The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #9 for Sale - First Appearance of Mrs. Dalwoody - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: February 1975
Key date: 1975-02-00
On-sale date: 1975-01-07
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.75
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mrs. Dalwoody - 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	The Contest of Truth!	cover	1	pencils: Earl Norem; inks: Earl Norem; colors: Earl Norem	Shang-Chi
1	Chinese Kung Fu, Southern Style	text article	1	script: Frank McLaughlin; pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlin
2	-	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
3	-	letters page	2	script: Don McGregor, David Anthony Kraft; pencils: George Pérez
4	Slaughter on the Editorial Page	text article	1	script: Don McGregor
5	A Contest of Truth	comic story	15	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Mike Vosburg, George Pérez; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Charlotte Jetter	Shang-Chi
6	Kihon Kumite	text article	3	script: Frank McLaughlin; pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlin
7	The Hidden Fist of David Brownridge	text article	6	script: Dan Hagen; pencils: Marie Severin
8	-	illustration	2	pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Rudy Nebres
9	Kick the Newsstand Habit!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
10	The Oriental World of Self-Defense	text article	6	script: Michele Wolfman
11	Slaughter in Central Park!	comic story	15	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: June Braverman	Abe Brown, Bob Diamond, May Parker, Lotus Shinchuko, Lin Sun, Anna Watson, Mrs. Dalwoody First

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 #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90133-2	2016	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

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

‹ #89 of 33#10 ›

Sources

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

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