Erik Killmonger
| Erik Killmonger | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
Jungle Action #6 (September 1973) |
| Created by |
Don McGregor (writer) Rich Buckler (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | N'Jadaka |
| Notable aliases | Erik Killmonger |
| Abilities | Peak human strength, expert martial artist, genius level intellect |
Erik Killmonger is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Due to extensive training, he is an expert fighter and both a physical and mental match for his nemesis the Black Panther.
Michael B. Jordan will portray the character in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Black Panther.
Erik Killmonger first appears in the Panther's Rage storyline from Jungle Action #6-8 (September 1973-January 1974), and was created by Don McGregor and Rich Buckler.
The character subsequently appears in Jungle Action #12-18 (November 1974-November 1975), Iron Man Annual #5 (1982), Over the Edge #6 (April 1996), Black Panther (vol. 3) #13 (December 1999), #15-16 (February-March 2000), #18-21 (May-August 2000), Deadpool (1997 1st Series) #44 (September 2000), Black Panther (vol. 3) #23-25 (October-December 2000), #60 (July 2003), and Black Panther (vol. 4) #35-38 (May-September 2008).
Erik Killmonger received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #6 (2006).
A native of Wakanda, he was born under the name N'Jadaka. When Ulysses Klaw and his mercenaries attacked Wakanda, they press-ganged N'Jadaka's father into helping them; when Klaw was defeated, the father died and his family was exiled. N'Jadaka ended up in Harlem, New York, nursing a hatred against the supervillain and T'Challa, the king who'd exiled him. He changed his name to Erik Killmonger and studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, desperate to avenge his father's death.
He eventually contacted King T'Challa and was repatriated back to Wakanda, settling in a village that would later change its name to N'Jadaka Village in his honour. He became a subversive, with dreams of ridding Wakanda of what he termed "white colonialist" cultural influences and return it entirely to its ancient ways. He then took advantage of the Black Panther's frequent absences in America with the Avengers to stage a coup d'état, along with Baron Macabre. He was defeated and killed, until the Mandarin claimed his body.
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