Marvel Masterworks: Iron Fist #1 [Regular Edition]

([June] 2011)

Marvel Masterworks (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

inside flap

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 3)

Iron Fist / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Pat Broderick

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Phil Rachelson

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #24 (September 1975)

Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Gil Kane; John Romita (alterations)

Inks

Dick Giordano; John Romita (alterations)

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You karate killers wanted a showdown...

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist [Danny Rand]

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #15 (May 1974)

The Fury of Iron Fist! (Table of Contents: 7)

Iron Fist / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Glynis Wein

Letters

Gaspar Saladino [as L. P. Gregory]

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist [Danny Rand] (introduction, origin); Wendell Rand (introduction, death in flashback); Heather Rand (introduction, death in flashback); Yu-Ti (introduction); Dragon Kings (introduction); Shu-Hu (introduction); Harold Meachum (introduction, flashback)

Synopsis

Iron Fist passes the final tests in his K'un-Lun training and is granted the priveledge of immortality if he so chooses. During his final battle with the robot Shu-Hu, Danny remembers how his father was killed by Meachum and his mother gave her life to save his as the Rand family searched for the fabled city of K'un-Lun.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #15 (May 1974)

Indexer Notes

Story dedicated to Bill Everett, creator of Amazing-Man. Iron Fist's origin is influenced by Everett's Aman the Amazing-Man from Amazing Man (Centaur, 1939 series) #5. John Aman is integrated to the Marvel universe in Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel, 2007 series) #12.

Jaws of the Dragon! (Table of Contents: 8)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; The Scythe

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #16 (July 1974)

Heart of the Dragon! (Table of Contents: 9)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (co-plotter); Len Wein

Pencils

Larry Hama

Inks

Dick Giordano; Klaus Janson

Colors

Glynis Wein

Letters

Gaspar Saladino [as L. P. Gregory]

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist [Danny Rand] (origin conclusion); Lei Kung the Thunderer (introduction, in flashback); Yu-Ti (in flashback); The Scythe (introduction); Shou-Lao the Undying (introduction, a dragon, in flashback)

Synopsis

Danny completes his training in K'un-Lun and acquires the power of the Iron Fist but rather than partake of immortality, he decides to return to his own world and seek vengeance against his parent's killer, Harold Meachum. On arriving in New York, Danny faces assassins who are trying to collect a ten thousand dollar bounty against him.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #16 (July 1974)

Indexer Notes

Although uncredited, Klaus Janson certainly inked at least pages #8-11.

Citadel of Vengeance! (Table of Contents: 10)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane; John Romita (alterations)

Inks

Dick Giordano; John Romita (alterations)

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #17 (September 1974)

Indexer Notes

Alterations on Iron Fist's face by John Romita.

Citadel On the Edge of Vengeance (Table of Contents: 11)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Larry Hama

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Petra Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Triple-Iron (introduction)

Synopsis

Iron Fist fights his way through Meachum's office building laced with traps but finds at the end, not Meachum, but a giant named Triple-Iron who is bent on killing him.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #17 (September 1974)

[Martial arts mayhem...with the man called Triple-Iron!] (Table of Contents: 12)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Triple-Iron

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #18 (October 1974)

Lair of Shattered Vengeance! (Table of Contents: 13)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Larry Hama

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Petra Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Da Tempa (flashback); The Ninja [Lee Wing] (introduction); Harold Meachum (dies); Joy Meachum (introduction); Triple-Iron; Yu-Ti (flashback); Lei Kung the Thunderer (flashback)

Synopsis

Iron Fist fights his way through Triple-Iron to get to Harold Meachum, only to find that the man who killed his parents has lost both of his legs and lived in terror for the last decade waiting for the inevitable confrontation with Daniel Rand. Unable to kill Meachum in vengeance, Iron Fist is leaving him to his fate when a mysterious ninja shows up and skewers Meachum with a sword. Meachum's daughter, Joy, walks in and believes that Iron Fist has killed her father.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #18 (October 1974)

The Death-Cult of Kara-Kai! (Table of Contents: 14)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Starlin

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Danny Crespi

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Death-Cult of Kara-Kai

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #19 (November 1974)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit for cover confirmed by Todd Klein via files of Danny Crespi (as posted to Facebook through the Comics Historian Exchange page, 16 August 2016). Originally credited tentatively to "Annette Kawecki ?"

