This was continued from, and possibly intended for, Shang-Chi's serial in Marvel Comics Presents. The story here is broken down into eight-page chapters, just like MCP's format; it could have run for five months there, twice a month. In the concluding chapter in MCP, Shang's spy girlfriend Leiko lost a hand, and Shang himself was poisoned and would die within a year. (Except Marvel Comics Presents #8 was from December 1988, and this issue was published February 1990...)
Shang's friends (and former spies) "Black Jack" Tarr and Clive Reston had been trying to follow a lead to
Zaran is working for Shadow-Hand, who at first glance I thought was going to be a comrade of Razorfist: both his hands are missing as well, replaced by a ball-and-chain, morning-star arrangement. (The balls are spiky sometimes, smooth other times; either a mistake in the art or Shadow-Hand had them swapped out.) SH has stolen the reliquary-map to
While I haven't read a ton of Master of Kung-Fu, Shang-Chi always seems remarkably passive for a lead character: on the way to the hideout, Shang admits to Leiko he doesn't see the difference if he dies today or 80 years from now. Still, Leiko's love does seem to keep him going. There's kung-fu, there's betrayal, there's a genetically-created Yeti; all-in-all not too bad. I do have to wonder how well this one sold, though; I had never seen a copy before.
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I like how that mustached guy says "Hey chinaman." Can't say that now in these ultra-PC times.
Also liked how bad-ass Zaran#2 tried to sound saying "I like the look, the weapons, and drawing blood." Well yeah right? Or else why be a bad guy stupid?:)
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