The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #20 for Sale - First Appearance of Awilda Ayala - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue: #20
Publication date: January 1976
Key date: 1976-01-00
On-sale date: 1975-12-02
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Maria Ayala - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Chuck Norris	cover	1	pencils: Ken Barr; inks: Ken Barr; colors: Ken Barr	Chuck Norris
1	Chuck Norris	illustration	1	pencils: Ken Barr; inks: Ken Barr
2	Stan Lee Presents The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu	table of contents	1	pencils: Rudy Nebres, George Pérez; inks: Rudy Nebres, Jack Abel
3	-	letters page	2	script: John Warner; pencils: Rudy Nebres, George Pérez; inks: Rudy Nebres, Jack Abel
4	Marvel Meets the Martial Arts	text article	1	script: Archie Goodwin
5	Chapter Two Soulslayer	comic story	20	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Rudy Nebres; inks: Rudy Nebres; letters: Marcos Pelayo	Dhasha Khan (Villain); Silver Dragon [Heather Rand] (Intro)
6	"You Set Your Goals and Pursue Them"	text article	9	script: Jim Whitmore
7	The I.K.L. The Revolution of Full Contact Karate	text article	7	script: Jim Whitmore
8	The Killer Elite	text article	3	script: Martin Sands
9	The Beginning	comic story	20	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Karen Mantlo	Awilda Ayala First, Hector Ayala, Maria Ayala First, Brillalae First, Abe Brown, James D'Angelo, Mrs. Dalwoody, Bob Diamond, Lotus Shinchuko, Lin Sun, White Tiger

Where to read it

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

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #1920 of 33#21 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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