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Issue: Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus #1
Publication Date: January 2016
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues (8 Printings)
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Variant: New Cover
Rating: T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/01/2016
Volume: 1
Pages: 704
ISBN: 9781302901295
UPC/EAN: 978130290129559999
Price: $140.00 CAD
$125.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: T+
Content Items: 100 (32 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Special Marvel Edition (Marvel, 1972 series) #15-16; Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #17-37; Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #1-4; Giant-Size Spider-Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #2; and material from Iron Man Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #4.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 7.25 in. x 10.875 in.
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Leiko Wu
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The Hands of Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu Omnibus

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Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Omnibus, Volume 1

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Introduction

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First Line: Master of Kung Fu had a long and excellent run, most of which was written by Doug Moench, alongside such artists as Paul Gulacy, Mike Zeck, Gene Day, and others to be seen in succeeding Omnibus volumes.
Synopsis: Englehart recaps the origins of the Master of Kung Fu feature and his involvement with it.
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Young New Kung Fu

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First Line: Eavesdropping, serendipity, or fate -- one or the other and maybe all three.
Synopsis: Moench recounts how he became attached to Master of Kung Fu and how he chose to approach it.
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Iron-fisted First Issue!

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Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Tak (introduction); James Petrie (introduction in the Marvel Universe, death); Tony McKay (introduction, in flashback, death); Shang Chi's mother (introduction); a mutated gorilla
Synopsis: Shang-Chi is a master of martial arts and the son of Fu Manchu, a Chinese mandarin and scientist. Fu Manchu sends Shang-Chi to England in order to assassinate the evil Dr. Petrie for the common good. Shang-Chi reluctantly agrees, but after the deed is done he is confronted by Sir Denis Nayland Smith, a former British intelligence officer, who tells him the truth about Fu Manchu; that he is a nearly immortal evil mastermind. Shang-Chi travels back to his father's secret lair in New York and renounces him. Fu Manchu swears to kill Shang-Chi for his defiance.
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Missives to the Master!

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First Line: Special introductory note: Master of Kung Fu
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Watch Out World! The Colossus Lives Again!

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Feature(s): It! The Living Colossus
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The Man-Menace Called...Midnight!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Midnight [M'Nai]
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Midnight Brings Dark Death!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Ripper (first appearance); Mr. Clean (first appearance); Chevy (first appearance); Midnight [M'nai] (first appearance, origin, death); Fu Manchu (also in flashback); T'Maka (first appearance, in flashback)
Synopsis: In New York, Shang-Chi is tracked down by his childhood friend M'nai, now known as Midnight, an assassin in the service of Fu Manchu. He means to kill Shang-Chi, and out of respect for their shared history, Shang-Chi holds back. When Shang-Chi finally engages Midnight with his full power, Midnight plunges to his death.
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Character(s): Shang Chi; Black Jack Tarr
First Line: They call him Black Jack!
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Lair of the Lost!

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Character(s): Tak; nameless taxi driver; Tarr's men
Synopsis: Sir Denis Nayland Smith hires Black Jack Tarr to kill Shang-Chi in his house of deadly traps. After just barely defeating Black Jack Tarr, Shang Chi confronts sir Denis and reveals that he had been tricked into killing Dr. Petrie and that he now has disassociated himself from his evil father Fu Manchu.
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Disclose Notes: Script credits from Steve Englehart via Darrel McCann on the GCD Error List (17 November 2004).

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First Line: When I first saw the ad for The Hands of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu....
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Martial Arts Action from Mighty Marvel

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Letters credit from the Danny Crespi files via Todd Klein on his Facebook page, 12 November 2017. Originally credited to Gaspar Saladino.
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Attack!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu; Satma (dacoit, dies); Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Raskov; Dahar (first appearance); Jekin (first appearance)
Synopsis: Shang-Chi finds an ally in Fu Manchu's old enemy Sir Denis Nayland Smith and learns that Fu Manchu is smuggling a secret cargo into Florida. The cargo consists of gasoline laced with mimosa, a sedative intended to pacify the population and facilitate Fu Manchu's take-over of the United States. Shang-Chi is captured and foced to fight the doped-up dacoit Satma, but in the end he is able to escape and destroy the gasoline shipment.
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First Line: A Special Announcement from Stan, Roy, and Marvel Comics
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Martial Arts vs. Man-Thing

