Master of Kung Fu #86

Shang-Chi fills the cover of this March 1980 issue with an intensity that practically leaps off the page — red headband, golden sash, and a clenched fist thrust directly at the reader make for a portrait of focused, coiled power. The tagline "Warriors of the Golden Dawn!" sets the stage for Part 4 of an ongoing arc subtitled "The Phoenix and the Dragon," promising high stakes in one of Marvel's most atmospherically rich martial-arts series. Mike Zeck's cover art, both penciled and inked by him, delivers a bold close-up that captures exactly why Shang-Chi earned his reputation as one of the genre's most compelling figures.