Appearing in "The Way It Began..!"
Fantastic Four #53
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Ulysses Klaw (First appearance) (Appears in flashback)
- Klaw's henchmen (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Wakandan Army (Main story and flashback)
- Fred Astaire (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Mentioned)
- Hugh Hefner (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Territorial patrolmen (First appearance)
- T'Chaka (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback) (See chronology)
- Tarzan (John Clayton Jr.) (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Bomba the Jungle Boy (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Gods of Wakanda (Referenced)
- Bast (Referenced)
- Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin) (Referenced)
- King Kong (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Dumbo (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Godzilla (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Yancy Street Gang (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Gorillas (Mentioned)
- Elephants (Mentioned)
- Lions (Only in flashback)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Cows (Referenced)
- Apes (Mentioned)
- Robots (Mentioned)
- Panthers (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Africa (Main story and flashback)
- Wakanda (Main story and flashback)
- Sacred Mound (First appearance)
- Techno Organic Jungle (Mentioned)
- Wakanda (Main story and flashback)
- India, Asia (Referenced)
- Africa (Main story and flashback)
- Heavens (Invoked)
Items:
- Panther Habit
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Wakandan Vibranium (First appearance as }} {{Flashback)
- Heart-Shaped Herb (Mentioned)
- Force Glove (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Way It Began..!"
Fantastic Four #53
Welcomed as guests of the Black Panther in Wakanda, the Black Panther explains that the nation of Wakanda is unique in that it is home of a rare metal known as Vibranium. Explaining that when explorer Ulysses Klaw came to Wakanda to steal the Vibranium to make weapons, he killed the Black Panther's father. In retribution, the young T'Challa stole one of these weapons and used it to destroy Klaw's camp and in the ensuing battle Klaw's right hand was rendered useless when T'Challa's weapon caused Klaw's pistol to explode in his hand.
When Klaw unleashes solid sound creatures created by a device, the Fantastic Four and Wyatt Wingfoot help Black Panther defend his nation. Tracking Klaw to his hide out, the Black Panther battles him and in the battle Klaw's base is destroyed and his solid sound creations vanish. Surviving and his solid sound device intact, Klaw crawls into the device hoping to gain the power necessary to crush the Black Panther once and for all.