Master of Kung Fu #89 [Direct]
(June 1980)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Jim Salicrup (editor); Bob Budiansky (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Dragons! (Table of Contents)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Zeck (signed)
Inks
Mike Zeck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I swore to oppose you.
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu
Reprints
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Warriors of the Golden Dawn Part 7 The Dragons (Table of Contents: 1)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
Gene Day
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Jim Novak
Job Number
LF109
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu (death); Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston (flashback); Fah Lo Suee (flashback); Zaran (flashback); Maru (flashback)
Synopsis
Escaping in his flying saucer, Fu Manchu is confronted by his son. Forced to crashland, Fu Manchu unleashes three aliens against Shang-Chi. Chi overcomes them and attacks Fu Manchu once more, causing the saucer to malfunction and explode, seemingly killing Fu Manchu.
Reprints

The Trap (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Missives to the Master! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Cat Yronwode, Tar Ray Christiansen and Alexander Garvin, with replies from Moench.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dragons!
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi
  2. 1. Warriors of the Golden Dawn Part 7 The Dragons
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi
  3. 2. The Trap
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Missives to the Master!
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