Master of Kung Fu #97

The cover of issue #97 promises high tension, with Shang-Chi poised in a razor-sharp fighting stance at center, a gun-toting menace lurking behind him on the left, and a glamorous woman recoiling to his right — all framed under the ominous tagline "Games of Death and Deceit!" Mike Zeck's pencils and Gene Day's inks give the scene a cool, cinematic edge that was very much in step with 1981 Marvel storytelling. Inside, writer Doug Moench and the artistic team of Zeck and Day continue the series' reputation for martial-arts drama with the chapter titled "Lost Art.