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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu

First Line: Iron-fisted first issue!

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The Hands of Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu Omnibus

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Character(s): Shang-Chi

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Notes: Title page with indicia & collection credits on reverse

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Black Jack Tarr

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

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Contents

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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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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu

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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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Notes: Introduction of Shang-Chi in the Marvel Universe and also various characters from Fu Manchu novels by Sax Rohmer.

Missives to the Master!

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First Line: Special introductory note: Master of Kung Fu

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Notes: Text articles by Thomas and Englehart about the creation of Shang-Chi.

Watch Out World! The Colossus Lives Again!

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Feature(s): It! The Living Colossus

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Notes: House ad for Astonishing Tales #21

The Man-Menace Called...Midnight!

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Midnight [M'Nai]

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Midnight Brings Dark Death!

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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: The Shang-Chi series continued in Master of Kung Fu #17.

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Genres: martial arts

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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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: Script credits from Steve Englehart via Darrel McCann on the GCD Error List (17 November 2004).

Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin, and Al Milgrom appear as muggers on pages 1-3.

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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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Notes: Letters page replies by Steve Englehart.

Martial Arts Action from Mighty Marvel

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu

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Notes: Cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

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

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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Notes: At about this time, the black-and-white companion magazine Deadly Hands of Kung Fu was started.

Pencils: First Gulacy on the feature.

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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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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang Chi; Man-Thing

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Retreat

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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: Shang-Chi meets a David Carradine/Cain (from the TV show 'Kung Fu' ) lookalike.

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First Line: Whenever you people aren't creating a craze ....

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Notes: Letters from Ralph Macchio, Jana C. Hollingsworth, Mark Carter, J. E. Planck, Jack Frost and William D. Cooper.

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang Chi; Korain (a samurai)

First Line: Watch out, Shang-Chi!

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Notes: Giacoia cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Romita provided alterations and redrew the Samurai. The unaltered cover appears in Marvel UK's The Avengers # 41, June 1974.

Cover letter credit from the Danny Crespi files, as posted to Facebook on the Comics History Exchange page by Todd Klein (15 August 2016).

Weapon of the Soul

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Genres: martial arts

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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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang Chi; (two unnamed assassins)

First Line: Eat cold steel, pajama-boy!

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Notes: The scene depicted here does not actually occur within the story.

Season of Vengeance...

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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: Letters from The Comics Critic, Joseph Randisi, Jr., William Mills, "Be a Mighty Marvel Salesperson!" house ad, illustration of Shang-Chi, house ad for Monsters of the Movies #2, and Marvel Value Stamp Series A #62 (The Plunderer).

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Notes: Cover appears the same month as Marvel UK's The Avengers # 38. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2017.

Death Masque!

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu; Ducharme

Synopsis: vs Fu Manchu and his cult assassins

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Pages: 24

Notes: Story in three parts: unnumbered part one (8 pp.), Part Two (The Enemy Within, 8 pp.), Part Three (The Council of 7, 8 pp.)

Frozen Past, Shattered Memories

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu; Morton

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Shaolin Temple Boxing

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Iron Fist

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Reflections in a Rippled Pool

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Jack

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Shang-Chi

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Masterstroke!

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Genres: martial arts, superhero

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

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Pages: 30

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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Notes: Letters from John Blocher, Bob Rodi, Eric Roland Martinez and Timothy K. Johnson; subscription blank for Marvel titles; ad for Monsters Unleashed; Marvel Value Stamp, Series A, #79 Kang

Death-Trap for Shang-Chi!

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The Devil-Doctor's Triumph

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Genres: martial arts

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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Pages: 40

Notes: Chapter One: Eyes (14 pp.), Chapter 2 Air (6 pp.), Chapter 3 Deceit (10 pp.), Chapter 4 Dementia (10 pp.)

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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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: vs Fu Manchu

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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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Notes: Letter from Ken Meyer, Jr.

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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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: Page 2 by Weiss? Pages 6, 14, 16 by Starlin?

