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1February 1990
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Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black #1

Marvel · February 1990

First appearance: ZaranFirst appearance: Zhou Man She
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Identification plate

Series
Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black (Marvel, 1990 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1990
Key date
1990-02-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.95; 3.50 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
84
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Zhou Man She - 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
0-cover2pencils: David Day; inks: Dan DayShang-Chi
1MI-6 Former Agents Updaterecap1script: Doug Moench
2Bleeding Black, Chapter I: The Dark Mirrorcomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
3Chapter II: The One-Eyed Guidecomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First, Zheng Zu
4Chapter III: The Unfolding Puzzlecomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
5Chapter IV: The Floating Serpentcomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
6Chapter V: The Returning Strangercomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
7Chapter VI: The Crowning Darknesscomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
8Chapter VII: The Beasting Mancomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
9Chapter VIII: The Rising Barscomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
10Chapter IX: The Mirroring Darknesscomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
11Chapter X: The Dying Elixircomic story8script: Doug Moench; pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan Day; letters: Joe RosenClive Reston, Leiko Wu, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Zaran First, Zhou Man She First
12Shang Chi Master of Kung Fu Bleeding Blackcredits, title page1pencils: David Day, Dan Day; inks: David Day, Dan DayShang Chi; Zaran

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Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus #4
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