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48January 1977
$0.30

Master of Kung Fu #48

Marvel · January 1977 · on sale 1976-10-12

First appearance: Eric SlaughterFirst appearance: Shaka Kharn1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
January 1977
Key date
1977-01-00
On-sale date
1976-10-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860244901
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Eric Slaughter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Shaka Kharn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Bridge of a Thousand Dooms!cover1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan CrespiShang-Chi
1Part IV (Black Jack Tarr) City in the Top of the Worldcomic story17script: Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy; pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Abel, Marcos; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Denise Wohl, Irving WatanabeZheng Bao Yu, Fu Manchu, Shaka Kharn First, James Larner, Clive Reston, Shang-Chi, Eric Slaughter First, Denis Nayland Smith, Fah Lo Suee, Black Jack Tarr, Leiko Wu, Zheng Zu
2-letters page1script: Doug Moench
3Of Ugsome Usurpers, Utopic Uncos, and Unearthly Utterances!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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

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Sources

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