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Retreat

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Man-Thing; Jekin (dies); Dahar (dies); Lu Sun (first appearance); Fu Manchu; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; police officers; thugs
Synopsis: Wounded and stalked by Fu Manchu's assassins Jekin and Dahar, Shang-Chi makes his way through the Florida swamps. He is saved by the wise man Lu Sun while the assassins meet their final fate when they try to attack the mysterious Man-Thing. Meanwhile, Sir Denis and Black Jack Tarr make an unsuccessful attempt at apprehending Fu Manchu.
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First Line: Whenever you people aren't creating a craze ....
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Character(s): Shang Chi; Korain (a samurai)
First Line: Watch out, Shang-Chi!
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Weapon of the Soul

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; divers; Korain (first appearance, dies); Demmy Marston (first appearance); Bufford Jones; Diana (dies); nameless captain; Chino
First Line: I had come to the place called Florida,E
Synopsis: Small-time hood Demmy Marston wants to collect the reward on Shang Chi's head and hires Korain the samurai, a former affiliate of Fu Manchu's. Korain dies during the battle with Shang-Chi; his body can no longer stand the strain of taking Fu Manchu's exlixir vitae. Marstons girlfriend Diana is killed by Korain's sword.
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Season of Vengeance... ...Moment of Death!

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Character(s): Shang Chi; (two unnamed assassins)
First Line: Eat cold steel, pajama-boy!
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Season of Vengeance...

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Demmy Marston (dies); Diana (as a corpse); Dirk; hired hitmen; assassins; Fu Manchu
First Line: I have touched the water from yacht to wharf..
Synopsis: Demmy Marston holds Shang-Chi responsible for the death of his girlfriend at the hands of Korain and puts a price on his head. Shang-Chi is caught in an aquatic park and brought before Marston, who starts beating him to death. Marston is interrupted by Fu Manchu and his men and killed with a snake. Fu Manchu says that he alone decides when Shang-Chi dies, but it is not today.
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First Line: When I first heard Jim Starlin was going to leave Master of Kung Fu ....
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Death Masque!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu; Ducharme
Synopsis: vs Fu Manchu and his cult assassins
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Frozen Past, Shattered Memories

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Shaolin Temple Boxing

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Reflections in a Rippled Pool

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Masterstroke!

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Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi; Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Fu Manchu; Tak; Lu Chang
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The Fortune Cookie Says: Death!

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A Fortune of Death!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; murderous Chinese waiters; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Fu Manchu; assassins
First Line: I have filled the day with labor,E
Synopsis: While eating at a Chinese restaurant, Shang-Chi is nearly killed by murderous waiters. He then rescues Sir Denis and Black Jack Tarr from Fu Manchu. In the process, Shang-Chi also stops Fu Manchu from destroying Mount Rushmore.
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First Line: I bought a copy of Master of Kung Fu today, read it during a study break, and knew I just had to write.
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Death-Trap for Shang-Chi!

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The Devil-Doctor's Triumph

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Sandra Chen; Chris; Fu Manchu; Peko; Ducharme; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack; Professor Chen
Synopsis: vs Fu Manchu
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River of Death!

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First Line: Doom waits for Shang-Chi...
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River of Death!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Fu Manchu; Si-Fan assassins; Wilhelm Bucher [Raymond Strawn] (introduction, origin); Adolf Hitler (flashback)
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First Line: Needless to say, MOKF is the perfect comic -- with great story and art, how can you go wrong?
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The Night of the Assassin!

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First Line: The son of Fu-Manchu caught in a deadly cross-fire!
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Massacre along the Amazon!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Fu Manchu; Chai Phen (introduction); Wilhelm Bucher; Kley
First Line: The air is hot and moist!
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First Line: Usually, we try to squeeze as many different letters as possible onto these two pages, ....
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Fists of Fury -- Rites of Death!

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Rites of Courage, Fists of Death!

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First Line: Master of Kung Fu #22 shows a definite improvement over the previous couple issues.
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Fires of Rebirth!

