Released December 1973
Special Marvel Edition #15
Key Issue
Synopsis
Shang-Chi has been raised and trained rigorously in the mental and martial arts by his father, Fu Manchu, to become a living weapon. Today, he must embark on his first mission - kill the most evil man alive!
Variants
Synopsis
Shang-Chi has been raised and trained rigorously in the mental and martial arts by his father, Fu Manchu, to become a living weapon. Today, he must embark on his first mission - kill the most evil man alive!
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu
- 1st appearance of Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith
- 1st appearance of Fu Manchu, father of Shang-Chi, later renamed Han, then Zheng Zu
- 1st team appearance of Si-Fan, a secret society with allegiances to Fu Manchu
- 1st appearance of Shang-Chi's unnamed mother, an American - later retconned in Shang-Chi #4 (2021)
Details
- Series
- Special Marvel Edition
- Cover Date
- December 1973
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- N/A
- Cover Price
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- Final Order Cutoff
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Creators
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ArtistJim Starlin
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WriterSteve Englehart
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ArtistAl Milgrom