Master of Kung Fu #86 [Newsstand]
(March 1980)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-12-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860244903
Printer
Printed in the U. S. A.
Editing
Roger Stern (credited) (editor); Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Bob Budiansky (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Stern is credited as being the editor on the story credits, while the letters page gives Salicrup as editor and Budiansky as Assistant Editor.
On-Sale Date from U. S. Copyright Office.
This issue is a variant of Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #86 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Warriors of the Golden Dawn! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mike Zeck (signed as Zeck)
Inks
Mike Zeck (signed as Zeck)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Chiquita Bananas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Warriors of the Golden Dawn Part 4 The Phoenix and the Dragon (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Mike Zeck (credited)
Inks
Gene Day (credited)
Colors
Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

Job Number
LF 679
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Fu Manchu [Zheng Zu]; Clive Reston; Shang-Chi; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Fah Lo Suee; Black Jack Tarr; Leiko Wu; Zaran [Maximillian Zaran]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Shang-Chi and Black Jack confront Fu Manchu, but barely manage to leave his citadel alive.
Reprints

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fun Factory (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Next Step Forward...Epic (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

Rom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Star Fleet Defenders (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Heroes World Superhero Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Joe Nazario Tonometrics System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Missives to the Master! / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Kurt S. Olsson, The Mad Maple and Bill Herndon.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.

U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Ed Shukin (Business Manager)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Ownership statement shows 129,000 average circulation in the previous year; 143,000 in the single issue nearest to filing date.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.

Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Hey America, We've got Your Cup of Candy! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Boyer Mallo Cup / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Deluxe Quality Movie Viewer] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Hungry Battleaxe! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Here's an Ad That Will Flip Ya! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning. (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Star Trek Movies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Warriors of the Golden Dawn!
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi
  2. 1. ["When your mom buys delicious Winter Olympic bananas you get 16 collectible stickers."]
    Chiquita Bananas
  3. 2. Warriors of the Golden Dawn Part 4 The Phoenix and the Dragon
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi
  4. 3. ["High school diploma & ring"]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  5. 4. Fun Factory
    Fun Factory Novelties
  6. 5. The Next Step Forward...Epic
  7. 6. ["New! Electronic action toy!"]
    Rom
  8. 7. Star Fleet Defenders
    Heroes World Superhero Merchandise
  9. 8. ["Dominate others with fantastic brute strength!"]
    Joe Nazario Tonometrics System
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Missives to the Master!
  11. 10. U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  12. 11. Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!
  13. 12. Hey America, We've got Your Cup of Candy!
    Boyer Mallo Cup
  14. 13. ["High school"]
  15. 14. ["Remember how many times you felt left out because you were broke!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  16. 15. [Deluxe Quality Movie Viewer]
    Honor House Products
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  18. 17. The Hungry Battleaxe!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man
  19. 18. Here's an Ad That Will Flip Ya!
  20. 19. 204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  22. 21. The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning.
    Star Trek Movies
This issue was modified by
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ron Sadowski