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Fires of Rebirth

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Shadow-Stalker; Dr. Petrie
Synopsis: vs Fu Manchu. Dr. Petrie appears, alive. (Remember Shang Chi's first foray into the world was to assassinate Petrie, which he thought he did until this story.)
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First Line: Unless something went very wrong, you're reading Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu (G-S MOKF for short) #3 ....
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The Daughter of Fu Manchu!

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Character(s): Shang Chi; Fah Lo Suee
First Line: Martial-Arts madness in the Middle East!
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Daughter of Darkness!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Fu Manchu; Fah Lo Suee (introduction); Si-Fan assassins; Lord Robert Greville
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First Line: Master of Kung Fu #23 was a lift from recent issues.
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Trapped... in the Lair of Fu Manchu!

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Character(s): The Council of Seven; Fu Manchu; Shang-Chi
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Confrontation

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Character(s): The Council of Seven; Fah Lo Suee (flashback); Fu Manchu; Shang-Chi
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First Line: Master of Kung Fu has rapidly gone from one of my "Ho-hum" Marvel titles to one of my favorites.
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Death of a Spirit!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang Chi; Shadow-Stalker
First Line: The son of Fu-Manchu vs. the steel-smashing Shadow-Stalker
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A Small Spirit Slowly Shaped...

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Denis Nayland Smith; Fah Lo Suee; Fu Manchu (flashback); Shadow Stalker; Si-Fan assassins
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[untitled]

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First Line: Very nice cover on MOKF #24 (tenth issue, if you're counting).
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The Triumph of Tiger Claw!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Tiger Claw
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Why a Tiger-Claw?!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu; Tiger-Claw (introduction); Rufus T. Hackstabber (introduction); Johnny; Ducharme; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Dr. Petrie; Black Jack Tarr
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Disclose Notes: intro Tiger-Claw. Intro Rufus T. Hackstabber, visually and verbally patterned on comedian Groucho Marx.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Shang-Chi is a legend in his own time, and Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy are responsible for this.
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Disclose Notes: include letters from Jackie Frost; David Gordon Bowman and Mark Gasper
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The Rampage of Razor-Fist!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Razor-Fist
First Line: Action as you've never seen it before!
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The Crystal Connection

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston (introduction); Denis Nayland Smith; Doctor Petrie; Carlton Velcro (introduction); Razor-Fist (introduction)
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Disclose Notes: Intro Clive Reston, son of James Bond, and great nephew of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Petrie, after showing up alive in Giant Size MOKF 3, first appears in the regular book.
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[untitled]

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First Line: The four tall men slowly encircled me, all bearing sharp knives in their left hands.
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Pit of Lions!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Razor-Fist
First Line: You want action?
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A Gulf of Lions

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Genres: espionage, martial arts
Character(s): Shang Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Doctor Petrie; Carlton Velcro; Razor-Fist
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[untitled]

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First Line: With Fu Manchu being handled more carefully, MOKF is becoming very, very intriguing.
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Snowbuster!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang Chi; Pavane
First Line: If I cannot regain my balance,E
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Snowbuster

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Doctor Petrie; Carlton Velcro; Pavane Next (introduction); Razor-Fist (death)
Synopsis: The conclusion of the conflict with Carlton Velcro. Intro Pavane, the whip-wielding villainess in the image of a B&D mag centerfold.
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Assault on an Angry Sea!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang Chi
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Disclose Notes: Cover lettering by Danny Crespi confirmed by Todd Klein via The Danny Crespi Files posting on his Facebook page, 27 April 2018.
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Assault on an Angry Sea!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Doctor Petrie; Therese Beswick (introduction)
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Messenger of Madness!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang Chi
First Line: Mechanized death vs. martial-arts fury!
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Wicked Messenger of Madness

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Denis Nayland Smith; Leiko Wu (introduction); Mordillo [Simon Bretnor] (introduction); Brynocki (introduction)
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Disclose Notes: Introduction of Leiko Wu, who is to become Shang Chi's romantic interest.
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[untitled]

