Master of Kung Fu #105

Gene Day's cover for this October 1981 issue says it all with a single repeated word — "Again… Again… Again… Razor Fist!" — as Shang-Chi is shown falling backward, outnumbered by multiple blade-armed incarnations of the deadly Razor Fist bearing down on him from above. The swirling red burst composition and the cool menace of those prosthetic blades make for a genuinely gripping image that captures the relentless pressure the Master of Kung Fu is under. With Doug Moench scripting and Gene Day handling both pencils and inks throughout, this mid-run installment of The Hands of Shang-Chi shows the creative team firing on all cylinders.