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Issue: Special Marvel Edition #15
Publication Date: December 1973
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Issues: #15 of 16 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 09/04/1973
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from The Comic Reader #100.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound (#1-4), saddle-stitched (#5-16)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Iron-fisted First Issue!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Tak
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagLes Mains de Shang-Chi, Maitre du Kung-Fu #1 published March 1974
In Issue: FlagShang-Chi Maestro del Kung Fu #1 published May 1975
In Content Item: FlagMästaren på karate #2/1993 published August 1993
as Omslag [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Firsts: The 1970s #2 published January 2012
as Special Marvel Edition #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMästaren på karate #2/1974 published ?
as Omslag [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: martial arts
Character(s): Tak (introduction); James Petrie (introduction in the Marvel Universe, death); Tony McKay (introduction, in flashback, death); Shang Chi's mother (introduction); a mutated gorilla
Synopsis: Shang-Chi is a master of martial arts and the son of Fu Manchu, a Chinese mandarin and scientist. Fu Manchu sends Shang-Chi to England in order to assassinate the evil Dr. Petrie for the common good. Shang-Chi reluctantly agrees, but after the deed is done he is confronted by Sir Denis Nayland Smith, a former British intelligence officer, who tells him the truth about Fu Manchu; that he is a nearly immortal evil mastermind. Shang-Chi travels back to his father's secret lair in New York and renounces him. Fu Manchu swears to kill Shang-Chi for his defiance.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2 published June 1974
as The Origin of Shang-Chi [Story on Interior Page(s)]15 pp.
In Content Item: FlagSpecial Collector's Edition Featuring Savage Fists of Kung Fu #1 published January 1975
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]15 pp.
In Content Item: FlagDie tödlichen Hände des Kung Fu #1 published February 1976
as Fu Manchu [Story on Interior Page(s)]original title: Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu!
In Content Item: FlagMästaren på karate #2/1993 published August 1993
as Fu Manchu [Story on Interior Page(s)]första översättningen, andra publiceringen / first Swedish translation, second publication
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 19
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Missives to the Master!

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Special introductory note Master of Kung Fu!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: No letters this outing - instead, text articles by Thomas and Englehart about the creation of Shang-Chi.
On page 19.
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Watch Out World! The Colossus Lives Again!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #21 (December 1973).
On page 19.
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Monumental Memorandums of Mice and Marveldom!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Marvel news items, the Mighty Marvel Checklist, a brief obituary for Syd Shores plus an advert for the FOOM fan club.
On page 28.
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A Genuine Spider-Man Medallion-Coin

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Spider-Man
Reprinting
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Spider-Man bronze medallion produced by Hallmark Minting Services. Coin holder, keychains and neck chains also available.
On page 29.

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