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First Line: A mixed bag of comments on various issues this time, as well as discussions on general topics ranging from skin color to cigar origins.
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Captive in a Madman's Crown!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi
First Line: Shang-Chi--Trapped on an island where harmless toys become deadly weapons!
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Cyclone at the Center of a Madman's Crown!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; Leiko Wu; Black Jack Tarr; Denis Nayland Smith; Doctor Petrie; Mordillo; Brynocki (introduction); Carlton Velcro (flashback)
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[untitled]

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First Line: Arrghh!! So many truly fine letters and such limited space in which to present them!
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Death-Hand!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang Chi; Mordillo; Leiko Wu
First Line: All your Kung-Fu tricks won't help you save that girl, China-man!
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Disclose Notes: Giacoia and Romita cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.
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Death Hand and the Sun of Mordillo

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Leiko Wu; Brynocki; Mordillo (death); Pavane
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Disclose Notes: End of Mordillo trilogy
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[untitled]

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First Line: Might I begin this little message [Editor's note: No.] by stating that I was impressed by the appearance of Rufus T. Hackstabber in GSMOKF #4 ....
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Disclose Notes: Letters from Elliot P. Flickwhistle (Mike Perry), Ralfus P. MacStabber (Ralph Macchio, uncredited), Richard Nathan, Bob Ortega; letters page replies by Doug Moench.
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The Night of the Ninjas!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; several ninjas
First Line: Martial Arts magic to assault your senses!
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Cages of Myth, Menagerie of Mirrors!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Warlords of the Web (introduction); Sir Denis Nayland Smith (flashback); Black Jack Tarr (flashback); Clive Reston (flashback); Moon Sun (introduction); Moon Sun's circus [Cinnabar (introduction); George the Angel-Hawk (introduction); Pan Sing (introduction); Rynor (introduction); Sheena (introduction); Sybilis and Snake (introduction); Tiko Sun (introduction)]
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Disclose Notes: This story was originally intended for Giant-Size MOKF 5.
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Darkstrider
First Line: You're Finished, Shang-Chi!
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Web of Dark Death!

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Darkstrider; Warlords of the Web; Moon Sun; Moon Sun's circus [Cinnabar; George the Angel-Hawk; Pan Sing; Rynor; Sheena; Snake; Sybilis; Tiko Sun]
First Line: There is strong mystery here.
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Disclose Notes: This story originally intended for Giant-Size MOKF #5.
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Death Lair!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Midnight
Character(s): Midnight [M'Nai]; Kono; Chou; Half-Face
First Line: Singapore: 1971.
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Fu Manchu; Shang-Chi
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Disclose Notes: original art for cover of Special Marvel Edition (Marvel, 1971) #15
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Fu Manchu; Shang-Chi
First Line: An Iron Fist -- and Hands of Steel -- against the macabe master-villainy of Fu Manchu?
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Special Marvel Edition #15, featuring cover art for that title.
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Midnight [M'nai]
First Line: Friends from birth -- yet forced to fight a battle to the death in the dark back alleys of Manhattan!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Special Marvel Edition #16, featuring art from the cover.
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi
First Line: The Marvel Age of Kung Fu thrills!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Giant-Size Master of Kung-Fu (Marvel, 1974) #1.
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The Hands of Shang-She, Mistress of Kung Fu

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shang-She; Su Manchu; Iron Sis
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Disclose Notes: A Shang-Chi and Iron Fist spoof from the back cover of F.O.O.M. #9
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts, superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi
First Line: All right webophiles--that does it for our first-issue fist-fest!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Giant-Size Spider-Man (Marvel, 1974) #2
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts, superhero
Character(s): Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Shang-Chi; Sons of the Tiger
First Line: Two summer specials from the ever-lovin' House of Ideas!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Special Collector's Edition Treasury (Marvel, 1975) #1
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Savage Fists of Kung Fu

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang Chi; Iron Fist; Sons of the Tiger [Bob Diamond; Lin Sun; Abe Brown]
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Fu Manchu

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Savage Fists of Kung Fu

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Sons of the Tiger [Bob Diamond; Abe Brown; Lin Sun]; Shang Chi; Iron Fist [Dann Rand]
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr
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Disclose Notes: Unused cover art from Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974) #17
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[untitled]

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Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Shang-Chi
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Disclose Notes: Cover art for this volume.

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