Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection #2 - Fight Without Pity
(2019)

Marvel, 2018 Series
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Volume
2
Price
39.99 USD; 52.00 CAD
Pages
508
On-sale Date
2019-06-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel Epic Collection; Marvel [in horizontal box]; Epic
ISBN
978-1-302-90136-3 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781302901363 53999
Editing
Cory Sedlmeier (credited) (collection editor)

Issue Notes

Collects Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #29-53 and Master of Kung Fu Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Dean White (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Shen Kuei
Reprints

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

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Shen Kuei

Indexer Notes

Title page.
Image is taken from the cover of Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #39.

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

Master of Kung Fu / credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits page.

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

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
typeset

Characters
Shang Chi

Indexer Notes

Image is taken from the first page of Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #39.

The Rampage of Razor-Fist! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Action as you've never seen it before!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Razor-Fist
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed 2010 by Al Milgrom.

The Crystal Connection (Table of Contents: 5)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Paul Gulacy
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston (introduction); Denis Nayland Smith; Doctor Petrie; Carlton Velcro (introduction); Razor-Fist (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer 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.

Pit of Lions! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Dan Adkins ?; Frank Giacoia ?
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You want action?
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Razor-Fist
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Giacoia cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

A Gulf of Lions (Table of Contents: 7)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Artie Simek

Genre
martial arts; spy
Characters
Shang Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Doctor Petrie; Carlton Velcro; Razor-Fist
Reprints

Snowbuster! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Dan Adkins (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If I cannot regain my balance, this war machine will destroy me!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi; Pavane
Reprints

Snowbuster (Table of Contents: 9)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Karen Mantlo (p. 2-18)

Genre
martial arts
Characters
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.
Reprints

Assault on an Angry Sea! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Mike Esposito (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi
Reprints

Indexer 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! (Table of Contents: 11)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Mike Esposito (finished art)
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Karen Mantlo

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Denis Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Doctor Petrie; Therese Beswick (introduction)
Reprints

Messenger of Madness! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mechanized death vs. martial-arts fury!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Wicked Messenger of Madness (Table of Contents: 13)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Denis Nayland Smith; Leiko Wu (introduction); Mordillo [Simon Bretnor] (introduction); Brynocki (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Captive in a Madman's Crown! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Dan Adkins ?
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shang-Chi--Trapped on an island where harmless toys become deadly weapons!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi
Reprints

Cyclone at the Center of a Madman's Crown! (Table of Contents: 15)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; Leiko Wu; Black Jack Tarr; Denis Nayland Smith; Doctor Petrie; Mordillo; Brynocki (introduction); Carlton Velcro (flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

vs Mordillo

Death-Hand! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia; John Romita (corrections)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All your Kung-Fu tricks won't help you save that girl, China-man!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi; Mordillo; Leiko Wu
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Giacoia and Romita cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

Death-Hand and the Sun of Mordillo (Table of Contents: 17)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Leiko Wu; Brynocki; Mordillo (death); Pavane
Reprints

Indexer Notes

End of Mordillo trilogy

The Night of the Ninjas! (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Martial Arts magic to assault your senses!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; several ninjas
Reprints

Cages of Myth, Menagerie of Mirrors! (Table of Contents: 19)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Sal Trapani
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
martial arts
Characters
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)]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Mike Esposito (signed as Espoia); Frank Giacoia (signed as Espoia)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're Finished, Shang-Chi!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Darkstrider
Reprints

Web of Dark Death! (Table of Contents: 21)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Sal Trapani
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There is strong mystery here.
Genre
martial arts
Characters
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]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Iron Fist; Quan-St'ar
Reprints

The Fortress of S'ahra Sharn! (Table of Contents: 23)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Duffy Vohland (pages 1-17); John Tartaglione (pages 18-47)
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Jean Simek

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Iron Fist; Quan-St'ar (a magician)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story is unusual for MOKF in that it's magical and involves interdimensional travel.

Claws of the Cat! (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Martial Arts madness-- as you have never seen before!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Giacoia credit per Nick Caputo, Jan 2011. Previous indexer listed Dan Adkins?

Cat (Table of Contents: 25)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (co-plotter and writer); Paul Gulacy (co-plotter)
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Annette Kawecki

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Cat [Shen Kuei]; Leiko Wu; Juliette; Bewitchers of the Night (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Vs. Cat, first. Previous attribution of inks by Jim Steranko on bottom two tiers of page 14 was refuted by Dan Adkins in a letter printed in Amazing Heroes #167 (June 15, 1989). (Error 5274, attachment 232, November 2, 2010).

