Wakanda (/wəˈkɑːndə, -ˈkæn-/) is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the country first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966).Wakanda has been depicted as being in East Africa.It is located in sub-Saharan Africa and is home to the superhero Black Panther.