In one conversation, Doug Moench manages to infuse Fu Manchu with layers of depth that have never been present in his character. It's a hell of a trick.
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Can you have a heart-to-heart with your father if he doesn't have a heart?
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Fu Manchu delivers a chilling warning to his lackeys.
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("Confrontation" - Master of Kung Fu #27, written by Doug Moench, art by John Buscema with Frank Springer, letters by John Costanza, colors by Janice Cohen, edited by Len Wein, ©1975 Marvel Comics)
Once again, having a casual conversation with Shang-Chi turns out to be the most dangerous thing a person can do.
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More MOKF issues should end like this.
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("Daughter of Darkness!" - Master of Kung Fu #26, written by Doug Moench, art by Keith Pollard with Sal Trapani, letters by Charlotte Jetter, colors by George Roussos, edited by Len Wein, ©1974 Marvel Comics)
Shang-Chi remains several steps (and vertical leaps) ahead of the hapless Sir Denis Nayland Smith.
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Introducing Fah Lo Suee, the daughter of Fu Manchu and the half-sister of Shang-Chi!
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Thinking too long about how Shadow-Stalker's hair weapon is supposed to work will only make your head hurt. Not as much as Shadow-Stalker's, though.
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Doctor James Petrie, the man Shang-Chi believed he murdered on his father's orders, turns out to be alive and – uh, not actually *well*, but alive anyway!
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Shang-Chi makes a small but meaningful gesture to honor one of Fu Manchu's latest victims.
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Clive Reston claims that his father was James Bond, his great-uncle was Sherlock Holmes, and his uncle works at Nintendo.
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Paul Gulacy, channeling some serious Ditko/Kane vibes.
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("Fires of Rebirth" - Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #3, written by Doug Moench, art by Paul Gulacy with Vince Colletta, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Bill Mantlo, edited by Len Wein, ©1974 Marvel Comics)
Some folks just don't know when to leave it at "thank you."
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Shang-Chi may be a master of kung fu, but can he master... coal fo(ot)?
[NOTE TO SELF: revise this post when you think of a better pun]
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"Why would someone leave a perfectly good baby out here in the jungle?" is something that Shang-Chi does not have time to think.
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Shang-Chi remains undefeated at competitive full-contact Twister.
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Herr Bucher just gets more and more comically grotesque as the story goes on.
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You're not going to believe this, but that super-racist riverboat captain? Yeah, he's the Nazi that our heroes have been tracking all along!
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Maybe it's just because he met Man-Thing a few months ago, but Shang-Chi is eager to test his kung fu against a crocodile (or maybe an alligator?).
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Al Milgrom does a clever bit of negative space work to illustrate Herr Bucher's backstory.
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Black Jack Tarr, an idiot, has not gotten any better at sneaking up on Shang-Chi.
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Paul Gulacy knows that you can do stuff in comics that you can't do in any other medium.
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In a scene that is definitely a metaphor for something, Shang-Chi intently watches a bug fight.
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Once again, Shang-Chi's fun is ruined by his dad's assassins.
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Apparently pitching drunks through dojo windows is a great way to meet ladies.
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Okay, NOW we believe that Fu Manchu is a super-villain.
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Congratulations to Sir Denis and Black Jack Tarr, who manage to get outwitted by Fu Manchu for the 1,000th consecutive time! 🎈🥳👏
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FOOD FIGHT!
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("A Fortune of Death!" - Master of Kung Fu #22, written by Doug Moench, art by Paul Gulacy with Dan Adkins, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, edited by Roy Thomas, ©1974 Marvel Comics)