Ronald L. Smith is an American children's book author.
 He won the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent for his first book, "Hoodoo" (Clarion Books, 2015), set in the 1930s Alabama.
 His second book, "The Mesmerist" (Clarion Books, 2017), is set in London at the turn of the century.
 Smith's next project is a children's novel for Marvel Comics featuring Marvel's superhero Black Panther.
 The book is forthcoming in January 2018, just prior to the release of Marvel's Black Panther film.
The Black Panther (T'Challa) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
 Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller and co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #52 (July 1966).
Ka-Zar (pronunciation: "KAY-sar") is the name of two jungle-dwelling fictional comic book characters published in the United States.
 The first Ka-Zar was named David Rand, and debuted in 1936, first appearing in pulp magazines of the 1930s.
 In 1939 he was adapted for his second iteration, a comic book character for Timely Comics, the 1930s and 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics.
 The second and more prominent Ka-Zar was named Kevin Plunder, and first appeared in 1965.
 He is a heroic character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Namor the Sub-Mariner ( ) (Namor McKenzie) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
 Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for Funnies Inc., one of the first "packagers" in the early days of comic books that supplied comics on demand to publishers looking to enter the new medium.
 Initially created for the unreleased comic "Motion Picture Funnies Weekly", the Sub-Mariner first appeared publicly in "Marvel Comics" #1 (cover-dated Oct. 1939) – the first comic book from Timely Comics, the 1930s–1940s predecessor of the company Marvel Comics.
 During that period, known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three characters, along with Captain America and the original Human Torch.
 Everett said the character's name was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".
 Everett came up with "Namor" by writing down noble sounding names backwards and thought Roman/Namor looked the best.
Captain America's shield is a fictional item appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
 It is the primary defensive and offensive piece of equipment used by the Marvel Comics superhero Captain America; he is seldom seen without it.
 Over the years, Captain America has had the use of several different shields of varying composition and design.
 His original heater shield first appeared in "Captain America Comics" #1 (March 1941), published by Marvel's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics.
 The circular shield best associated with the character debuted in the next issue, "Captain America Comics" #2.
 Captain America was created by the team of writer-artist Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby.
Captain America is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
 Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Captain America Comics" #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics.
 Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period.
 The popularity of superheroes waned following the war and the "Captain America" comic book was discontinued in 1950, with a short-lived revival in 1953.
 Since Marvel Comics revived the character in 1964, Captain America has remained in publication.
The Vision (Aarkus) is an American fictional comic book superhero who appeared in comic books published by Marvel Comics during the Golden Age of comic books.
 Created by the writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Marvel Mystery Comics" #13 (Nov. 1940), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics.
Amalgam Comics was a publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones (e.g., DC Comics' Batman and Marvel Comics' Wolverine became the Amalgam character Dark Claw).
 These characters first appeared in a series of twelve comic books which were published in 1996, between the third and fourth issues of the "DC vs. Marvel" miniseries.
 A second set of twelve comic books followed one year later.
Asgard is the name of a fictional realm and its capital city appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
 Based on the realm of the same name from Norse mythology, Asgard is home to the Asgardians and other beings adapted from Norse mythology.
 Asgard first appeared in "Journey into Mystery" #83 (October 1962) by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, and features prominently in stories that follow the Marvel Comics superhero, Thor.
Wiccan (real name William "Billy" Kaplan) is a comic book fictional, comic book superhero, and a member of the Young Avengers, a team of teenage superheroes appearing in books published by the Marvel Comics.
 Created by writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung, the character first appeared in "Young Avengers" #1 (April 2005).
 The character's appearance is patterned on that of two prominent Marvel superheroes, Thor and Scarlet Witch, both of whom are members of the Avengers.
 Like the Scarlet Witch, Wiccan possesses very powerful magical abilities which make him a key member of his superhero team.

Question: Ronald L. Smith is in the process of creating a children's novel using the Marvel Comics superhero who first appeared in what comic book?
Answer: "Fantastic Four" #52