Shang-Chi | |
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![]() Textless cover of Shang-Chi #1 (September 2020), by Jim Cheung and Laura Martin | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973) |
Created by | |
In-story information | |
Full name | Zheng Shang-Chi |
Team affiliations | |
Partnerships | Clive Reston Black Jack Tarr Leiko Wu Iron Fist Lin Lie |
Notable aliases | Master of Kung Fu Brother Hand Commander Hand Deadly Hand Gamemaster |
Abilities |
Zheng Shang-Chi,[a][b] also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973) in the Bronze Age of Comic Books, and starring in his own solo title until 1983. Described as the greatest martial artist alive, Shang-Chi has been trained since birth to be the ultimate fighter with a specialization in various unarmed and weaponry-based wushu styles, including the use of the gùn, nunchaku, and jian. Shang-Chi later assumes leadership of the Five Weapons Society and acquires the Ten Rings weapons.
Shang-Chi was spun off from novelist Sax Rohmer's licensed property as the unknown son of fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu. In later editions, his connection to Dr. Fu Manchu was underplayed after Marvel lost the comic book rights to the latter's character; to get around this problem, the publisher eventually renamed Shang-Chi's father Zheng Zu.
Shang-Chi made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), where he is portrayed by Simu Liu.
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