He's the newest Marvel Cinematic Universe hero...
...but Shang-Chi has an almost 50-year history...which has been altered and revised numerous times over the years.
This is the never-reprinted first alteration to his history.
The band is engaged!
We'll see if our protagonists can perform the Dance of Death...
Written by
Master of Kung Fu's primary scripter, Doug Moench, and illustrated by non-regulars penciler Rick Hoberg and inkers Bill Wray and Dave Stevens (Yes,
that Dave Stevens),
Marvel's What If? #16 (1977) continued the book's mission of presenting
possible alternate versions of popular characters and storylines, some of which have since been incorporated into whatever the mainstream
Marvel Universe now is!
Notes: As we mentioned earlier, this story has
never been reprinted, perhaps the
only Shang-Chi tale to be unseen since it's initial publication!
Before you ask,
Fu Manchu is not
Shang-Chi's father in the upcoming movie.
Here's some background about the famous character and why he was chosen to be the father of
Marvel's brand-new martial arts master in 1973!
Here's a partial explanation as to why Fu isn't Shang's poppa in the new movie,t hough it leaves out two points...payment for use of the character to the estate of his creator, Sax Rohmer, and the problem of getting approval from the estate for how the character is portrayed!
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