Publishers / Marvel / Marvel Premiere (1972) / #16
16July 1974
$0.25

Marvel Premiere #16

Marvel · July 1974 · on sale April 23, 1974

First appearance (cover): ScytheOrigin: Danny Rand
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
July 1974
Key date
July 1974
On-sale date
April 23, 1974
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Scythe - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

Origin story on record for: Danny Rand, Iron Fist.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Jaws of the Dragon!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Danny CrespiIron Fist, Danny Rand, Scythe First
1Heart of the Dragon!comic story18script: Roy Thomas, Len Wein; pencils: Larry Hama; inks: Dick Giordano, Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: L. P. GregoryIron Fist Origin, Lei Kung, Harold Meachum, Nu-An, Danny Rand Origin, Heather Rand, Wendell Rand, Scythe First, Shou-Lao, Yu-Ti
2-letters page2script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Gil KaneIron Fist
3Monumental Memoranda About Monster-Size Mags!in-house column1script: Stan LeeSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dracula
4Another Bombshell Bullpen Bonus Page!in-house column1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #151975On eBay ›
Essential Iron Fist #12004On eBay ›
Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand #12008On eBay ›
The Book of the Iron Fist
ISBN 978-0-7851-2536-5		2009On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Iron Fist #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5032-9		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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