Master of Kung Fu #31 - First Appearance of Pavane, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue: #31
Publication date: August 1975
Key date: August 1975
On-sale date: May 13, 1975
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 Pavane - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

Death on record for: Razor-Fist, William Young.

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	Snowbuster!	cover	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Danny Crespi	Pavane First, Shang-Chi
1	Snowbuster	comic story	18	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Karen Mantlo	Pavane First, Doctor Petrie, James Petrie, Razor-Fist Death, Clive Reston, Shang-Chi, Denis Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, William Young Death
2	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90129-5	2016	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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

‹ #3015 of 109#32 ›

Sources

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

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