cover paintings produced in the modern era. Lee Inhyuk's signature is visible on the cover. As a 1:25 retailer incentive, shops were required to order 25 copies of eligible covers to qualify for a single copy — making this a genuinely scarce variant in any condition. This issue launches Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuña's landmark "Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda" arc — one of the most ambitious and celebrated Black Panther storylines ever told. T'Challa awakens with no memory of his past, toiling as a slave in the Vibranium mines of a vast intergalactic empire founded in his name. A rebellion is growing, the mysterious M'Kraan Shard is at stake, and Killmonger lurks in the shadows. Part of Marvel's Fresh Start initiative. 🔑 KEY ISSUE — YES, SERIES KEY Series premiere of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda arc — Ta-Nehisi Coates' most ambitious and critically acclaimed Black Panther storyline, expanding Wakanda into the stars in a sweeping cosmic epic Part of Ta-Nehisi Coates' landmark Black Panther run — widely regarded as one of the defining modern Black Panther stories and among the most celebrated runs by any writer in recent memory 1:25 Lee Inhyuk Retailer Incentive Variant — a genuinely scarce edition produced at limited quantities, with Inhyuk's stunning regal throne composition making this one of the most desirable covers in the entire series run Lee Inhyuk is one of the most popular and sought-after cover artists in modern comics, with a passionate collector following across Marvel and DC — his variant covers consistently command strong premiums on the secondary market The Black Panther franchise remains one of Marvel's most commercially and culturally powerful properties, driven by the blockbuster MCU films Ships bagged, boarded, and protected in a Gemini mailer.