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Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 1

When three are called and stand as one... as one they'll fight, their will be done... for each is born anew, The Tiger's Son

—Sons of the Tiger oath

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Si-Fan (Main story and flashback)
    • Priests
      • Cho Lin (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
      • Three unnamed priests
    • Fu Manchu (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

  • Mercenary Assassins (Only in flashback)
    • Four unnamed members

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

This story flashes back to when Shang-Chi was fourteen years old and Fu Manchu hires four assassins to attempt to kill him in order to determine if Shang Chi possesses the "killer instinct". Shang-Chi has turned against his father Fu Manchu, and now Fu Manchu wants answers from the priests who trained Shang Chi. Fu Manchu is unable to understand that it is his own brutality that has driven a wedge between him and his son.

  • A text article discussing real world events or people, or characters from a real world perspective, as such, no conventional appearances.

Biography of Bruce Lee.

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Martial Arts manual.

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Martial Arts manual.

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A review of the Five Fingers of Death.

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  • A text article discussing real world events or people, or characters from a real world perspective, as such, no conventional appearances.
  • Synopsis not yet written
  • A text article discussing real world events or people, or characters from a real world perspective, as such, no conventional appearances.
  • Synopsis not yet written
  • A text article discussing real world events or people, or characters from a real world perspective, as such, no conventional appearances.
  • Synopsis not yet written
  • A text article discussing real world events or people, or characters from a real world perspective, as such, no conventional appearances.
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Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Master Kee (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

  • Ninjas
    • Numerous unnamed ninjas
  • Drug Hustlers
    • Five unnamed dealers
  • Sui Ti Kama (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Lord (Invoked)
  • Lin Sun's Mother (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
  • Lin Sun's Father (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
  • Unnamed Chinese Revolutionary (Only in flashback)
  • Taki (Abe's Friend) (First appearance)
  • Rosella (Robert's Girlfriend) (First appearance)
  • Numerous unnamed party guests
  • Sui Ti Kama's Father (Invoked) (Deceased)

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Locations:

Items:

Lin Sun returns to his dojo to find his master dying from an attack by ninjas. With his dying breath, the master imparts on Lin the Jade Tiger amulets. Together with his friends Abe Brown and Bob Diamond, they become the Sons of the Tiger to avenge Lin's master. They hunt down the assassins' leader, Sui Ti Kama, and bust his opium den, but they know their mission isn't over until they find the Silent Ones that controlled them.

Continuity Notes[]

  • The origin of Shang-Chi is revealed in this issue.
  • This issue includes a special feature on martial arts master Bruce Lee.