Special Marvel Edition (1971)

Special Marvel Edition (1971)

Special Marvel Edition (1971)

Special Marvel Edition (1971)

Name:

Special Marvel Edition

Start year:

1971

Publisher:

Marvel

Aliases:

First issue:

Special Marvel Edition #1 Into the Blaze of Battle!; To Kill a Thunder God!; Tales of Asgard - The Golden Apples; The Day of the Destroyer!

Last issue:

Special Marvel Edition #16 Midnight Brings Dark Death!

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The series started out as a reprint series up until issue #15 where in Marvel's Master of Kung Fu Shang-Chi made his first appearance. After just two issues with Shang-Chi in Special Marvel Edition, the series was renamed and continued as Master of Kung Fu with issue #17.

Collected Editions

Shang-Chi Master of Kung-Fu Omnibus Volume 1 (#15-16)
Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection: Weapon of the Soul (#15-16)

Issues

#1 Into the Blaze of Battle!; To Kill a Thunder G… January 1st, 1971

#2 With My Hammer in Hand...!; The Power! The Pas… April 1st, 1971

#3 While a Universe Trembles!; The Grandeur and t… September 1st, 1971

#4 Whom the gods would destroy! - The Hammer and … February 1st, 1972

#5 Midnight On Massacre Mountain July 1st, 1972

#6 The Death Ray of Dr. Zemo September 1st, 1972

#7 Mission: Capture Adolf Hitler! November 1st, 1972

#8 On To Okinawa! January 1st, 1973

#9 The Crackdown of Captain Flint March 1st, 1973

#10 When a Howler Turns Traitor May 1st, 1973

#11 Fighting Side-By-Side With Captain America an… July 1st, 1973

#12 The Blitzkrieg Squad of Baron Strucker September 1st, 1973

#13 Too Small to Fight, Too Young To Die October 1st, 1973

#14 A Fortress In the Desert Stands November 1st, 1973

#15 Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu! December 31st, 1973

#16 Midnight Brings Dark Death! February 28th, 1974

Characters in volume

Dino Manelli Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Dum Dum Dugan Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Gabriel Jones Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Izzy Cohen Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Nick Fury Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Percy Pinkerton Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Rebel Ralston Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Balder Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Jane Foster Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Loki Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Odin Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Thor Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Absorbing Man Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Baron von Strucker Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Fu Manchu Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Happy Hogan Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Harris Hobbs Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Heimdall Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Hercules Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Pamela Hawley Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Shang-Chi Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Ularic Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Adolf Hitler Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Atlas Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Bucky Barnes Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Captain America Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Captain Flint Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Destroyer Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Doctor Petrie Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Enchantress Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Concepts in volume

Superhero Costumes Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Superpowers Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bronze Age of Comics Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Magic Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Reprinted Material Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Silver Age of Comics Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Origin Story Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

New York City Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Asgard Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bifrost Appeared in 2 issue(s)

China Appeared in 2 issue(s)

New York State Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Space Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Avengers Mansion Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Central Park Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Earth Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Germany Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Japan Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Jotunheim Appeared in 1 issue(s)

London Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Manhattan Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Mount Olympus Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Pennsylvania Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Pittsburgh Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Vietnam Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Mjolnir Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Norn Stones Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Absorbing Man's Ball and Chain Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Uru Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Golden Apples Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Hawkeye's Bow Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Thrudstok Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Jack Kirby Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Dick Ayers Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Artie Simek Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Vince Colletta Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Al Milgrom Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Gaspar Saladino Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Jim Starlin Appeared in 2 issue(s)

John Severin Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Roy Thomas Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Sam Rosen Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Steve Englehart Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Tom Orzechowski Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Joe Sinnott Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Linda Lessmann Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Marie Severin Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Morrie Kuramoto Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Sal Buscema Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Teams in volume

Howling Commandos Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Asgardian Gods Appeared in 4 issue(s)

New York Police Department Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Avengers Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Blitzkrieg Squad Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Celestial Order of the Si-Fan Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Dinosaurs Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Frost Giants Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United States Army Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Vietcong Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Midnight Sun In issue #16

Shang-Chi In issue #15

Shang-Chi's Mother In issue #15

Si-Fan Ninja In issue #15

Tak In issue #15

Objects first appearance

Elixir Vitae In issue #15

Golden Apples In issue #1