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Special Marvel Edition  (1971)

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Special Marvel Edition #15
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Special Marvel Edition #15
 
Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

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

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

Special Marvel Edition #15
Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Special Marvel Edition #15
 
Low
$60
Mid
$180
High
$600

Key Facts

1st appearance of Shang-Chi

4-page interior Mark Jewelers advertisement, printed on paper stock and bound into the centerfold

Distributed to stores near military bases or on-site

Approximately only 5% of the print run included these advertisements

Special Marvel Edition #16
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Special Marvel Edition #16
 
Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300

Key Facts

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

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