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Master of Kung Fu #115
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Master of Kung Fu #115
 
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1st appearance of Death Dealer, an assassin and former member of MI-6

Master of Kung Fu #29
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Master of Kung Fu #29
 
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1st appearance of Razor-Fist, a villain whose forearms are swords

Master of Kung-Fu #1
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Master of Kung-Fu #1
 
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Four-issue limited series that occurs on the alternate reality planet of Battleworld

1st appearance of Zheng Zu, Emperor of the 10 Rings Citadel and the father of Shang-Chi

There are elements of the Shang-Chi movie that are introduced here such as the 10 Rings being an organization and an update of Fu Manchu's origin, a tournament and a martial arts school

1st appearance of Laughing Skull (Taskmaster), Typhus (Typhoid Mary), Red Sai (Elektra) and Nightwind

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Introduction of the Thirteen Chambers, a tournament of master martial artists

Master of Kung Fu #17
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Master of Kung Fu #17
 
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3rd appearance of Shang-Chi

1st appearance of Black Jack Tarr, an M6 agent

Title changes to Master of Kung-Fu, formerly Special Marvel Edition

Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #19
Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #19
 
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1st appearance of White Tiger, the first Puerto Rican superhero in comic book history and the first Latino superhero created by Marvel

Hector Ayala briefly appears in costume after finding the Amulets of Power discarded by the Sons of the Tiger

Special Marvel Edition #15
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Special Marvel Edition #15
 
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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

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1st appearance of Shang-Chi's unnamed mother, an American - later retconned in Shang-Chi #4 (2021)

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1
 
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1st team appearance of the new Agents of Atlas, a superhero team of Asian descent: Shang Chi, Jimmy Woo, Amadeus Cho, Crescent, Io, Luna Snow, Aero, Silk, Sword Master and Wave

1st appearance of Luna Snow

[June 2023 - Jennie, a member of the Korean K-pop group Blackpink is rumored to be cast in the role of Luna Snow in an upcoming MCU project according to allkpop.com]

1st appearance of Crescent & Io

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1st appearance of Aero

1st appearance of Wave, a female Filipino superhero

1st cover appearance of Sword Master, not in the story

Special Marvel Edition #16
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Special Marvel Edition #16
 
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2nd appearance of Shang-Chi

1st appearance of Midnight Sun, a highly trained martial artist and master of stealth

Title becomes Master of Kung-Fu

As of December 1, 2023 there exists only 18 copies in 9.8 on the census compared to 129 copies for Shang Chi's first appearance in Special Marvel Edition #15

Tales of Suspense #50
Marvel ⋅ 1964
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Tales of Suspense #50
 
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1st appearance of Mandarin

Marvel Comics Presents #158
Marvel ⋅ 1994
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Marvel Comics Presents #158
 
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1st team appearance of Clan Destine, a family of mystics: Crimson Crusader, Imp, Hex, Wallop, Cuckoo, Argent, Newton aka Warlord

Tales to Astonish #90
Marvel ⋅ 1967
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Tales to Astonish #90
 
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1st appearance and origin of Abomination, Emil Blonsky, one of the Hulk's arch-rivals

1st appearance of Byrrah in the Silver Age

Strange Tales #110
Marvel ⋅ 1963
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Strange Tales #110
 
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1st appearance of Doctor Strange

1st appearance of the Ancient One, former Sorcerer Supreme

1st appearance of Wong, Doctor Strange's assistant

1st cameo appearance of Nightmare, multiple panels, named but obscured by shadows

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📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

9.6 sold for $150,000 [$66,000 in 2014] +127%

There are seven copies graded 9.6, none higher

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