Master of Kung Fu (1974)

Volume 1.

Name:

Master of Kung Fu

Start year:

1974

Publisher:

Marvel

Aliases:

First issue:

Master of Kung Fu #17 Lair of the Lost!

Last issue:

Master of Kung Fu #125 Atonement

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Continued from Special Marvel Edition #16. In the 1970's Kung Fu was discovered in America and it became a craze for many years. Enter Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu! After Shang-Chi made his first appearance in Special Marvel Edition issue 15, the series was renamed after the star with issue 17. This stunning and critically acclaimed series lasted for 125 issues, ending in 1983. The series was accompanied by a Master of Kung Fu Annual and 4 special Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu issues. More then 35 years later the series received an issue 126 published as a one-shot.

Collected Editions

Shang-Chi Master of Kung-Fu Omnibus Volume 1 (#17-37)
Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection: Weapon of the Soul (#17-28)
Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection: Fight Without Pity (#29-53)
Shang-Chi Master of Kung-Fu Omnibus Volume 2 (#38-70)
Shang-Chi Master of Kung-Fu Omnibus Volume 3 (#71-101)
Shang-Chi Master of Kung-Fu Omnibus Volume 4 (#102-125)

Note: Although the title on the cover always had the extra line; "The Hands of Shang-Chi", the indica just states "Master of Kung Fu".

Issues

#17 Lair of the Lost! April 30th, 1974

#18 Attack! June 30th, 1974

#19 Retreat August 31st, 1974

#20 Weapon of the Soul September 30th, 1974

#21 Season of Vengeance...Moment of Death! October 31st, 1974

#22 A Fortune of Death! November 30th, 1974

#23 River of Death! December 31st, 1974

#24 Massacre Along the Amazon! January 31st, 1975

#25 Rites of Courage, Fists of Death! February 28th, 1975

#26 Daughter of Darkness! March 31st, 1975

#27 Confrontation April 30th, 1975

#28 Death of A Spirit! May 31st, 1975

#29 The Crystal Connection June 30th, 1975

#30 A Gulf of Lions! July 31st, 1975

#31 Snowbuster August 31st, 1975

#32 Assault on an Angry Sea! September 30th, 1975

#33 Wicked Messenger of Madness! October 31st, 1975

#34 Cyclone at the Center of a Madman's Crown! November 30th, 1975

#35 Death Hand and the Sun of Mordillo December 31st, 1975

#36 Cages of Myth, Managerie of Mirrors! January 31st, 1976

#37 Web of Dark Death February 29th, 1976

#38 Claws of the Cat! March 31st, 1976

#39 Fight Without Pity April 30th, 1976

#40 The Murder Agency! May 31st, 1976

#41 June 30th, 1976

#42 Clock of Shattered Time! July 31st, 1976

#43 A Flash of Purple Sparks August 31st, 1976

#44 Prelude: Golden Daggers September 30th, 1976

#45 The Death Seed October 31st, 1976

#46 The Spider Spell November 30th, 1976

Characters in volume

Shang-Chi Appeared in 109 issue(s)

Black Jack Tarr Appeared in 85 issue(s)

Clive Reston Appeared in 78 issue(s)

Leiko Wu Appeared in 78 issue(s)

Sir Denis Nayland Smith Appeared in 77 issue(s)

Fu Manchu Appeared in 36 issue(s)

Melissa Greville Appeared in 31 issue(s)

Fah Lo Suee Appeared in 26 issue(s)

Si-Fan Ninja Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Cat Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Doctor Petrie Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Pavane Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Zaran Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Shockwave Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Brynocki Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Carlton Velcro Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Skull-Crusher Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Juliette Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Mia Lessing Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Razor-Fist (Young) Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Bolo Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Karamenah Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Kimba Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Kogar Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Mandy Greville Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Peko Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Rufus Carter Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Shaka Kharn Appeared in 4 issue(s)

War-Yore Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Demmy Marston Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Died in volume

Agent Syn

Bolo

Kimba

Razor-Fist (Young)

Sata

Satma

Shaka Kharn

War-Yore

William Scott

Concepts in volume

Eagle Awards Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Kung Fu Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Martial Arts Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Bronze Age of Comics Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Comic Books In Media Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Flashback Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Scotland Appeared in 12 issue(s)

England Appeared in 10 issue(s)

China Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Hong Kong Appeared in 7 issue(s)

France Appeared in 6 issue(s)

London Appeared in 6 issue(s)

New York City Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Florida Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Amazon River Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Mordillo's island Appeared in 3 issue(s)

South America Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Switzerland Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Fu Manchu's Fortress Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Henan Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Lausanne Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Morocco Appeared in 2 issue(s)

New York State Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Arctic Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Cairo Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Egypt Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Everglades Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Florida Keys Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Jade Peacock Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Latveria Appeared in 1 issue(s)

London Bridge Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Marseille Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Miami Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Mount Rushmore Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Naples, Italy Appeared in 1 issue(s)

South Dakota Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Elixir Vitae Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Doug Moench Appeared in 101 issue(s)

Gene Day Appeared in 44 issue(s)

Jim Shooter Appeared in 39 issue(s)

Mike Zeck Appeared in 39 issue(s)

Paul Gulacy Appeared in 28 issue(s)

Jim Novak Appeared in 22 issue(s)

Bob Sharen Appeared in 21 issue(s)

Gil Kane Appeared in 21 issue(s)

Roger Stern Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Christie Scheele Appeared in 17 issue(s)

John Costanza Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Jim Salicrup Appeared in 16 issue(s)

Archie Goodwin Appeared in 15 issue(s)

George Roussos Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Ralph Macchio Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Dan Crespi Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Janice Chiang Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Joe Rosen Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Petra Goldberg Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Al Milgrom Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Janice Cohen Appeared in 11 issue(s)

John Tartaglione Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Dan Adkins Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Gaspar Saladino Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Irving Watanabe Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Jim Craig Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Marv Wolfman Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Roy Thomas Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Phil Rachelson Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Dennis O'Neil Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Teams in volume

Celestial Order of the Si-Fan Appeared in 30 issue(s)

Cult of Kali Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Freelance Restorations Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Leopard Cult Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Warlords of the Web Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Bewitchers of the Night Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Black Demon Sect Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Central Intelligence Agency Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Council of Seven Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Golden Claws Appeared in 1 issue(s)

I.D.I.C. Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Jivaro Headhunters Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Micronauts Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Nazis Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Phansigars Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Scotland Yard Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Templars Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Thugees Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Agent Syn In issue #94

Al Milgrom In issue #17

Black Jack Tarr In issue #17

Black Ninja In issue #56

Bolo In issue #44

Brynocki In issue #34

Bufford Jones In issue #20

Carlton Velcro In issue #29

Cat In issue #38

Chai Phen In issue #24

Chandar In issue #38

Chankar In issue #46

Cinnabar In issue #36

Darkstrider In issue #36

David Wu In issue #90

Death-Dragon In issue #64

Diadem In issue #102

Dinah Warmflash In issue #52

Ducharme In issue #17

Dweller In Darkness In issue #92

George the Angel-Hawk In issue #36

Ghost Maker In issue #110

James Larner In issue #40

Jekin In issue #18

Jim Starlin In issue #17

Juliette In issue #38

Karamenah In issue #81

Kimba In issue #44

Kley In issue #24

Kogar In issue #63

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Master of Kung Fu (1974)

Master of Kung Fu (1974)

Master of Kung Fu (1974)

Collected Editions

Issues

Characters in volume

Died in volume

Concepts in volume

Locations in volume

Objects in volume

Authors in volume

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Characters first appearance