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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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Notes: Letters portion of the issue with two by Peter B. Gillis and Alan Rothman. Contains the Marvel Value Stamp #15 of Iron Man. Included on the bottom portion of these two centerfold pages are advertisements for a Marvel Subscription and the fourth issue of Haunt of Horror featuring Gabriel and Satana.

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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Notes: Letters from Phillip Grant, Gene Christie, "Be a Mighty Marvel Salesperson!" house ad, illustration of Shang-Chi, house ad for Strange Tales #178, and Marvel Value Stamp Series A #41 (The Gladiator).

Fires of Rebirth!

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Fires of Rebirth

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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: Story in four chapters: unnumbered chapter I (11 pp.), Chapter II London (8 pp.), Chapter III Crucible of Deceit (6 pp.), Chapter IV: Test of Loyalty (15 pp.)

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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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Notes: includes letters from Dean Mullaney, Brian K. Morris, Chad B. Govette, house ads for Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction and Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up and Marvel Value Stamp #71 (Vision)

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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Notes: intro Fah Lo Suee, Fu Manchu's daughter

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First Line: Master of Kung Fu #23 was a lift from recent issues.

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Notes: Letters from William Mills, Terry White, Bill Wu, Dale A. Biach.

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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Notes: Cover credits provided 2006 by Steven Tice.

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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Notes: Letters from Jim Vicko, Bart DiPieteo, Marnin Rosenberg, Dominick A. Carlucci

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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Notes: Giacoia cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

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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Notes: vs Fu Manchu and Fah Lo Suee

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First Line: Very nice cover on MOKF #24 (tenth issue, if you're counting).

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Notes: Letter from Kim Thompson.

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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Notes: intro Tiger-Claw. Intro Rufus T. Hackstabber, visually and verbally patterned on comedian Groucho Marx.

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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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Notes: include letters from Jackie Frost; David Gordon Bowman and Mark Gasper

The Rampage of Razor-Fist!

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Character(s): Shang-Chi; Razor-Fist

First Line: Action as you've never seen it before!

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Notes: Cover art credits confirmed 2010 by Al Milgrom.

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

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Notes: Letter from Peter Sanderson.

Pit of Lions!

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Genres: martial arts

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

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Notes: Letters from Dean Mullaney, Ralph Macchio.

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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Notes: Cover lettering by Danny Crespi confirmed by Todd Klein via The Danny Crespi Files posting on his Facebook page, 27 April 2018.

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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Notes: The license plate "AM" on the cover does not refer to Al Milgrom.

Wicked Messenger of Madness

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Denis Nayland Smith; Leiko Wu (introduction); Mordillo [Simon Bretnor] (introduction); Brynocki (introduction)

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Notes: Introduction of Leiko Wu, who is to become Shang Chi's romantic interest.

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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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Genres: martial arts

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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Notes: vs Mordillo

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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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Notes: Letters page letter from Dean Mullaney.

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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Notes: Giacoia and Romita cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

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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Notes: End of Mordillo trilogy

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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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Notes: Letters from Elliot P. Flickwhistle (Mike Perry), Ralfus P. MacStabber (Ralph Macchio, uncredited), Richard Nathan, Bob Ortega; letters page replies by Doug Moench.

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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Notes: This story was originally intended for Giant-Size MOKF 5.

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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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Notes: This story originally intended for Giant-Size MOKF #5.

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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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Fu Manchu; Shang-Chi

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Notes: original art for cover of Special Marvel Edition (Marvel, 1971) #15

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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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Notes: House ad for Special Marvel Edition #15, featuring cover art for that title.

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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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Notes: House ad for Special Marvel Edition #16, featuring art from the cover.

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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi

First Line: The Marvel Age of Kung Fu thrills!

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Notes: House ad for Giant-Size Master of Kung-Fu (Marvel, 1974) #1.

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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Notes: A Shang-Chi and Iron Fist spoof from the back cover of F.O.O.M. #9

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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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Notes: House ad for Giant-Size Spider-Man (Marvel, 1974) #2

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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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Notes: House ad for Special Collector's Edition Treasury (Marvel, 1975) #1

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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Genres: martial arts

Character(s): Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr

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Notes: Unused cover art from Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974) #17

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Notes: Cover art for this volume.