MARVEL PREMIERE (1972-81) #15
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origin &1st app of Iron Fist (Danny Rand); 1st app of Harold Meachum; Gil Kane cover; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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origin &1st app of Iron Fist (Danny Rand); 1st app of Harold Meachum; Gil Kane cover; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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origin &1st app of Iron Fist (Danny Rand); 1st app of Harold Meachum; Gil Kane cover; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)Iron Fist was a character created by Marvel to cash in on the martial arts craze that swept over the USA in the 1970s, thanks in no small part to Bruce Lee, although the publisher had already dabbled in the chop-socky market with Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu, it stands to reason the company wanted to hedge its bets by adding a Caucasian, and superpowered hero into the mix. In Marvel Premiere #15 not only is Daniel Rand introduced to readers for the first time, but he comes complete with a tragic origin story about the death of his parents and his tutelage at a mysterious and mystic hidden city named K’un-Lun, which is only accessible once a decade. The troubled youth grows into martial arts master with a fist as hard as some kind of metallic alloy and endures rites of passage before setting out on a heroic quest. Iron Fist would remain a popular character in Marvel’s rogue’s gallery into the Modern Age, teaming up with Luke Cage, and the Daughters of the Dragon, and later joining Netflix’s hugely successful Marvel TV franchise. Although the Iron Fist series met to mixed enthusiasm, the character has remained a bankable property and copies of his first appearance are desirable collectibles for Bronze Age fans.
Artists Information
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
Richard "Dick" Giordano was an American comics artist and editor whose long and prosperous career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. He worked on a wide range of titles over the years, including Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Teen Titans, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Action Comics among countless others. His style was very much in the Neal Adams mold, making him a popular go-to artist in the 70s and 80s.
origin &1st app of Iron Fist (Danny Rand); 1st app of Harold Meachum; Gil Kane cover; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)Iron Fist was a character created by Marvel to cash in on the martial arts craze that swept over the USA in the 1970s, thanks in no small part to Bruce Lee, although the publisher had already dabbled in the chop-socky market with Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu, it stands to reason the company wanted to hedge its bets by adding a Caucasian, and superpowered hero into the mix. In Marvel Premiere #15 not only is Daniel Rand introduced to readers for the first time, but he comes complete with a tragic origin story about the death of his parents and his tutelage at a mysterious and mystic hidden city named K’un-Lun, which is only accessible once a decade. The troubled youth grows into martial arts master with a fist as hard as some kind of metallic alloy and endures rites of passage before setting out on a heroic quest. Iron Fist would remain a popular character in Marvel’s rogue’s gallery into the Modern Age, teaming up with Luke Cage, and the Daughters of the Dragon, and later joining Netflix’s hugely successful Marvel TV franchise. Although the Iron Fist series met to mixed enthusiasm, the character has remained a bankable property and copies of his first appearance are desirable collectibles for Bronze Age fans.
Artists Information
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
Richard "Dick" Giordano was an American comics artist and editor whose long and prosperous career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. He worked on a wide range of titles over the years, including Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Teen Titans, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Action Comics among countless others. His style was very much in the Neal Adams mold, making him a popular go-to artist in the 70s and 80s.