GRADE: GVG (3.0)
CONDITION NOTES: TPOCs
DATE: March 1975
SPECIAL NOTES: 1st Appearance of Clive Reston. 1st Appearance of Shadow-Stalker. 2nd Appearance of Dr. Petrie. The Dr. Petrie killed in Special Marvel Edition #15 is revealed to have been a robot. Clive Reston is revealed to be the son of James Bond, and great nephew of Sherlock Holmes. Released the same month as Master of Kung Fu #26 (March 1975). Marvel Value Stamp #71: Vision. Includes reprints from Yellow Claw #2. Paul Gulacy art (40 pgs). Squarebound.
COVER NOTES: Gil Kane (A), Joe Sinnott (I), Danny Crespi (L)
STORY ARC:
STORY(S): “Fires Of Rebirth” (story #1/11 pgs), “London, Chapter II” (#1/8 pgs), “Crucible Of Deceit, Chapter III” (#1/6 pgs), “Chapter IV: Test Of Loyalty” (#1/15 pgs), “Yellow Claw: Concentrate On Chaos!” (#2/5 pgs), “The Yellow Claw” (#3/4 pgs)
TEXT PAGE(S): “Marvel Bullpen Bulletins/Stan Lee’s Soapbox”, “Missives To The Master!” (letters page for Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #1)
APPEARANCES: Shang-Chi, Phansigars, Clive Reston, Sir Denis Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, Shadow-Stalker, Fu Manchu, Dr. Petrie, Yellow Claw, Jimmy Woo, Suwan
WRITER(S): Doug Moench, Jack Kirby
ARTIST(S): Paul Gulacy, Jack Kirby
INKER(S): Vince Colletta
COLORIST(S): Bill Mantlo
LETTERER(S): Tom Orzechowski, Charlotte Jetter
EDITOR(S): Len Wein
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