Yeti? Never heard of him.

The Black Panther fought the yeti in a comic book and I believe this is the cover to it. Here is a section:

Note this passage of dialogue:

The name is strange to you? You've never heard of yeti? ...Okay.

But you say his manner is familiar? And what manner would that be? Someone leaning over you and saying "RRRR"? Have you known that many individuals who do such a thing?

So who do you think the Black Panther is referring to?

The first candidates that leap to mind are The Thing and the Hulk... just because the comment seems like a wink to his regular, comic-reading audience, and they are the first big lugs of his acquaintance that come to mind.

Lending further credence to the theory that Black Panther is reminded of The Thing is that he actually calls yeti a "thing" when he first sees him. And Hulk just jumps up and roars at people all the time; it's what he does. So he's a likely suspect as well.

Another possibility is Panth is just comparing yeti to the wild beasts of the jungle, particularly his namesake. Wild cats have been known to seek high ground above their prey where they like to growl menacingly before leaping... It is their manner.

But I'm not satisfied with these ideas.

Send me your own suggestion by email, and I'll tally up the votes! Winner gets bonus points in a future contest.

Image from the Kirby Museum