The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 1974 #2 - 7.5 - $29.00
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.
Some indexed information compiled 2002 by Steven Tice. On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #105, April 1974.
- A Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu Double-Sized Pin-Up! David Carradine... ...Kwai Chang Caine! - Inside front cover; pin-up of David Carradine continues as single image to inside back cover.
- Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu - Scripts credits from Steve Englehart, via Darrel McCann on the GCD Error List (17 November 2004).
- The Shaolin Priest of Laurel Canyon - A profile on martial arts and TV star David Carradine.
- What Makes the Martial Arts Work? - Martial arts instructional article.
- The Dragon Has Entered! - An article on the movie "Enter the Dragon" starring Bruce Lee.
- The Word Is Mayhem... - Next issue ad with Shang-Chi illustration.
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