Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection, Vol. 2 by Doug Moench

Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.) Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. The title’s long original run finished with issue #125.Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Sadly, Day died of a heart attack after completing the art for issue #120 he was only 31 years old. His work on the title has also received many plaudits and is worth seeking out. After providing the inks on the title in 1979, Gene Day became the main artist from issue #102. Both the Moench/Gulacy and the Moench/Zeck runs are still held in high regard today. Artist Jim Craig replaced Gulacy from issue #51, followed by Mike Zeck on pencils from issue #64 onwards.

The series started to take off after writer Doug Moench and artist Paul Gulacy began their collaboration on the title from issue #22. He appeared again in issue #16, and with issue #17 (April 1974) the title changed its name to The Hands of Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu. The series was a success and continued for ten years until the final issue #125, dated June 1983. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin and made his first appearance in Special Marvel Edition #15, cover-dated December 1973. Riding on the wave of the Bruce Lee-inspired Kung Fu craze in the 1970s, Marvel　Comics launched the character Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu in 1973. Cover art of Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973)

Master of Kung Fu Epic Collection, Vol. 2 by Doug Moench