Master of Kung Fu #109

Gene Day's cover for issue #109 sets a tense, shadowy mood, with a blindfolded Shang-Chi dominating the foreground in stark yellow while a masked figure in blue, a gun-toting man in a fedora, and a profile view of a mysterious woman with a red symbol surround him — playing cards scattered across the composition adding an unsettling air of chance and danger. The story title "The Dark Angel's Kiss" promises the kind of moody, atmospheric intrigue that Doug Moench brought to this series, backed by Day's own inks giving the artwork a cohesive, razor-sharp edge. A compelling February 1982 chapter in Shang-Chi's ongoing saga.