T'Challa's Replacement?!?

I hate to be that guy, but I have to point out that...

...Red Panther is neither red, nor a panther. Nor is he wearing red, or dressed like a panther, or wearing panther skin, or...

In fairness, it should be pointed out that, in his debut in Jungle Comics #1 (1940), he was the White Panther, in the most godawful costume of all time:

That's apparently a solid white body stocking...

By the next issue, someone came to their senses, as he had changed his name and costume:

OK, at least he's wearing red here. Still, nothing particularly panther-like.

Red Panther never got a civilian name, or an origin story. We was just your generic white jungle hero...

...albeit with a costume that seemed terribly unsuited for the genre.

Even his creators seemed confused, as occasionally he took off in a rocket to fight aliens:

Well, at least the rocket launched from Africa...

Then suddenly, without any explanation, in Jungle Comics #19 (1941), Red Panther went all proper jungle cosplay:

So, the Red Panther. No longer red. Never a panther.

If I were writing this feature, he'd be a deluded dude who came into Wakanda to try and fill in for T'Challa after he vanished at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. And Shuri kicks his ass.

That's why I'm not allowed to write comics.