The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #13 for Sale - First Appearance of James D'Angelo - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue: #13
Publication date: June 1975
Key date: 1975-06-00
On-sale date: 1975-05-08
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $0.75
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of James D'Angelo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Luis Dominguez; inks: Luis Dominguez; colors: Luis Dominguez	Shang-Chi
1	Frontispiece	illustration	1	pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Ron Wilson	Abe Brown, Bob Diamond, Lin Sun
2	Stan Lee Presents The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
3	-	letters page	2	script: John Warner, Doug Moench
4	The Rising and Advancing of Two Spirits	text article	1	script: Archie Goodwin
5	The Dragon Dies at Midnight	comic story	17	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Rudy Nebres; inks: Rudy Nebres; letters: Marcos Pelayo	Shang-Chi
6	Legend of the Black Tiger	text article	6	script: Mary Skrenes, John Warner
7	Kiai! -- How It Began	text article	7	script: Piers Anthony, Roberto Fuentes; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Ron Wilson
8	A True Life Drama! Men Have Killed for Less!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
9	Death Is My Co-Star!	comic story	16	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Karen Mantlo	James D'Angelo First, Bob Diamond, Lotus Shinchuko
10	Next issue	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Neal Adams	Bruce Lee

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Preview #2	1975	On eBay ›
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90133-2	2016	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #1213 of 33#14 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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