Death-Cult! (Table of Contents: 15)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Larry Hama

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Jan Brunner

Letters

Ray Holloway

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Joy Meachum; Yu-Ti (flashback); Colleen Wing (introduction); Ward Meachum (introduction); Death-Cult of Kara-Kai (introduction); Professor Lee Wing [also as the Ninja]; Da Tempa (dies in flashback)

Synopsis

Iron Fist meets Colleen Wing and her father who knows all about Danny's stay in K'un-Lun. Iron Fist tries to make amends with Joy Meachum but she leads him into a trap where he has to face members of the Kara-Kai death cult. The mysterious ninja who actually killed Meachum shows up to give Danny a hand.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #19 (November 1974)

It's Kung Fu vs. The Deadly Art of Savate! And That Means--Batroc! (Table of Contents: 16)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Batroc

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #20 (January 1975)

Batroc and Other Assassins! (Table of Contents: 17)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella

Pencils

Arvell Jones

Inks

Dan Green

Colors

Carl Gafford [as John Drake]

Letters

Ray Holloway

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Colleen Wing; Lee Wing [also as the Ninja]; Death-Cult of Kara-Kai ; Batroc; Batroc's Brigade; Joy Meachum; Ward Meachum

Synopsis

Ward and Joy hire Batroc to kill Iron Fist. The mysterious ninja who keeps appearing in Danny's life shows up once again to help him out against Batroc and his brigade. The story reveals that the ninja is really Lee Wing (although Danny doesn't find that out yet).

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #20 (January 1975)

Vengeance of the Death-Goddess! (Table of Contents: 18)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Colleen Wing

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #21 (March 1975)

Daughters of the Death-Goddess (Table of Contents: 19)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella

Pencils

Arvell Jones

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Joe Rosen

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Misty Knight (introduction); Colleen Wing; Lee Wing; Ninja; Ward Meachum; Joy Meachum; Batroc; Batroc's Brigade; Death-Cult of Kara-Kai; Shaya (introduction); Ushas (introduction)

Synopsis

Batroc becomes enraged when the Meachums refuse to pay him for failing to kill Iron Fist. Iron Fist arrives at the Wings to find dead cult members lying in rubble but no sign of his friends. Misty Knight arrives and attacks Danny whom she suspects has done something with Colleen. Iron Fist follows the Ninja to the underground Temple of Kali where he finds Lee and Colleen in chains. He battles the daughters of Kali, but the Sacred Volume of Kali is burned up in the conflict. This enrages the Ninja who splits off from Lee Wing whom he has been possessing and prepares to kill Iron Fist.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #21 (March 1975)

Death-Duel With the Night-Prowling Ninja! (Table of Contents: 20)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Al Milgrom ?

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Danny Crespi ?

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; The Ninja; Death-Cult of Kara-Kai

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #22 [Regular Edition] (June 1975)

Death Is a Ninja (Table of Contents: 21)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella

Pencils

Arvell Jones

Inks

Aubrey Bradford

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Karen Mantlo

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Lee Wing; Colleen Wing; Ninja; Shaya; Ushas; Death-Cult of Kara-Kai; Master Khan (flashback); Lei Kung the Thunderer (flashback); Yu-Ti (flashback)

Synopsis

The Ninja transports Iron Fist to a mystic dimension where they can battle to the death in peace. He regales Danny with his origin story, his ties to K'un-Lun and how he was trapped in the Sacred Volume of Kali for many years. Iron Fist destroys the Ninja and returns to Earth to find the police mopping up the Kara-Kai death-cult. Danny is cleared of Harold Meachum's death but feels lost as his vengeance against his parent's murderer is complete and he cannot return home to K'un-Lun for nine more years.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #22 (June 1975)

The Gentleman's Name is Warhawk! The Name of the Game Is Death! (Table of Contents: 22)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Bob McLeod

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Colleen Wing; Warhawk

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #23 (August 1975)

The Name Is...Warhawk (Table of Contents: 23)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Pencils

Pat Broderick

Inks

Bob McLeod

Colors

Michele Wolfman

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Karen Mantlo

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist (also in flashback); Lee Wing; Colleen Wing; Lt. Rafael Scarfe (introduction); Warhawk [Mitchell Tanner] (introduction); Lei Kung the Thunderer (flashback); Yu-Ti (flashback)

Synopsis

Danny and Colleen are taking a walk in the park when a sniper begins picking off the people around them. Warhawk, a merc who still thinks he is fighting in Viet Nam, captures Colleen and Iron Fist has to get her back.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #23 (August 1975)