Fight Without Pity! (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Klaus Janson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shang-Chi battles to the death against Cat!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Shen Kuei
Reprints

Fight Without Pity (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Annette Kawecki

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; Leiko Wu; Cat [Shen Kuei]; Juliettte
Reprints

Indexer Notes

vs Cat

Fury Erupts in... The Murder Agency! (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Dan Adkins ?; John Romita ? (corrections)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Explosive Martial Arts action--
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Romita cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

The Murder Agency (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Paul Gulacy
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (splash logo); Annette Kawecki

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Denis Nayland Smith; Leiko Wu; James Larner (introduction); Oriental Expediters (introduction); Shen Kuei (flashback); Juliette (flashback)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Adkins ?
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sensational all action ish!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adkins cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.
The cover is based on cover of Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 painted by Bob Larkin.

Slain in Secrecy, and by Illusion! (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Mike Esposito (finishes)
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; James Larner; Black Jack Tarr; Midnight [M'Nai] (flashback); Cho Lin (introduction, flashback); Kwan Shu (introduction, flashback)
Reprints

Clock of Shattered Time! (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before you can defuse that time bomb you have to defeat me!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi; Shockwave
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed 2010 by Al Milgrom.

The Clock of Shattered Time (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Tom Sutton
Colors
Don Warfield
Letters
Denise Wohl (pages 1-11); Irv Watanabe (pages 14-31, uncredited)

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; James Larner; Denis Nayland Smith; Melissa Greville; (introduction); Shockwave (introduction); Skolnik; Dr. Petrie; MI-6 [Agent Caldwell]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This issue was rush-inked by Tom Sutton. See the Master of Kung Fu #46 letters page for details.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Rich Buckler (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shang-Chi faces electronic death at the hands of Shock-Wave!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi; Shockwave
Reprints

A Flash of Purple Sparks (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; James Larner; Denis Nayland Smith; Leiko Wu; Melissa Greville; Ducharme; Shockwave; Dr. Petrie; Sir Herbert Griswold (introduction); Five; Nine
Reprints

Death-Day of the Golden Dagger! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is it! Son vs. father!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed 2010 by Al Milgrom.

Prelude: Golden Daggers (A Death Run) (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
Don Warfield
Letters
Annette Kawecki

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Ducharme; Shock-wave; Nayland Smith; Dr. Petrie; Fah Lo Suee; Bolo; Kimba
Synopsis
Ducharme is revealed to be Nayland Smith's mole inside Fu Manchu's organization. But Smith has not found Fu's mole within his. Clive and Chi, then Leiko, are attacked on the road by masked assassins (presumably the Golden Dagger). The men escape but Leiko does not. In the hospital the wounded Shock-wave implicates Petrie as the mole, then shoots Smith!
Reprints
Keywords
espionage; martial arts; spies

Indexer Notes

Prelude to a 'Return of Fu Manchu' arc (apparently unnamed)) in 6 chapters, followed by an epilogue.

Death Seed! (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golden daggers. Glittering doom!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Fah Lo Suee
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed 2010 by Al Milgrom.

Part One (Shang-Chi): The Death Seed! (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Pablo Marcos
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Shock-wave; Nayland Smith (unconscious); Dr. Petrie; Black Jack Tarr; Fah Lo Suee; Bolo; Kimba; Tarrant; Fu Manchu
Synopsis
Shang-Chi and Clive Reston confront Fah Lo Suee (Fu's evil daughter who is herself fighting Fu) and her bad boys Bolo and Kimba. She informs her two opponents that Petrie is the mole and invites them to join her. Reston is eager but Shangi-Chi refuses. Leiko escapes and saves the two from execution. Clive leaps aboard Fah Lo Suee's escape launch and discovers the shocking identity of Tarrant. Meanwhile, Fu Manchu has located the great oyster.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This is the first issue of a six-part storyline culminating in Master of Kung Fu #50. Each issue is narrated by a different character - this one by Shang-Chi.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Die, Son of Fu Manchu!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Chankar
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover penciler credit and cover inker confirmation provided 2011 by Al Milgrom.

Part Two (Clive Reston): The Spider Spell! (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Pablo Marcos
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Joe Rosen

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Nayland Smith (unconscious); Dr. Petrie; Black Jack Tarr; Larner; Fah Lo Suee; Tarrant; Fu Manchu
Synopsis
Clive Reston escapes the launch and joins with Shang-Chi and Leiko Wu in pursuit of Fah Lo Suee and 'Tarrant'. They escape, but take Chi and Leiko with them disguised as her minions. Meanwhile, Fu Manchu has opened the oyster --- and the pearl.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The second of a six-part storyline. Each issue is narrated by a different character - this one by Clive Reston.

