The Bullpen

[Steve Raker]

He had enhanced strenght and senses due to the link to the totem god. He lost that when he passed the mantle to the female Panther.

However I thought he got it back during Doomwar, but linking to another unknown god.

I remember him powering UP for battle with the mystically-enhanced Doom, but I don't recall ever seeing him using 'superpowers' of his own prior to that in 40 years of reading Black Panther.  

According to the OHotMU Master Edition from the mid-90's, T'Challa is said to have " unusually (but not super-humanly) acute senses, especially eye-sight, night vision, and sense of smell; highly accomplished hunter and tracker"

furthermore, "none" is listed for all SuperHuman power catagories, including strength.  They state that the 'Source of superhuman powers' is "Inapplicable, Howerver, the Black Panther's physical abilities have been enhanced to peak human levels through the use of sacred heart-shaped Wakandan herbs and through his mystical connection with the Wakandan Panther God."

...and that's what I always thought....shame someone (writer/editor) in the last 10 years or so didn't think T'Challa was able/equipped enough as is and had to give him superpowers to be effective as the Panther

I think he always managed fine.

[JTobin]

furthermore, "none" is listed for all SuperHuman power catagories, including strength.  They state that the 'Source of superhuman powers' is "Inapplicable, Howerver, the Black Panther's physical abilities have been enhanced to peak human levels through the use of sacred heart-shaped Wakandan herbs and through his mystical connection with the Wakandan Panther God."

This is sort of what I thought (having not really read many Black Panther comics at all) but they keep mentioning that he's no longer connected to the Panther totem, so I just figured he had some sort of powers that I didn't know about, but he no longer had them so I could just forget it and move on.

[GS:CKW01]

Bucky Cap, Punisher Cap, and Panther Cap should do a team up book called the League of Substitute Americans

Wait I thought they where making a patriotic Super Team.

The Captain America Corps:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/21/roger-stern-and-philippe-briones-captain-america-corps-in-june/

I'm I wrong about this?

[Christopher Stark]

Wait I thought they where making a patriotic Super Team.

The Captain America Corps:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/21/roger-stern-and-philippe-briones-captain-america-corps-in-june/

I'm I wrong about this?

You're correct.  I was trying to be funny

[Jonas]

Honestly I am interested in seeing how this plays out. Outfit or no.

Ha Ha   I analyze movement quality and barriers to age-appropriate mobility in disabled children as part of my profession, so I can't help but notice what I consider to be glaring restrictions here! 

Half of me wants you to analyze every superhero suit just so I have more geekyness to read.

Bucky Cap, Punisher Cap, and Panther Cap should do a team up book called the League of Substitute Americans

...and now their is seltzer in my keyboard.

[Steve Raker]

Honestly I am interested in seeing how this plays out. Outfit or no.

Half of me wants you to analyze every superhero suit just so I have more geekyness to read.

As long as Emma Frost is on the list,....yum!

[Wood]

I remember him powering UP for battle with the mystically-enhanced Doom, but I don't recall ever seeing him using 'superpowers' of his own prior to that in 40 years of reading Black Panther.  

According to the OHotMU Master Edition from the mid-90's, T'Challa is said to have " unusually (but not super-humanly) acute senses, especially eye-sight, night vision, and sense of smell; highly accomplished hunter and tracker"

furthermore, "none" is listed for all SuperHuman power catagories, including strength.  They state that the 'Source of superhuman powers' is "Inapplicable, Howerver, the Black Panther's physical abilities have been enhanced to peak human levels through the use of sacred heart-shaped Wakandan herbs and through his mystical connection with the Wakandan Panther God."

...and that's what I always thought....shame someone (writer/editor) in the last 10 years or so didn't think T'Challa was able/equipped enough as is and had to give him superpowers to be effective as the Panther

I think he always managed fine.

That was changed in subsequent OHOTMU entries.

Most recently:

Powers
T'Challa's senses and physical attributes have been enhanced to superhuman levels by the heart-shaped herb.

Abilities
T'Challa is a brilliant tactician, strategist, scientist, tracker and a master of all forms of unarmed combat whose unique hybrid fighting style incorporates acrobatics and aspects of animal mimicry. T'Challa being a royal descendent of a warrior race is also a master of armed combat, able to use a variety of weapons but prefers unarmed combat. He is a master planner who always thinks several steps ahead and will go to extreme measures to achieve his goals and protect the kingdom of Wakanda.

More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/universe/Black_Panther_(T'Challa)#ixzz1IBsXZnA0

[Steve Raker]

That was changed in subsequent OHOTMU entries.

We're still talking relatively recent changes, though, given the history of the character, which I think handled himself quite fine without going superhuman.  My mindset is that there shouldn't be any big effect of him currently being referred to as being 'depowered', since he was only recently 'empowered', and the character had stood otherwise for decades and was a badass.

....and I was hoping you'd chime in again since you'd likely know where he was at with all this!

[LoadofBS]

hoping he fills in for deadpool.

[Swany]

hoping he fills in for deadpool.

black panther: merc with a mouth. 

[Christopher Stark]

Honestly I am interested in seeing how this plays out. Outfit or no.

Half of me wants you to analyze every superhero suit just so I have more geekyness to read.

...and now their is seltzer in my keyboard.

I'm not buying you a new keyboard.   

[JasonF]

It makes no sense to me why the king of a foreign nation would dress up in the U.S. flag.  It would be like if George W. Bush started walking around in a maple leaf all the time.

[Steve Raker]

It makes no sense to me why the king of a foreign nation would dress up in the U.S. flag.  It would be like if George W. Bush started walking around in a maple leaf all the time.

Captain Canuck needs a revival!

[lugaru]

It makes no sense to me why the king of a foreign nation would dress up in the U.S. flag.  It would be like if George W. Bush started walking around in a maple leaf all the time.

I'm pretty sure it will be against his will. I mean of all heroes I consider Black Panther to be genuinely mistrusting of America, which is part of why he is cool.

[Lucien21]

It makes no sense to me why the king of a foreign nation would dress up in the U.S. flag.  It would be like if George W. Bush started walking around in a maple leaf all the time.

When you are temping, you usually have to take whatever jobs come along.

[Greg Leclair (greg1ca)]

Captain Canuck needs a revival!

Oh Hellz Yeah he does!!!!

[Lucien21]

Captain Canuck needs a revival!

Isn't Justin Bieber playing him in the upcoming movie 

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/01/27/captain-canuck-justin-bieber/