Publishers / Marvel / The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) / #19
19December 1975
$1.00

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19

Marvel · December 1975 · on sale 1975-11-04

First appearance: Hector AyalaFirst appearance: White TigerFirst appearance: George PérezOrigin: Hector Ayala
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Identification plate

Series
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
December 1975
Key date
1975-12-00
On-sale date
1975-11-04
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
76

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Hector Ayala, White Tiger.

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-cover1pencils: Bob Larkin; inks: Bob Larkin; colors: Bob LarkinIron Fist, Danny Rand
1-illustration1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin
2Stan Lee Presents The Deadly Hands of Kung Futable of contents1pencils: Rudy Nebres, George Pérez; inks: Rudy Nebres, Jack Abel
3-letters page2script: John Warner; pencils: Sanho Kim, Rudy Nebres; inks: Sanho Kim, Rudy Nebres
4Now! Destroy Your Enemies (And Maybe Even Yourself)!text article1script: Archie Goodwin
5Shall I Love the Bird of Fire?comic story16script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Rudy Nebres; inks: Rudy Nebres; letters: Marcos PelayoJade (the Firebird; Intro); Dhasha Khan (villain; Intro); Iron Fist (origin retold)
6Dragon of the Mindtext article8script: Dan Hagen
7Karate: History of the Empty Handtext article10script: Steve Clement; pencils: Russell Turiak; inks: Russell Turiak
8World's Deadliest Fighting Secrets Not Revealedtext article4script: Val Eads
9An Ending!comic story17script: Bill Mantlo, Yvette O. Pérez; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Karen Mantlo, Gaspar SaladinoHector Ayala First, Abe Brown, Bob Diamond, Bill Mantlo First, George Pérez First, Lotus Shinchuko, Lin Sun, White Tiger First
10Next issue:promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (photographs); inks: ? (photographs); letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Fist: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu - The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91627-5		2019On eBay ›
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90134-9		2017On eBay ›
Iron Fist: Danny Rand - The Early Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95485-7		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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