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44September 1976
$0.30

Master of Kung Fu #44

Marvel · September 1976 · on sale 1976-06-08

First appearance: Zheng Bao Yu1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
September 1976
Key date
1976-09-00
On-sale date
1976-06-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860244909
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Zheng Bao Yu - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death Day of the Golden Dagger!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Dan CrespiFu Manchu, Shang-Chi, Zheng Zu
1Prelude: Golden Daggers (A Death Run)comic story17script: Doug Moench; pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Annette KaweckiZheng Bao Yu First, Ducharme, Fu Manchu, Doctor Petrie, James Petrie, Clive Reston, Shang-Chi, Denis Nayland Smith, Fah Lo Suee, Leiko Wu, Zheng Zu, Shockwave, Lancaster Sneed
2-letters page1script: Doug Moench

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP; barcode 0714860244904

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Comic Reader #1311976On eBay ›
Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90130-1		2016On eBay ›
Fight Without Pity
ISBN 978-1-302-90136-3		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4328 of 109#45 ›

Sources

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