The Cold White Mantle of Death! (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Inks
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
War in the Arctic Wastes! Shang-Chi stands alone against the forces of Fu Manchu!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Clive Reston
Reprints

Part III (Leiko Wu): Phantom Sand (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Pablo Marcos
Colors
Hugh Paley
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Nayland Smith; Dr. Petrie; Black Jack Tarr; James Larner; Fah Lo Suee; Tarrant; Fu Manchu
Synopsis
Nayland Smith is not dead yet, and his organization tries to de-program Dr. Petrie. Fah Lo Suee's planes land somewhere cold and she discovers Leiko Wu and Shangi-Chi hiding in plain sight. They escape. Larner and Reston, shot down when they stray too close to Fu Manchu's icy citadel, join up with Chi and Leiko. And is Ducharme a double agent? Meanwhile, Fu Manchu begins the resurrection of his ancestor, the mighty warlord Shaka Kharn.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Third of a six-part storyline. Each issue is narrated by a different character - this one by Leiko Wu.

The Bridge of a Thousand Dooms! (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Dave Cockrum
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi
Reprints

Part IV (Black Jack Tarr) City in the Top of the World (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Jack Abel (pages 1-16); Pablo Marcos (pages 17-31)
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Denise Wohl (pages 3-22); Irv Watanabe (pages 23-31, uncredited)

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Black Jack Tarr; Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; James Larner; Fah Lo Suee; Fu Manchu; Shaka Kharn
Synopsis
Black Jack Tarr arrives at Fu Manchu's fortress. He finds Larner and Fah Lo Suee who are cooperating against Fu. She reveals Fu's appalling plan for world domination - through destruction. Tarr penetrates the fortress and joins with Chi, Leiko, and Reston while Larner has his own mission. Shang-Chi beats up 400 minions before he encounters the newly resurrected Shaka Kharn.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Most of page two printed directly from Gulacy's pencils.

Fourth of a six-part storyline. Each issue is narrated by a different character - this one by Black Jack Tarr.

Shaka Kharn-- The Demon Warrior! (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Given life by Fu Manchu-- To bring death to Shang-Chi!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Shaka Kharn
Reprints

Part V (Sir Denis Nayland Smith): The Affair of the Agent Who Died! (Table of Contents: 47)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Pablo Marcos
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Denise Wohl

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Clive Reston; Nayland Smith; Black Jack Tarr; James Larner (death); Fah Lo Suee; Fu Manchu; Shaka Kharn
Synopsis
Leiko Wu and Clive Reston enter a silo in Fu Manchu's fortress to find what appears to be a large spacecraft. Alerted, Fu Manchu is confronted by Black Jack Tarr. Tarr doesn't stand a chance and Fu secures the spacecraft. Shang-Chi battles his ancestor Shaka Kharn. It doesn't go well, though he does manage to escape. Fu Manchu and Shaka Kharn take off in the spacecraft just before Larner collapses the mountain, dying in the process.
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Indexer Notes

Fifth of a six-part storyline. Each issue is narrated by a different character - this one by Nayland Smith.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Inks
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the moment Earth dies!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; Fu Manchu (hand only)
Reprints

Part VI (Fu Manchu): The Dreamslayer! (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Ward Sarsfield; Ducharme; Shaka Kharn (death); Leiko Wu; Black Jack Tarr; James Larner (corpse); Fah Lo Suee
Synopsis
Shang-Chi and Clive Reston did not die in the collapsed fortress - they snuck aboard Fu Manchu's rocketship. Chi confronts his father. While they talk, Shaka Kharn forgoes his rejuvenation treatment to battle Chi. Without the treatment he is defeated. The controls have been sabotaged: Fu Manchu cannot complete his awful plan. He escapes in a shuttle pod - to drift in space.
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Indexer Notes

Conclusion to the 6-part story, the return of Fu Manchu. Each chapter is narrated by a different character - this one by Fu Manchu himself.

To End -- To Begin! (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Script
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Pencils
Paul Gulacy (signed)
Inks
Paul Gulacy (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi; typeset

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Chankar; Shaka Kharn; Fu Manchu
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First Gulacy cover on this series.

Epilogue Brass and Blackness (A Death Move!!) (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Jim Craig
Inks
Pablo Marcos
Colors
Don Warfield
Letters
Denise Wohl (pages 1-16); Irv Watanabe (pages 17-31, uncredited)

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Clive Reston; Sir Denis Nayland Smith; Leiko Wu; Black Jack Tarr; Ms. Greville; Dr. Petrie
Synopsis
The funeral of James Larner. Flashback to Shang-Chi and Clive Reston's escape from Fu Manchu's rocket ship. Sir Denis Nayland Smith calls a meeting of his surviving agents. Chi is reunited with his cat. The meeting is attacked and Ms. Greville wounded. Shang-Chi and Leiko Wu quit. Reston and Tarr take leaves of absence.
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Indexer Notes

Epilogue to the six-part story #45-50.

Mayhem in Morocco! (Table of Contents: 52)

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

Script
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Pencils
John Romita Jr. (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Special action issue!
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed 2010 by Al Milgrom.

