Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis Epic Collection gathers the early adventures of Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu, from issues of his original 1970s series. The volume collects the story arc 'Fight Without Pity,' featuring the martial arts hero's battles against the forces of his father, Fu Manchu, alongside allies like Sir Denis Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, and Leiko Wu. Key adversaries include Razor-Fist, Shen Kuei, and the villainous Carlton Velcro, with guest appearances by Iron Fist and other Marvel heroes.
In "The Crystal Connection," Shang-Chi and Clive Reston are drawn into a deadly game of betrayal when they confront Fah Lo Suee—Fu Manchu’s cunning daughter—alongside her enforcers Bolo and Kimba. With Petrie revealed as the mole and Fah Lo Suee offering them a dangerous alliance, Shang-Chi refuses while Reston hesitates, setting off a chain of events that leads to Leiko’s daring escape and a shocking revelation aboard Fah Lo Suee’s launch. The story unfolds with tense confrontations and escalating stakes, as Fu Manchu closes in on a legendary prize hidden within the great oyster. Written by Doug Moench and illustrated with striking precision by Paul Gulacy, with inks by Pablo Marcos, colors by Petra Goldberg, and letters by John Costanza, this issue features a cover by Gil Kane and Klaus Janson.
In "Part One (Shang-Chi): The Death Seed!", Shang-Chi and Clive Reston are thrust into a deadly game of betrayal when they confront Fah Lo Suee—Fu Manchu’s ruthless daughter—alongside her enforcers Bolo and Kimba. With Petrie exposed as the mole and Fah Lo Suee offering an alliance, Shang-Chi stands firm while Reston hesitates, unaware of the true cost of choice. As Leiko narrowly escapes to save them both, Clive leaps onto Fah Lo Suee’s escape launch, uncovering a shocking truth about Tarrant—just as Fu Manchu closes in on the legendary oyster.
In "Part Two (Clive Reston): The Spider Spell!", Clive Reston, newly escaped from a deadly launch, teams up with Shang-Chi and Leiko Wu in a high-stakes chase after Fah Lo Suee and the mysterious 'Tarrant'. As they flee through shadowed alleys and hidden corridors, disguising Chi and Leiko as Fah Lo Suee’s own minions, the true danger begins to surface—Fu Manchu has opened the oyster, and the pearl is now revealed.
In the frozen reaches of the Himalayas, Leiko Wu and Shang-Chi evade capture as Nayland Smith’s shadowy organization scrambles to reclaim Dr. Petrie. When Fah Lo Suee’s planes descend on the ice, the fugitives must flee once more—only to cross paths with the stranded Larner and Reston, whose own survival hangs in the balance. As Fu Manchu prepares a forbidden ritual to revive the ancient warlord Shaka Kharn, questions swirl: who can be trusted, and what secrets lie buried beneath the snow?
In "Part IV (Black Jack Tarr) City in the Top of the World," Black Jack Tarr infiltrates Fu Manchu's high-altitude fortress, where he discovers Larner and Fah Lo Suee working together against their common enemy. As Tarr moves deeper into the stronghold, he unites with Chi, Leiko, and Reston, while Larner pursues a secret objective of his own—just as Shang-Chi battles through a horde of 400 minions and faces the shocking return of the resurrected Shaka Kharn.
In "The Affair of the Agent Who Died!", Leiko Wu and Clive Reston venture into a hidden silo within Fu Manchu's fortress, uncovering a mysterious spacecraft that sets off a chain of desperate confrontations. As Black Jack Tarr steps in to stop Fu Manchu, and Shang-Chi faces his formidable ancestor Shaka Kharn in a brutal clash, the fate of the fortress hangs in the balance.
In "Part VI (Fu Manchu): The Dreamslayer!", Shang-Chi and Clive Reston find themselves aboard Fu Manchu’s rocketship after escaping the fallen fortress, where Shang-Chi faces his father in a tense confrontation. As Shaka Kharn, forsaking his rejuvenation, launches a final assault, the sabotage of the ship’s controls threatens Fu Manchu’s grand design—leaving him to flee into the void in a shuttle pod.
In "A Night at the 1001 Nights," Shang-Chi crosses paths with the perpetually unlucky Rufus T. Hackstabber in Morocco, where the two are soon on the run from Si-Fan warriors after Rufus is ejected from his hotel. Forced to seek refuge with Rufus’ eccentric cousin Quigley J. Warmflash and his sharp-witted daughter Dinah, Shang-Chi finds himself in the middle of a whirlwind of danger and unlikely alliances—all while evading Tiger Claw’s relentless pursuit.
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↩ Reprints Master of Kung Fu #29 (1975), Master of Kung Fu #30 (1975), Master of Kung Fu #31 (1975), Master of Kung Fu #32 (1975), Special Collector's Edition Featuring Savage Fists of Kung Fu #1 (1975), Master of Kung Fu #33 (1975), Master of Kung Fu #34 (1975), Master of Kung Fu #35 (1975), Master of Kung Fu #36 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #37 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #38 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #39 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #40 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #41 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #42 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #43 (1976), Master of Kung Fu Annual #1 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #44 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #45 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #46 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #47 (1976), Master of Kung Fu #48 (1977), Master of Kung Fu #49 (1977), Master of Kung Fu #50 (1977), Master of Kung Fu #51 (1977), Master of Kung Fu #52 (1977), Master of Kung Fu #53 (1977)
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