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Issue: Master of Kung Fu #86
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 12/04/1979
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Stern is credited as being the editor on the story credits, while the letters page gives Salicrup as editor and Budiansky as Assistant Editor.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Warriors of the Golden Dawn!

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martial arts
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When your mom buys delicious Winter Olympic bananas you get 16 collectible stickers.
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Inside front cover. Ad for Olympic related stickers from Chiquita Bananas.
Warriors of the Golden Dawn Part 4 The Phoenix and the Dragon

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martial arts
Shang-Chi and Black Jack confront Fu Manchu, but barely manage to leave his citadel alive.
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High school diploma & ring
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Page of small ads between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
Fun Factory

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Advertisement for Fun Factory products between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
The Next Step Forward...Epic

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House ad for subscription to Epic Illustrated between page 5 and 6 of the previous story.
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New! Electronic action toy!
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Ad for an action figure of Rom the Spaceknight between page 5 and 6 of the previous story.
Star Fleet Defenders

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Ad for toys and models between page 7 and 8 of the previous story.
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Joe Nazario (photo)
Dominate others with fantastic brute strength!
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Ad for body building secrets between page 7 and 8 of the previous story.
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Letters of comment from readers Kurt S. Olsson, The Mad Maple and Bill Herndon.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.
U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

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Credits
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Ownership statement shows 129,000 average circulation in the previous year; 143,000 in the single issue nearest to filing date.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.
Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!

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non-fiction, superhero
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Subscription form for ongoing monthly Marvel series.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.
Hey America, We've got Your Cup of Candy!

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Ad for candy cups and redemption coupon for a Lite Writer.
Between page 12 and 13 of the previous story.
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High school
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Page of small ads. Between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.
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Remember how many times you felt left out because you were broke!
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Ad for Grit Newspapers. Top of page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.
Deluxe Quality Movie Viewer

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Ad for home 8mm viewer from Honor House Products. Bottom of page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.
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Page contains Stan's Soapbox, Mighty Marvel Checklist, and a quarter page ad for Conan the Barbarian.
Between page 16 and 17 of the previous story.
The Hungry Battleaxe!

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superhero
Battleaxe
My helmet radio is picking up a report of an intruder at the uranium vaults!
Iron Man stops Battleaxe from stealing uranium by offering him Hostess Fruit Pies instead.
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Advertisement for the Continental Baking Company.
Between page 16 and 17 of the previous story.
Here's an Ad That Will Flip Ya!

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humorous, superhero
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Promo advertisement for Crazy magazine.
204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers

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Ad for toy soldiers sold by Lucky Products.
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Inside back cover ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning.

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Captain James T. Kirk; Mr. Spock
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Back cover ad for Star Trek the Motion Picture.

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