Black Panther Conquers the World

What superhero film was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award?

• Spider-Man

• Black Panther

• Superman

• The Dark Knight

What happened after Marvel Comics introduced Black Panther in 1966?

• The Panther disappeared until the movie came out.

• Marvel had to close for a few years, so the Panther disappeared

• The Panther appeared in other comics over the next 50 years.

• The Panther quickly became more popular than Spider-Man.

The author says that Black Panther was a hugely successful movie. What evidence from the passage supports this idea?

• “After all, before the movie’s debut, most people had never heard of the Black Panther. If they had, they might have confused the character with the 1960s political group of the same name.”

• “The first black superhero in American comics, the Panther debuted in 1966 in Fantastic Four #52. In that issue, Lee and Kirby created a new world, introducing T’Challa—the Panther—as the ruler of a mythical African kingdom, Wakanda.”

• “Marvel had been trying to make a movie about Black Panther since 1997. As often happens in Hollywood, however, it took many years to happen.”

• “The movie Black Panther... became one of the highest-grossing films of all time. A year later, it was the first superhero film nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award.”

What can you infer about Black Panther based on this information?

• Black Panther represented more than just a superhero story to many people.

• Black Panther was more popular internationally than in America.

• Black Panther would have been more popular if the action was more fast-paced.

• Black Panther was initially very popular but then quickly faded.

What is the main idea of this text?

• The Black Panther, a superhero created by Marvel, starred in a successful movie that thrilled audiences with its celebration of the Black community.

• The creators of the Black Panther character, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, were the editor and head artist, respectively, at Marvel Comics.

• Black Panther first appeared onscreen in Captain America: Civil War, which was a Marvel movie that premiered in 2016.

• The Black Panther sequel is scheduled for 2022 and studio executives in Hollywood are excited because the first movie did so well.