Collecting Black Panther (1998) #1-5. King TÂChalla of Wakanda is not just a monarch  he is the Black Panther, the nationÂs ceremonial protector! And he fights an unceasing battle to safeguard his homeland from those who seek to plunder its amazing riches and technology. TÂChalla has forged a fearsome reputation as a monarch, a warrior and even an Avenger. But now a very different king hungers for Wakanda  a king of hell itself. And TÂChalla, together with his deadly Dora Milaje, must battle to protect his peopleÂs very souls! The Panther travels to America to fight his diplomatic and spiritual war on many fronts  and State Department Special AttachÃĐ Everett K. Ross, assigned to the visiting king, swiftly becomes a man far out of his depth. Priest kicks off a revolutionary era of Black Panther!