Master of Kung Fu, #20
Published: September 1974
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Issue Contents:
"Watch out, Shang-Chi!"
Characters
- Shang Chi
- Korain (a samurai)
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Pencils: John Romita
- Inks: Frank Giacoia
- Inks: John Romita
- Letters: Danny Crespi
Story Notes
Giacoia cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Romita provided alterations and redrew the Samurai. The unaltered cover appears in Marvel UK's The Avengers # 41, June 1974. Cover letter credit from the Danny Crespi files, as posted to Facebook on the Comics History Exchange page by Todd Klein (15 August 2016).
Weapon of the Soul
"I had come to the place called Florida,"
Storyline
Small-time hood Demmy Marston wants to collect the reward on Shang Chi's head and hires Korain the samurai, a former affiliate of Fu Manchu's. Korain dies during the battle with Shang-Chi; his body can no longer stand the strain of taking Fu Manchu's exlixir vitae. Marstons girlfriend Diana is killed by Korain's sword.
Characters
- Shang-Chi
- divers
- Korain (first appearance, dies)
- Demmy Marston (first appearance)
- Bufford Jones
- Diana (dies)
- nameless captain
- Chino
Credits
- Script: Gerry Conway
- Script: Doug Moench
- Pencils: Paul Gulacy
- Inks: Al Milgrom
- Colors: George Roussos
- Letters: Dave Hunt