Black Panther #1: The Client

[superboyprime]

"I told them we needed a point of view character: someone who could validate the fears and presumptions of white superhero fans who’d surely be reluctant to buy a 'black' book. I had sometime before created [Everett K. Ross], an attaché (i.e. diplomatic flunky/babysitter) over Ka-Zar and had modeled him roughly after Michael J. Fox and Matthew Perry. I thought somebody like that might make a great point of view character for Panther." - Christopher J. Priest