Special Marvel Edition #16 Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $660.00
Sold: Oct 18, 2021
Special Marvel Edition #16 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1974
About Special Marvel Edition #16
Second appearance of Shang-Chi. Last issue before title changes to Master of Kung Fu. First appearance and "death" of Midnight. Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Shang-Chi; Midnight [M'Nai]
Pencils: Jim Starlin
Inks: Jim Starlin
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Shang-Chi; Ripper (first appearance); Mr. Clean (first appearance); Chevy (first appearance); Midnight [M'nai] (first appearance, origin, death); Fu Manchu (also in flashback); T'Maka (first appearance, in flashback)
Synopsis: In New York, Shang-Chi is tracked down by his childhood friend M'nai, now known as Midnight, an assassin in the service of Fu Manchu. He means to kill Shang-Chi, and out of respect for their shared history, Shang-Chi holds back. When Shang-Chi finally engages Midnight with his full power, Midnight plunges to his death.
Pages: 20.000
Script: Steve Englehart; Jim Starlin (co-plot)
Pencils: Jim Starlin (layouts; credited as "artist"); Al Milgrom (finished art; credited as "co-artist")
Inks: Al Milgrom
Letters: Tom Orzechowski (pages 1-15); June Braverman (uncredited, pages 16-31)
Reprints: The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #15 (Summer [August] 1975)
Notes: The Shang-Chi series continued in Master of Kung Fu #17.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 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 |
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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 42 | 47 | 69 | 81 | 101 | 82 | 99 | 114 | 110 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 846 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 52 | 73 | 92 | 110 | 88 | 110 | 121 | 117 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 928 |
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