The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #24

Marvel's black-and-white martial arts magazine reaches a fever pitch with this 1976 installment, featuring a cover by Bob Larkin that crackles with fiery energy. Iron Fist squares off against a powerful bare-chested opponent wielding a staff, while a luminous, winged female figure blazes up from the inferno between them — the mysterious Bird of Fire whose fate hangs in the balance. Inside, Chris Claremont scripts "The Angry Dragon Kills!" with art by Rudy Nebres, promising the kind of visceral, high-stakes kung fu action that made Deadly Hands one of 1976's most compelling reads.