*DC: Originally adapted from a novel by Denny O’Neil, exploiting the Kung Fu craze, 1975’s Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter seemed like another example of white cultural appropriation dressed up as chop-socky entertainment, but despite some notable creators (including a blink & you’ll miss it stint by Jack Kirby), nobody’s heart really seemed to be in the project – until issue #5, when a new character, Lady Shiva, appeared in the testosterone-soaked milieu of KFF and perked things up no end. Richard Dragon’s own series faltered after eighteen issues, though he has returned many times as a supporting character attributed with – in retrospect – the training of many of DC’s hand-to-hand heroes, but Lady Shiva became the breakout star of the series, with significant appearances in the Batman books and Birds of Prey, becoming a virtual arch-enemy of the Black Canary in the latter. We have 15 of the original 18 issues of Kung Fu Fighter back in stock; pictured are issue #1 VF/NM £50 and issue #5, Lady Shiva’s debut, NM- £50. Details on all the others, of course, in our online listings.