198. Marvel Premier #15 ... Iron Fist ... Marvel (obviously)

Back in the olden days of Marvel, Marvel used to have series that promotes all sorts of characters that had yet to achieve a solid fan following that justifies their own series ... and Marvel Premier is one of these series

Issue 15 is monumental as it starts the Iron Fist run ... that went so well ... until later it launched its own (albeit short-lived) series ... of course for those of you who only follow comics in the last decade or during the digital age ... you would know that the recent run with David Aja ... the one that was a hit but ultimately also short lived ... well FYI there were a few more mini-series and what-not

Anyway, this issue is only significant for that reason because it is the first attempt to try out Danny Rand and see if he is popular ... and boy is it good. Unfortunately it features Danny's origin which has subsequently been extended and retconned and what-not

However, in essence this is kind of like Marvel's few obligatory homage to the Kung-fu craze during that era with an origin story similar to Ka-zar and hence Tarzan

Danny is from a rich family and following his folks into the back of nowhere is left stranded and ultimately raised in a mystical city called Kun Lun where it intertwines with Earth every few years. But until then Danny lives in that other world learning Kung-fu

As for the Iron Fist power of his? Well that's from the mystical Dragon ... yeah, yeah, we know it! But hey if you can get the digital for this give it a read okay? It is really entertaining, good artwork and nice colouring even!

Ratings: 7/10