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 made limited appearances afterwards before being resurrected following The New 52 and DC Rebirth relaunches.
Diane Delano voices Pantha in the animated series Teen Titans, where she is depicted as a wrestler and honorary member of the 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]
Pantha returns in the 2023 limited series Tales of the Titans, where she is depicted as a former member of the Teen Titans who left for a maternity leave.[6]
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.[7]
In other media
[edit]- Pantha appears in Teen Titans, voiced by Diane Delano.[8] This version is a professional wrestler, luchador, and honorary member of the Teen Titans.
- Pantha appears in Teen Titans Go!.[9]
- Pantha appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[10]
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)
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- 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)
- ^ "DC Preview: Tales of The Titans #2". AIPT Comics. August 11, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ 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