A Night at the 1001 Nights (Table of Contents: 53)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Keith Pollard
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza (pages 9-31); Irv Watanabe (pages 1-7)

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang-Chi; Rufus T. Hackstabber; Quigley J. Warmflash; Dinah Warmflash (a belly dancer); Si-Fan warriors; Tiger Claw
Synopsis
Shang-Chi runs into Rufus T. Hackstabber in Morocco after Rufus is thrown out of his hotel by Si-Fan warriors. Shang and Rufus then go to visit Rufus' cousin Quigley J. Warmflash and his daughter Dinah while still being pursued by Si-Fan warriors working for Tiger Claw.
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Indexer Notes

vs Tiger-Claw (from Giant Size Master of Kung Fu 4), with WC Fields (Quigley J. Warmflash) and Groucho Marx (Rufus T. Hackstabber) look-alikes.

Twin Swords, Swift Death! (Table of Contents: 54)

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

Script
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Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi; Korain (a samurai)
Reprints
Keywords
samurai

Savage Fists of Kung Fu (Table of Contents: 55)

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

Script
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Pencils
Gil Kane; John Romita (Shang-Chi's face)
Inks
Dan Adkins; John Romita (Shang-Chi's face)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Shang Chi; Iron Fist; Sons of the Tiger [Bob Diamond; Lin Sun; Abe Brown]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?

Genre
martial arts
Characters
Fu Manchu
Reprints

Indexer Notes

back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 57) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 58)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / illustration / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Dave Cockrum; Marie Severin; Paul Gulacy
Inks
Dan Adkins; Paul Gulacy; Pablo Marcos; Dave Cockrum; Jack Abel; Mike Esposito
Letters
?

Genre
martial arts

Indexer Notes

Original art from Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #33 page 7, #38 pages 3, 4, #40 pages 8, 12, #45 page 17, #46 page 14, cover and unused cover of #48, #48 page 4, #49 page 11, and #50 page 15.

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  5. 4. The Rampage of Razor-Fist!
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  6. 5. The Crystal Connection
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  7. 6. Pit of Lions!
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  8. 7. A Gulf of Lions
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  9. 8. Snowbuster!
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  10. 9. Snowbuster
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  11. 10. Assault on an Angry Sea!
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  12. 11. Assault on an Angry Sea!
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  13. 12. Messenger of Madness!
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  14. 13. Wicked Messenger of Madness
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  15. 14. Captive in a Madman's Crown!
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  16. 15. Cyclone at the Center of a Madman's Crown!
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  17. 16. Death-Hand!
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  18. 17. Death-Hand and the Sun of Mordillo
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  19. 18. The Night of the Ninjas!
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  20. 19. Cages of Myth, Menagerie of Mirrors!
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  21. 20. ["You're Finished, Shang-Chi!"]
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  22. 21. Web of Dark Death!
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  24. 23. The Fortress of S'ahra Sharn!
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  25. 24. Claws of the Cat!
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  26. 25. Cat
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  27. 26. Fight Without Pity!
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  28. 27. Fight Without Pity
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  29. 28. Fury Erupts in... The Murder Agency!
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  30. 29. The Murder Agency
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  31. 30. ["Sensational all action ish!"]
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  32. 31. Slain in Secrecy, and by Illusion!
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  33. 32. Clock of Shattered Time!
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  34. 33. The Clock of Shattered Time
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  35. 34. ["Shang-Chi faces electronic death at the hands of Shock-Wave!"]
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  36. 35. A Flash of Purple Sparks
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  37. 36. Death-Day of the Golden Dagger!
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  38. 37. Prelude: Golden Daggers (A Death Run)
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  39. 38. Death Seed!
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  40. 39. Part One (Shang-Chi): The Death Seed!
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  41. 40. ["Die, Son of Fu Manchu!"]
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  42. 41. Part Two (Clive Reston): The Spider Spell!
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  43. 42. The Cold White Mantle of Death!
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  44. 43. Part III (Leiko Wu): Phantom Sand
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  45. 44. The Bridge of a Thousand Dooms!
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  46. 45. Part IV (Black Jack Tarr) City in the Top of the World
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  47. 46. Shaka Kharn-- The Demon Warrior!
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  48. 47. Part V (Sir Denis Nayland Smith): The Affair of the Agent Who Died!
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  49. 48. ["This is the moment Earth dies!"]
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  50. 49. Part VI (Fu Manchu): The Dreamslayer!
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  51. 50. To End -- To Begin!
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  52. 51. Epilogue Brass and Blackness (A Death Move!!)
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  53. 52. Mayhem in Morocco!
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  54. 53. A Night at the 1001 Nights
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  55. 54. Twin Swords, Swift Death!
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  56. 55. Savage Fists of Kung Fu
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