Pantha

For other uses, see Pantha (disambiguation).
Pantha
Pantha as depicted in Who's Who in the DC Universe #14 (November 1991); art by Tom Grummett.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceNew Titans #73
(February 1991)
Created byMarv Wolfman (writer)
Tom Grummett (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoRosabelle Mendez
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsTeen Titans
Black Lantern Corps
Notable aliasesX-24
Abilities
  • Enhanced strength, agility, and vision
  • Powerful claws

Pantha (Rosabelle Mendez) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history

Pantha first appeared in New Titans #73 (February 1991) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett.[1]

Fictional character biography

Pantha is a cat-like member of the Teen Titans who was created by the Wildebeest Society.[2] She has no knowledge of her origins and does not know whether she was a human or a panther before the Society mutated her. Pantha later adopts Baby Wildebeest and moves to Russia with Red Star to care for him.[3]

In Infinite Crisis, Superboy-Prime kills Pantha during his battle with the Teen Titans.[4] In Blackest Night, Pantha returns as a Black Lantern before Dawn Granger kills her.[5]

Powers and abilities

Pantha possesses retractable claws and superhuman physical abilities derived from her cat-like physiology, including enhanced strength, speed, agility, and senses.

Other versions

An alternate timeline variant of Pantha appears in Booster Gold (vol. 2). This version is a member of the Freedom Fighters and a student at New York University.[6]

In other media

References

  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2010). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
  3. ^
    • Bloodbath #1–2 (December 1993)
    • New Titans #114 (September 1994)
    • Teen Titans Sell Out one-shot (November 1992)
    • JLA vs. Titans #2 (1999)
  4. ^
    • Ambush Bug: Year None #3 (November 2008)
    • Teen Titans (vol. 3) #32 (March 2006)
    • Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006)
  5. ^ Blackest Night: Titans #3 (December 2009)
  6. ^ Booster Gold vol. 2 #7–9 (2008)
  7. ^ "Pantha Voice - Teen Titans (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 18, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  8. ^ "Teen Titans Go! #32 - Arena (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 18, 2024.