Marvel Premiere #21

Marvel Premiere #21 (March 1975) spotlights Iron Fist in a cover — penciled by Gil Kane and inked by Tom Palmer — that crackles with martial-arts intensity: Danny Rand, his fist blazing with chi energy, lunges against a towering armored opponent whose skull-faced helmet and drawn blade dominate the composition, while a chained woman in red struggles nearby and a smaller inset image of Iron Fist stands ready at upper left. The bold tagline promises "Vengeance of the Death Goddess," teasing a deadly new threat for "the greatest Kung Fu fighter of all." With Tony Isabella scripting and Arvell Jones on interior art, this 1975 issue delivers exactly the high-stakes mystical action the series was built for.