Master of Kung Fu #86 [Direct]
(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]
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.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

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

Chiquita Bananas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When your mom buys delicious Winter Olympic bananas you get 16 collectible stickers.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for Olympic related stickers from Chiquita Bananas.

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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
High school diploma & ring
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Charles Atlas; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Indexer Notes

Page of small ads between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.

Fun Factory (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Fun Factory products between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for subscription to Epic Illustrated between page 5 and 6 of the previous story.

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

Rom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
New! Electronic action toy!
Characters
Rom

Indexer Notes

Ad for an action figure of Rom the Spaceknight between page 5 and 6 of the previous story.

Star Fleet Defenders (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for toys and models between page 7 and 8 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
Joe Nazario
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dominate others with fantastic brute strength!
Characters
Joe Nazario (photo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for body building secrets between page 7 and 8 of the previous story.

[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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Conan; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Luke Cage; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]

Indexer Notes

Subscription form for ongoing monthly Marvel series.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for candy cups and redemption coupon for a Lite Writer.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
High school

Indexer Notes

Page of small ads. Between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember how many times you felt left out because you were broke!

Indexer Notes

Ad for Grit Newspapers. Top of page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for home 8mm viewer. Bottom of page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan); ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Conan

Indexer Notes

Page contains Stan's Soapbox, Mighty Marvel Checklist, and a quarter page ad for Conan the Barbarian.
Between page 16 and 17 of the previous story.

The Hungry Battleaxe! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My helmet radio is picking up a report of an intruder at the uranium vaults!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Battleaxe
Synopsis
Iron Man stops Battleaxe from stealing uranium by offering him Hostess Fruit Pies instead.
Keywords
helmet radio; uranium; uranium vaults

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Continental Baking Company.
Between page 16 and 17 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin ?
Inks
Chic Stone ?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Batroc the Leaper [Georges Batroc]

Indexer Notes

Promo advertisement for Crazy magazine.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for toy soldiers sold by Lucky Products.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Captain James T. Kirk; Mr. Spock

Indexer Notes

Back cover ad for Star Trek the Motion Picture.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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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
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