| Pantha | |
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 Pantha as depicted inWho's Who in the DC Universe #14 (November 1991); art byTom 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 |
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Pantha (Rosabelle Mendez) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. She is a member of theTeen Titans who gained cat-like abilities from experimentation by theWildebeest Society. Pantha was killed bySuperboy-Prime during theInfinite Crisis event in 2006 and made limited appearances afterwards before being resurrected followingThe New 52 andDC Rebirth relaunches.
Diane Delano voices Pantha in the animated seriesTeen Titans, where she is depicted as a wrestler and honorary member of the Titans.
Pantha first appeared inNew Titans #73 (February 1991) and was created byMarv Wolfman andTom Grummett.[1]
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 adoptsBaby Wildebeest and moves to Russia withRed Star to care for him.[3]
InInfinite Crisis,Superboy-Prime kills Pantha during his battle with the Teen Titans.[4] InBlackest Night, Pantha returns as aBlack Lantern beforeDawn Granger kills her.[5]
Pantha returns in the 2023 limited seriesTales of the Titans, where she is depicted as a former member of the Teen Titans who left for amaternity leave.[6]
Pantha possesses retractable claws and superhuman physical abilities derived from her cat-like physiology, including enhanced strength, speed, agility, and senses.
An alternate timeline variant of Pantha appears inBooster Gold (vol. 2). This version is a member of theFreedom Fighters and a student atNew York University.[7]
