CATALOG RECORD
Marvel Premiere #15
first appearance of Iron Fist
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Iron Fist (Danny Rand) — introduction, also flashback · origin
- Yu-Ti (Nu-An) — introduction
- Wendell Rand (Danny Rand's father) — introduction
- Harold Meachum (Rand & Meachum partner) — introduction
- Heather Rand (Silver Dragon) — introduction
- Shu-Hu (robot, K'un-Lun, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1974
- On sale
- February 19, 1974
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Fury of Iron Fist! · 19 pages
Iron Fist passes the final tests in his K'un-Lun training and is granted the privilege of immortality if he so chooses. During his final battle with the robot Shu-Hu, Danny remembers how his father was killed by Meachum and his mother gave her life to save his as the Rand family searched for the fabled city of K'un-Lun.
Publisher’s description
Iron Fist’s first appearance! Meet Marvel’s resident Kung Fu hero, the mystical One of K’un-Lun, the Immortal Iron Fist! Mentor Yu-Ti recalls the origin of Daniel Rand, a young boy born far outside the mystic heights of K’un-Lun. Tragedy begets one of Marvel’s mightiest heroes.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Super Adventure Winter Special (1980), Marvel Visionaries: Gil Kane (2002), Essential Iron Fist (2004), Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand (2008), Marvel Masterworks: Iron Fist (2011), Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (2011), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (2014), Iron Fist Epic Collection (2015), True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Iron Fist by Thomas & Kane (2018), Iron Fist: Danny Rand - The Early Years Omnibus (2023)