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Characters Created by Jim Starlin: Shang-Chi, Thanos, Mongul, Drax the Destroyer, Starfox, Typhoon, Gamora, Pip the Troll, Nitro
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-09-15.
ISBN 9781155168647
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Publisher description
Chapters: Shang-Chi, Thanos, Mongul, Drax the Destroyer, Starfox, Typhoon, Gamora, Pip the Troll, Nitro, Hardcore Station, Midnight Sun, Eon, Kgbeast, Goddess, Blood Brothers, Doppelganger, Weird, In-Betweener, A'lars, Lord Chaos, Master Order, Maxam, Terraxia, Deacon Blackfire, Autolycus, Universal Church of Truth. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 134. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Shang-Chi (traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: shàng qì; literally "rising of the spirit") is a Marvel Comics character, often called the "Master of Kung Fu". He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. He has no special superpowers, but he exhibits extraordinary skills in the martial arts and is a master of Wushu (a general name for the various Chinese styles) both empty handed and with weapons, including the staff, nunchaku and double-edged sword. The character was conceived in late 1972 when Marvel Comics acquired the comic book rights to Sax Rohmer's pulp novel villain Dr. Fu Manchu while they also held the rights to the Kung Fu television program. Instead of producing a straight adaptation of either source, Marvel combined the two. The result was Shang-Chi, a master of Kung Fu, who was introduced as the (previously unheard of) son of Fu Manchu. Though an original character himself, many of Shang-Chi's supporting characters (most notably Fu Manchu and Sir Denis Nayland Smith) were Rohmer creations. No characters from the Kung Fu television series carried over into the comic series, though the character Lu Sung, in an early issue, bears a strong resemblance to Kwai Chang Caine with the addition of a moustache. Shang-Chi first appeared in Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973) by Englehart and Starlin (SME #114 were reprints of older Marvel superhero stories). Shang-Chi appeared ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20129
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