Special Marvel Edition #15 Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1973) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....

Auction amount: $18,000.00

Sold: Sep 6, 2021

Special Marvel Edition #15 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1973

About Special Marvel Edition #15

First appearance of Shang-Chi, and the first comic book appearances of Fu Manchu, Sir Denis Nayland Smith, and Doctor James Petrie. Cover and art by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Iron-fisted First Issue!

Characters: Shang-Chi; Fu Manchu

Pencils: Jim Starlin [as Gemini] (signed)

Inks: Al Milgrom [as Gemini] (signed)

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

STORY DETAILS

(2 Stories)

Title: Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu!

Characters: Shang-Chi (first appearance, also in flashback); Fu Manchu (first appearance in the Marvel Universe, also in flashback); Tak (first appearance); Si-Fan Assasains (first appearance); Dr. James Petrie (first appearance in the Marvel Universe, robot, death); Sir Denis Nayland Smith (first appearance in the Marvel Universe); Tony McKay (first appearance, in flashback, death); Shang Chi's mother (first appearance); 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.

Pages: 19.000

Script: Steve Englehart (plot and script); Jim Starlin (plot)

Pencils: Jim Starlin

Inks: Al Milgrom

Letters: Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Tom Orzechowski (pages 2-19)

Reprints: The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (June 1974)

Notes: Introduction of Shang-Chi in Marvel Universe and also various characters from Fu Manchu novels by Sax Rohmer. Script credits from Steve Englehart, via Darrel McCann on the GCD Error List (17 November 2004).

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	2	2	3	5	10	25	45	72	110	173	221	183	295	325	420	491	458	586	470	419	407	315	153	0	0	5190
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Signature Series	0	0	0	2	5	3	7	10	11	12	22	20	30	40	42	36	46	42	40	36	21	10	9	0	0	444
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	5	4	9	2	1	9	5	2	4	6	0	1	0	0	53
Total	2	2	3	7	16	29	54	85	122	186	246	209	330	376	466	528	514	637	513	459	434	325	163	0	0	5706

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