Master of Kung Fu #47 [Regular]

(December 1976)

Part III (Leiko Wu): Phantom Sand (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Doug Moench (credited)

Pencils

Paul Gulacy (credited)

Inks

Pablo Marcos (credited)

Colors

Hugh Paley

Letters

Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Shang Chi. Leiko Wu. Two names, his and mine, two sounds.

Feature Logo

Master of Kung Fu!

Genre

martial arts

Characters

Fu Manchu [Zheng Zu] (antagonist); James Larner (supporting); Doctor Petrie; Clive Reston (supporting); Shang-Chi (featured); Nayland Smith (supporting); Fah Lo Suee (antagonist); Black Jack Tarr (supporting); Tarrant (antagonist); Leiko Wu (supporting)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

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

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #76 (2ème trimestre 1981) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 (2016)
• in Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 - Fight Without Pity (2019)

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Doug Moench; Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (illustration)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I believe that Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy, like Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams with Green Lantern/Green Arrow, have reached a new peak in comic book storytelling with Master of the Kung Fu.

Feature Logo

Missives to the Master!

Characters

Howard the Duck

Reprints

• in Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 (2016)

Indexer Notes

Letter from Steven Feldman and Howard the Duck Weakly Campaign Update #2 by Steve Gerber with Howard the Duck illustration.

A Testament to Tapestries Tempestuous, Tales Titanic, and Tableaux Treasured! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Spider-Man and the Fly! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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