Black Panther #18 (2006): T’Challa marries Storm

Under the banner, “Civil War Cease Fire,” both sides of the Civil War event fly to Wakanda, lay down their arms, and celebrate the wedding of Ororo and T’Challa.

Xavier notes the symbolic importance of a mutant becoming the queen of a powerful country.

Like all superhero weddings, a villain crashes. This time, there’s no fight though. Doctor Doom visits and says he wants to have a diplomatic discussion with Black Panther.

The results of that are detailed in the next issue.

There’s another funny play on the “villains attack at the wedding” trope when Man-Ape arrives, furious that he didn’t receive an invite, only to find out that he’s actually on the guest list–and so he also decides not to act out violently.

In fact, the actual fists that fly are hero vs hero, when Cap and Iron Man can’t squash their beef. But Panther takes care of that by telling Iron Man to cool it–like a parent scolding a child.

It’s also fun to look carefully at the crowd scenes, where you can spot President Bush, Nelson Mandela, and I’m pretty sure I saw O.J. Simpson.

Great wedding issue!