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Shang-Chi () is a Marvel Comics character, often called the "Master of Kung Fu". He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. He has no special superpowers, but he exhibits extraordinary skills in the martial arts and is a master of Wushu (the actual Mandarin name for the various Chinese fighting arts) both empty handed and with weapons, including the staff, nunchaku and double-edged sword. ==Publication history== The character was conceived in late 1972, the publisher wished to acquire the rights to adapt the ''Kung Fu'' television program. Failing to get permission from Time Warner, owner of DC Comics. The publisher acquired the comic book rights to Sax Rohmer's pulp novel villain Dr. Fu Manchu. The result was Shang-Chi, a master of kung fu, who was introduced as the previously unheard of son of Fu Manchu. Though an original character himself, many of Shang-Chi's supporting characters (most notably Fu Manchu and Sir Denis Nayland Smith) were Rohmer creations. No characters from the ''Kung Fu'' television series carried over into the comic series, though the character Lu Sung, in an early issue, bears a strong resemblance to Kwai Chang Caine with the addition of a moustache. Shang-Chi first appeared in ''Special Marvel Edition'' #15 (December 1973) by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. ''Special Marvel Edition'' #1–14 were reprints of older Marvel superhero stories. Shang-Chi appeared again in issue #16, and with issue #17 (April 1974) the title was changed to ''The Hands of Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu''. Amidst the martial arts craze in the United States in the 1970s, the book became very popular, surviving until issue #125 (June 1983), a run including four giant-size issues and an annual. He co-starred with Spider-Man in ''Giant-Size Spider-Man'' #2 and ''Marvel Team-Up'' #84 and 85. Shang-Chi teamed up with the Thing in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #29. ''Special Collector's Edition'' #1 (1975) cover titled as "Savage Fists of Kung Fu" reprinted stories from ''Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu'' #1-2; ''Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu Special'' #1; and ''Special Marvel Edition'' #15. He did several crossovers with other Marvel martial artists, including White Tiger, Iron Fist, and Daughters of the Dragon (Colleen Wing and Misty Knight). He appeared regularly in ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu''. The series began by introducing Shang-Chi as a man raised by his father Fu Manchu to be the ultimate lackey for the would-be world conqueror. In Shang-Chi's first mission, he kills one of his father's old enemies, Dr. Petrie, and learns of Fu Manchu's true, evil nature. Disillusioned, Shang-Chi swears eternal opposition to his father's ambitions and fights him as an agent of British intelligence, under the orders of Nayland Smith. The series was an instant sales success. Though Englehart and Starlin soon left as the creative talent for the title, its success grew once writer Doug Moench and artist Paul Gulacy, began collaborating in issues #22. Comics historian Les Daniels observed that "Ingenious writing by Doug Moench and energetic art by Paul Gulacy brought ''Master of Kung Fu'' new life." Their critically acclaimed run continued with short gaps until #51 when Gulacy was replaced by artist Jim Craig. Craig was later succeeded by Mike Zeck who became the regular penciller in issue #64 (1978). Gulacy was a film buff, and modeled many characters after film stars: Juliette on Marlene Dietrich, James Larner on Marlon Brando, Clive Reston (often broadly hinted at as being the son of James Bond as well as the grand nephew of Sherlock Holmes) occasionally looking like Basil Rathbone and Sean Connery, and a minor character Ward Sarsfield (after the real-life name of Sax Rohmer) resembling David Niven. Moench introduced other film-based characters, including ones modeled after Groucho Marx, and W. C. Fields. Moench continued for a long tenure, though the title did not again receive the same level of acclaim as the Gulacy period until Gene Day, who had previously been inking the book, took over penciling in #100 (1981). Despite critical success, sales lagged, and the publication schedule change from monthly to bimonthly. Day died of a heart attack after finishing issue #120, and Moench left the book after #122. The character's long-running battle with his father ended with #118 and with the main storyline resolved, the book was canceled with issue #125 as Shang-Chi retired to a passive life as a fisherman in a village. In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Moench's work on ''Master of Kung-Fu'' with artists Gulacy, Mike Zeck, and Day sixth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels". Shang-Chi had two more short series: the ''Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black'' one-shot (1990) and the MAX miniseries ''Master of Kung Fu: Hellfire Apocalypse'' (2002) with artist Paul Gulacy on art again. The character had two stories in the anthology series ''Marvel Comics Presents'' including one by Moench that ran in the series' first eight issues in 1988, and co-starred in the ''Moon Knight Special'' (1992). In 1997 a story arc starring Shang-Chi ran in ''Journey into Mystery'' #514-517, and was intended to lead into a mini-series for the character in 1998. Although spun out of licensed properties, Shang-Chi is a Marvel-owned character and has been firmly established as a part of the Marvel Universe with guest appearances in numerous other titles, such as ''Marvel Team-Up'', ''Marvel Knights'' and ''X-Men''. Most of the original, licensed, characters in the supporting cast have been phased out in the more recent series and stories. In some of his modern appearances, mention is made of his villainous father either in cryptic terms or using a variety of new names, due to Marvel no longer having the rights to Fu Manchu. In ''Secret Avengers'' #6-10, writer Ed Brubaker officially sidestepped the entire issue via a storyline where a rogue group of S.H.I.E.L.D agents resurrect a zombified version of Fu Manchu only to discover that "Fu Manch" was only an alias; that Shang-Chi's father was really an ancient Chinese sorcerer who discovered the secret to immortality. Shang-Chi returned as a main character in the 2007 ''Heroes for Hire'' comic book, and both he and several characters of his supporting cast appear in that year's ''Wisdom'' miniseries. Shang-Chi appeared in ''Wolverine: First Class'' #9, where Wolverine approached him for advice in order to defeat his nemesis, Sabretooth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shang-Chi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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