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https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Master-of-Kung-Fu-1974/Issue-100?id=29902

Another story I ran across, in MASTER OF KUNG FU 100, by Doug Moench, with art on alternating chapters by Gene Day and Mike Zeck. In this version, the Ripper is a creation of Fu Manchu, manipulated for his own dark conspiratorial purposes.

MASTER OF KUNG FU (in is first two issues, SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION ) is a consistently great series. Begun by Englehart and Starlin in 15-17.
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Special-Marvel-Edition/Issue-15?id=95378

Then by Englehart and a new-to-the-field Paul Gulacy from 18-20.
Then writing was taken over by Doug Moench, who with Gulacy brought the series to greatness in issues 21-50, with Moench becoming the guiding force of the series.
After Gulacy's departure, Moench and Mike Zeck did most issues from 55-101.

And Gene Day, first the inker on 76-101, then became penciller/inker on 102-120 with Moench, and brought the series to new heights of greatness. My favorite issues of the series.

Over a hundred issues, blending together elements of Bruce Lee-variety 70's martial arts pop culture, with philosophical introspection, resurrected Fu Manchu pulp adventure, and a cultured British MI-6 world-travelling spy adventure element.
You can nit-pick about when sophistication at points maybe went too far over the top and became either stilted or schlock, but when you're into it (and I was, and am) it's an engaging blend of story elements that is difficult to see flaws in, completely its own, a consistently engaging and fun series.
And like few series, was fortunate for virtually its entire run to showcase a steady stream of great emerging artists, most of whom stayed on the series for long runs.

Along with a MOKF ANNUAL, by Moench and Pollard.
And especially GIANT-SIZE MOKF issues, that have more Moench/Gulacy goodness,.
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Giant-Size-Master-of-Kung-Fu/Issue-1?id=112040

And some occasional MOKF work in the black and white DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU magazine, stories by the likes of Perez, Giffen, Adams, Starlin, Weiss, Giordano, Gulacy, Nebres, Mashall Rogers, and many others. I was dismissive of this magazine at first, but a comic shop owner raved to me about this as one of his favorite series and all the great stories and art in this run. I especially like the last 2 issues, with a great 2-part story by Claremont and Rogers.
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/The-Deadly-Hands-of-Kung-Fu/Issue-1?id=80907
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/The-Deadly-Hands-of-Kung-Fu/Issue-32?id=80975