There's Never Been Another Game Like...Summerkill! (Table of Contents: 24)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

John Romita

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Princess Azir; Monstroid [Ballox]

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #24 [Regular Edition] (September 1975)

Summerkill (Table of Contents: 25)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Pencils

Pat Broderick; Marie Severin (uncredited, assorted head shots on pages 16-17)

Inks

Vince Colletta; Marie Severin (uncredited, assorted head shots on pages 16-17)

Colors

Phil Rachelson

Letters

Karen Mantlo

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Colleen Wing; Lt. Rafael Scarfe; Princess Azir; Marvel Softball Team [Chris Claremont; Len Wein; Glynis Wein; Marv Wolfman; Tony Isabella; Irene Vartanoff; Herb Trimpe; Mark Hanerfeld; Bill Mantlo; Mike Kaluta; Al Milgrom]; Monstroid [Ballox]; Master Khan; Gamal Hassan; Beyd

Synopsis

Iron Fist spars with Colleen but has a hard time fighting a girl as it was forbidden in K'un-Lun. Danny gets roped into playing softball with the Marvel bullpen and the police. After the game, he has to protect one of the spectators, Princess Azir of Halwan, from the killer robot sent to murder her.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #24 (September 1975)

Indexer Notes

The Marvel softball team appears on pages 15-17 of this issue, with Marie Severin providing most of the likenesses. Chris Claremont, Len and Glynis Wein, Marv Wolfman, Tony Isabella, Irene Vartanoff, Herb Trimpe, Mark Hanerfeld, Bill Mantlo, Mike Kaluta, and Al Milgrom are featured. See the letters page to Iron Fist #2 for more information.

Mind-Storm! (Table of Contents: 26)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Angar the Screamer

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #25 (October 1975)

Morning of the Mindstorm! (Table of Contents: 27)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Al McWilliams

Colors

Michele Wolfman

Letters

Karen Mantlo

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Lee Wing; Colleen Wing; Jeryn Hogarth (introduction); Princess Azir; Lt. Rafael Scarfe; Angar the Screamer; Khumbala Bey (introduction)

Synopsis

Iron Fist arrives at the Wings to discover Colleen missing and Lee raving like a mad man. Danny and Scarfe try to track down Colleen but are assaulted by illusions courtesy of Angar. Beating Angar down, Iron Fist discovers a Stark International I.D. card on the villain and figures the company is behind the disappearance of his friend.

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #25 (October 1975)

A Duel of Iron! (Table of Contents: 28)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Reprints

• from Iron Fist (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (November 1975)

A Duel of Iron! (Table of Contents: 29)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Al McWilliams

Colors

Janice Cohen

Letters

Dave Hunt

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Misty Knight; Colleen Wing; Lt. Rafael Scarfe; Angar the Screamer; Davos [Steel Serpent]; Ward Meachum (behind the scenes); Beyd; Gamal Hassan

Synopsis

Iron Fist breaks into Stark Industries looking for Colleen Wing. Instead he finds Misty Knight who is also searching for her friend. Tony Stark notices the intruders and Iron Man battles Iron Fist.

Reprints

• from Iron Fist (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (November 1975)

Valley of the Damned! (Table of Contents: 30)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

John Romita

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Letters

Danny Crespi

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist; Miranda Ran'd'Kai; H'ylthri

Reprints

• from Iron Fist (Marvel, 1975 series) #2 (December 1975)

Valley of the Damned! (Table of Contents: 31)

Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Frank Chiaramonte

Colors

Michele Wolfman

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Joe Rosen

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Iron Fist (origin details); Miranda Ran'd'Kai (introduction, Iron Fist's sister, flashback); Conal D'hu-Tsien (flashback); Colleen Wing; Lee Wing; Misty Knight; Lt. Rafael Scarfe; Hylthri (introduction, flashback); Master Khan; Merrin (flashback); Tucos (flashback); Kemal; Gamal Hassan

Synopsis

As Iron Fist sits at the hospital bedside of Lee Wing, he thinks back on another incident in K'un-Lun where he failed other friends and faced the plant-like H'ylthri for the first time. Misty learns that one of Collen's captors is willing to turn on his master and Misty and Danny prepare to fly to London for the meet.

Reprints

• from Iron Fist (Marvel, 1975 series) #2 (December 1975)

Biographies (Table of Contents: 32)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Also Available from Marvel Masterworks (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

various

Colors

Michael Kelleher; Kellustration (reconstruction)

Genre

martial arts; superhero