Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 4

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #4
Previous Issue	Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #3
Next Issue	Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #5
Art by: Neal Adams
Release Date	August 6, 1974
Cover Date	September, 1974
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Roy Thomas

1. "Circle of Serpent's Blood"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Doug Moench
Penciler(s)	Mike Vosburg
Inker(s)	Al Milgrom
Colorist(s)	Black and White
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
Editor(s)	Tony Isabella
2. "Enter the Dragon (Part 3)"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Don McGregor
Letterer(s)	Typeset
Editor(s)	Tony Isabella
3. "Kung Fu Revisited"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	John David Warner
Penciler(s)	Frank McLaughlin
Inker(s)	Frank McLaughlin
Letterer(s)	Typeset
Editor(s)	Tony Isabella
4. "Night of the Death-Dream"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Gerry Conway
Penciler(s)	Don Perlin
Inker(s)	Dan Adkins
Colorist(s)	Black and White
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
Editor(s)	Tony Isabella

Appearing in "Circle of Serpent's Blood"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Shang-Chi ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• Denis Nayland Smith (behind the scenes)

Antagonists:

• Fu Manchu

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• New York City
  • Zheng Zu's New York Fortress

Items:

• The Circle of Serpent's Blood (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Circle of Serpent's Blood"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Enter the Dragon (Part 3)"

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "Enter the Dragon (Part 3)"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Kung Fu Revisited"

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "Kung Fu Revisited"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Night of the Death-Dream"

Featured Characters:

• Sons of the Tiger
  • Abe Brown
  • Bob Diamond
  • Lin Sun

Antagonists:

• Silent Ones

Other Characters:

• Lo Chin

Races and Species:

• Humans

Items:

• Amulets of Power

Vehicles:

• Lo Chin's Boeing 747 (First appearance) (Destroyed)

Synopsis for "Night of the Death-Dream"

The Sons of the Tiger learn that a plane that is constantly in the air is landing to pick up the villainous Lo Chin. The Sons of the Tiger are lured aboard the plane where Lo Chin intends to eliminate them once and for all. He tells them of the Silent Ones' plan to enslave the youth of America with drugs.

Notes

• Shang-Chi chronologically appeared last in the Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Special Vol 1 1.

• Denis Nayland Smith makes a behind-the-scenes appearance in this issue. He appeared last in the Kung Fu Special Vol 1 1. He appears next in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 11.

• Fu Manchu appeared last in the Kung Fu Special Vol 1 1. He makes a behind-the-scenes appearance in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 5. His next actual appearance is in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 7.

• Final appearance of Lo Chin; dies in this issue.

Trivia

• This issue includes an article by John David Warner and Frank McLaughlin entitled, "Kung Fu - Revisisted". The feature focuses on American actor David Carradine and his renowned character Kwai Chang Caine, whom he played on the 1972-1975 television series, Kung Fu.

See Also

• 4 image(s) from Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 4
• 1 reprint(s) of Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 4

Recommended Reading

• Daughters of the Dragon Vol 1 1-6
• Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 1-33
• Master of Kung Fu Vol 1 17-125
• Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Vol 1 1-6
• White Tiger Vol 1 1-6

Links and References

• Deadly Hands of Kung Fu article at Wikipedia
• Deadly Hands of Kung Fu series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Shang-Chi at Wikipedia
• Shang-Chi at the Marvel Directory
• Sons of the Tiger article at Wikipedia
• Sons of the Tiger entry at All Experts
• Sons of the Tiger Micro-Heroes gallery