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The Mask of Fu Manchu. W. Benda (Wladyslaw Theodore Benda) was the premiere mask maker of. Twentieth Century. His masks were shown in magazines such as Vanity Fair and. In his. book, Masks, Benda even presents nude studies of. As a result, it was quite logical for the editors of Collier's to turn to. Benda for the cover illustration for The Mask of Fu Manchu. While it is immediately. Fu Manchu (Character) - Comic Vine. Creation. Fu Manchu was created by author Sax Rohmer, and first appeared in his 1. The Insidious Fu Manchu. The villain has been influential in the creation of other characters in the comic book medium, most notably The Yellow Claw, Ming the Merciless, the Claw, Dr. Tzin- Tzin, AND Ra's al Ghul. He was, along with Professor Moriarty and Dracula, among the first of pop culture. Fu Manchu was one of the most popular characters to emerge from the . DC Comics serialized 1. The Mysterious Fu Manchu, beginning in Detective Comics # 1. Wally Wood illustrated The Mask of Fu Manchu for Avon in 1. Fu Manchu was adopted by Marvel under Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin in Special Marvel Edition #1. However, after Marvel lost the license for the Sax Rohmer estate, Fu Manchu was identified in continuity under aliases and pseudonyms. Origin. Fu Manchu is an oriental genius who is the master of modern science and the ancient mystical arts. He is the mastermind and leader of the Si- Fan cult. His main goal over the decades has been to destroy the western world. He is a scientist by nature. His quest for knowledge is insatiable. His genius drives him to discover things of a dark and unnatural nature. Nothing is out of bounds. His experiments led to things that were eventually regarded as forbidden and eventually led him to criminal activities as he also employed those of the dark arts to do his bidding. Anything he wants or needs to complete his desires cannot be denied him as he has amassed untold wealth and unlimited resources. Fu Manchu is also master of deception and disguise and used these skills in the western world and its politics which became his focus. He would plot to hypnotize politicians to perform in the service of Fu Manchu. He would kidnap noteworthy scientists to perform their experiments to help aid in his quest for knowledge. These disappearances or accidental deaths ultimately caught the attention of MI 6,a British secret service. For decades Fu Manchu and his minions would wage war against MI. Nayland Smith. Petrie and others were a constant thorn in the evil Fu Manchu's side. As Smith and Petrie grew old through the decades, Fu Manchu did not. The alchemical formula called Elixir Vitae was discovered by Fu Manchu decades prior and retarded his aging, so long as he continued to take it once every decade. Marvel. Fu Manchu has several children by blood and adoption. Some who work for him and some against his evil intentions. His daughter Fah Lo Suee would help or aid Fu Manchu's enemies plot against him. They might in turn be willingly or unknowingly aiding her in her own machinations against her father. His son Shang - Chi is a master of kung- fu and other martial arts not unlike his father. He raised in his fathers Honan Retreat. It was upon his first mission where he was to assassinate an aged Dr. Petrie who was an evil man as told by his father, Shang- Chi met Sir Nayland Smith . Smith informed the young assassin that it was his father Fu Manchu who is the evil one and proceeded to tell him of what his father has done over the years. With that, Shang- Chi confronted his father and swore his opposition and in turn His father swore that he after today he would use all that he had that was evil against him and parted as enemies. He at one point attempted to marry another of his daughters to Black Panther, hoping that this would gain him control of both China and Wakanda. Marvel comics has lost the rights to this character. He was mentioned as Mr. Sadly, Fah Lo Suee, Sir Nayland Smith, and other essential characters in Shang- Chi's back story have also been lost and have yet to be accounted for as Fu Manchu has. Powers And Abilities. Fu Manchu is a genius in every field of knowledge. He is virtually immortality is as long as he injects himself with the Elixir Vitae every ten years. He can hypnotize people through his eyes. He is also a master of unarmed combat and disguise and can speak most languages without accent. Fu Manchu disdains guns or explosives, preferring to act through intermediaries. Extremely charismatic, Fu Manchu has been responsible for founding or manipulating several secret societies to serve his ends. Most notably, he is the president of the Si Fan. He has also employed other popular members of Shang- Chi's rogues' gallery, like Zaran the Weapons Master. After Fu Manchu's apparent death, Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, briefly assumed control over several factions of the Si Fan. Fu Manchu has fathered children in the Marvel Universe: Shang- Chi, Fah Lo Suee, Moving- Shadow, and Kwai Far. He also adopted a disfigured African child named M'Nai, who later became known as Midnight, who later became known as Midnight Sun. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. In the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen he is only referred to as the Doctor. He has a crime war with none other than James Moriarty. Fu Manchu never appears, but his manipulation from behind the scenes is why Moriarty tricks the League into taking the cavorite from him. Other Media. Canon Novels by Sax Rohmer. The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu (1. The Return of Dr Fu Manchu (1. The Devil Doctor)The Hand of Fu Manchu (1. The Si- Fan Mysteries)Daughter of Fu Manchu (1. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1. The Bride of Fu Manchu (1. The Trail of Fu Manchu (1. President Fu Manchu (1. The Drums of Fu Manchu (1. The Island of Fu Manchu (1. The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1. Re- Enter Fu Manchu (1. Emperor Fu Manchu (1. Fu Manchu novels not by Rohmer. Ten Years Beyond Baker Street (1. The first of two authorized continuation novels by Cay Van Ash, Sax Rohmer's former assistant and biographer. The novel is set in a narrative gap within The Hand of Fu Manchu and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, His Last Bow (both published in 1. Holmes comes out of retirement to aid Dr. Petrie when Nayland Smith is abducted by the Si- Fan. The Fires of Fu Manchu (1. The second of two authorized continuation novels by Cay Van Ash. The novel is set in 1. Smith and Petrie's encounter with Fu Manchu during the First World War culminating in Smith's knighthood. The Terror of Fu Manchu (2. The Terror of Fu Manchu is the first of a new series of authorized period Fu Manchu thrillers by William Patrick Maynard. It is set on the eve of the First World War and is narrated by Dr. Petrie and includes Sax Rohmer.
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