Special Marvel Edition #15 GD- 1.8 1973 1st app. Shang Chi

  

Key Comics & First Appearances. Special Marvel Edition #15 GD- 1.8 1973 1st app. This is a low grade item. The story will be complete and readable, but the item itself will have major defects.

Allowed defects for this grade include: vertical book-length crease, spine split up to two inches long, detached cover or centerfold, writing or other marks on the cover, major tears, piece or pieces missing, water damage, heavy discoloration or brittleness due to oxidation, and other types of discoloration, staining, or brittleness. Written by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. Art and cover by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

Shang Chi, making his first appearance, 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. Text articles by Roy Thomas and Englehart about the creation of Shang-Chi. Ad for Astonishing Tales #21. A brief obituary for Syd Shores. Ad for the Marvel fan club FOOM (Friends of Ol' Marvel).

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1. Series Title: Special Marvel Edition
2. Publication Year: 1973
3. Era: Bronze Age (1970-83)
4. Features: Key Issue
5. Publisher: Marvel
6. Type: Comic Book
7. Grade: 1.8 Good-
8. Tradition: US Comics
9. Unit of Sale: Single Unit
10. Vintage: Yes
11. Language: English
12. Issue Number: 15