Special Marvel Edition 15 First SHANG - CHI Fu Manchu MOVIE 1973 STARLIN FA/G 1. 5
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:1949678 | Publisher: Marvel |
SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION (Marvel Comics Pub; 1971-1974)#15 (12/1973; FIRST PRINTING; ** First appearance of SHANG-CHI, the MASTER OF KUNG-FU & Series begins; ** SHANG-CHI, the MASTER OF KUNG FU, the Big-Screen MOVIE is in Development;** FIRST appearance of FU MANCHU in the Marvel Comics Universe cover & story (aka Zheng Zu / Han, the Chinese Mandarin Scientist); ** FU MANCHU is One of the Greatest Oriental VILLIANS in the History of PULP MAGAZINES ...and is Based on Sax Rohmer Stories; ** FU MANCHU's Arch-Enemy is Sir Denis Nayland Smith (Shang-Chi is the Son of Fu Manchu & Opposes him); ** First appearance of Nayland Smith in the Marvel Universe;** First appearance and “DEATH” of Doctor Petrie in the Marvel Universe; ** Overlooked & Under-Valued MAJOR KEY issue of the BRONZE AGE of Marvel; ** JIM STARLIN & Milgrom cover & art; ** Steve Englehart story; -------------** SHANG-CHI, the MASTER OF KUNG FU MOVIE is in Development;The Marvel Cinematic Universe is launching its first MOVIE centered around an Asian superhero: Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu!Deadline has dropped the exclusive report that Shang-Chi is now being fast-tracked through development at Marvel Studios. Dave Callaham, an Asian-American screenwriter, has been tapped to handle the script; reports are that an Asian or Asian-American director is being sought for the project. The reported goal is for Marvel to do for Asian / Asian-American culture what the studio did for African / African-American culture with the unprecedented success of Black Panther in 2018.** In case you don't know, Shang-Chi came out of the early 1970s, when Marvel tried and failed to acquire the rights to the Kung Fu TV show, and instead development Shang-Chi as the son of Dr. Fu Manchu, a character created by Sax Rohmer that Marvel acquired. The character's world was originally built around Rohmer's pulp stories, chronicling how Shang-Chi was raised and trained by his father Fu Manchu to be part of an evil empire bent on world conquest. Instead, Shang-Chi met his father's nemesis Sir Denis Nayland Smith, and converted from evil to good, with the goal of opposing his father.** In the comics, Shang-Chi has been a secret agent, an adventurer, and has joined teams like the Heroes for Hire and recently The Avengers. Though not superpowered, per se, Shang-Chi is unparalleled in his combat abilities, and can do things most humans cannot, through his mastery of chi. He's a character that has been rumored for the MCU for years - though most fans expected him to appear as part of the Marvel Netflix universe, as the character's martial arts background and mythos made him seem like a good spinoff of the Iron Fist TV series. With that show now canceled (at least for now), it looks like Shang-Chi will be stepping in to fill the void. Blockbuster martial arts fantasy/action is ready for the sort of comeback we saw in its 2000s heyday of "wire-fu" films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; mixed with a little of dose of John Wick edge, Marvel could indeed make Shang-Chi into something epic.** Master of Kung Fu (Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy, most #18-53 / Mike Zeck = most #55-80+ / Gene Day) was RANKED at #6 in the TOP TEN 1970's Marvel’s in 2010 by the Comics Bulletin;-------------** If More than One example is Listed in Grade, you can Select the one you want [If you do NOT send a Note, we will send a Random example of our Choice];** If you have QUESTIONS about the CONDITION of this Comic, Please ASK BEFORE Buying this item;** VERY LOW GRADE Example, Reading Copy;** Piece Missing out of back cover, at Bottom Left Corner;**Pen Writing on back cover.**Tears in spine area of cover; ** Minor magic tape repair to interior covers.Otherwise, a complete decent Reading Copy;** FA/G, 1.5 = $79.00; X--------------------------*** We gladly ship anywhere WORLDWIDE; *** We will GLADLY Combine Items into one Shipment, to save on shipping, whenever Possible = ASK*** COMBINED Item Shipping is Often LOWER than the On-Line eBay generated Prices = We will ADJUST if Needed, or simply ASK.*** COMBINED Item Shipping is almost always LOWER, if we ship from Pembina ND USA (Typically every Friday), rather than the Slower and More Expensive Canada Post shipping; *** If you do NOT get an Automatic Paypal Invoice from eBay, We will send a PAYPAL INVOICE as soon as we get Notification of your Purchase; *** If Multiple Purchases, we will combine them & give the Best Postage Rate Possible; *** If you OVERPAY Shipping, we will refund the Difference;-------------------------->> VERY IMPORTANT; (Please be SURE to Read This paragraph): SHIPPING to USA & Overseas; We are Located in Canada, but we make an costly Special Day Trip to Drive across the American Border & thru Customs and We ship once every7-11 Days at a Minimum, but Usually EVERY FRIDAY (we need to have enough parcels to be worth the Trip) from our Associated (Ferd Bernjak) Pembina, ND USA Post Office PO BOX, in order to offer MUCH LOWER shipping Costs and/or FASTER Delivery. 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