Pantha
| Pantha | |
|---|---|
 Pantha as depicted in Who's Who in the DC Universe #14 (November 1991); art by Tom Grummett. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | New Titans #73 (February 1991) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman (writer) Tom Grummett (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Rosabelle Mendez |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans Black Lantern Corps |
| Notable aliases | X-24 |
| Abilities |
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Pantha (Rosabelle Mendez) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is a member of the Teen Titans who gained cat-like abilities from experimentation by the Wildebeest Society. Pantha was killed by Superboy-Prime during the Infinite Crisis event in 2006 and has made limited appearances since then.
Diane Delano voices Pantha in the animated series Teen Titans.
Publication history
[edit]Pantha first appeared in New Titans #73 (February 1991) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett.[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]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
[edit]Pantha possesses retractable claws and superhuman physical abilities derived from her cat-like physiology, including enhanced strength, speed, agility, and senses.
Other versions
[edit]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
[edit]- Pantha appears in Teen Titans, voiced by Diane Delano.[7] This version is a professional wrestler, luchador, and honorary member of the Teen Titans.
- Pantha appears in Teen Titans Go!.[8]
- Pantha appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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- Bloodbath #1–2 (December 1993)
- New Titans #114 (September 1994)
- Teen Titans Sell Out one-shot (November 1992)
- JLA vs. Titans #2 (1999)
- ^
- Teen Titans (vol. 3) #32 (March 2006)
- Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006)
- Ambush Bug: Year None #3 (November 2008)
- ^ Blackest Night: Titans #3 (December 2009)
- ^ Booster Gold (vol. 2) #7–9 (2008)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Teen Titans Go! #32 - Arena (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Pantha at DC Wiki
- Pantha at Comic Vine
- DCU Guide: Pantha
