The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #8 for Sale - First Appearance of Lotus Shinchuko - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: January 1975
Key date: 1975-01-00
On-sale date: 1974-12-03
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $0.75
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lotus Shinchuko - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Harrison Budge.

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	Swords of Death	cover	1	pencils: Bob Larkin; inks: Bob Larkin; colors: Bob Larkin	Shang-Chi
1	Fantasy, Folklore and Things That Go Slash in the Night	text article	1	script: John David Warner
2	Stan Lee Presents The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu	table of contents	1	letters: typeset	Shang-Chi, Lin Sun
3	-	letters page	2	script: Don McGregor; pencils: Mike Vosburg, George Pérez; inks: Jack Abel, Al Milgrom
4	The Marvel Bullpen Page Goes Black and White and Read All Over	in-house column	1	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Mike Vosburg; inks: Mike Vosburg
5	A Hatred for All Seasons	comic story	16	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Mike Vosburg; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Charlotte Jetter	Shang-Chi
6	You've Come a Long Way, Baby!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
7	Swords for Hire	text article	10	script: John David Warner
8	Kung Fu in the Paperbacks	text article	4	script: David Anthony Kraft
9	Storm of Vengeance	comic story	15	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: June Braverman	Abe Brown, Bob Diamond, Matt Murdock, Lotus Shinchuko First, Lin Sun, Harrison Budge Death
10	Next Issue	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: Mike Esposito	Abe Brown, Shang-Chi, Lin Sun

Where to read it

Collection	Year
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

‹ #78 of 33#9 ›

Sources

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

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