Master of Kung Fu
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #55, August 1977 issue - INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Jim Mooney (inks) NOTES: The official beginning of my color comics work at Marvel. (I had only completed a 5-page tryout before this.) Unfortunately, a rush job that needed to be penciled in only a week.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #59, December 1977 issue _ INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) John Tartaglione (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #60, January 1978 issue - INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), John Tartaglione (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #64, May 1978 issue - INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), The Tribe (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #66, July 1978 issue - INTERIOR: Jim Craig and Mike Zeck (pencils), various inkers (inks) NOTES: One of those "many hands" jobs to meet a deadline. I penciled the final five pages of this issue, and I believe many inkers helped finish them.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #67, August 1978 issue - INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Fred Kida (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #68, September 1978 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks) NOTES: This issue marks the beginning of my cover art run on the title.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #69, October 1978 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), John Tartaglione (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #71, December 1978 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks) NOTES: With this issue, I transitioned from 'fill-in' artist to 'regular artist' on the title.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #72, January 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #73, February 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #73, February 1979 issue - Interior page example.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #74, March 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Terry Austin (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #75, April 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Rudy Nebres (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #76, May 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Joe Rubinstein (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks). NOTES: Gene Day debuts as regular inker with this issue.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #76, May 1979 issue - Interior page example.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #77, June 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Bob McLeod (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #77, June 1979 issue - Cover preliminary sketch.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #78, July 1979 issue- COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Al Gordon (guest inker)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #78, July 1979 issue - Interior page example.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #79, August 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #79, August 1979 issue - Cover preliminary sketch.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #80, September 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #80, September 1979 issue - Cover preliminary sketch.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #81, October 1979 issue - INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks) NOTES: My cover art for this issue was rejected, and Marie Severin penciled the printed cover shown here. (see next image)
THE COMIC READER printed my MOKF #81 rejected cover art on their July 1979 #170 cover. (see previous image)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #81, October 1979 issue - Interior panel
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #82, November 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #83, December 1979 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #84, January 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #85, February 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #86, March 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #86, March 1980 issue - Cover preliminary sketch.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #87, April 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Joe Rubinstein (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #88, May 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #89, June 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #90, July 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #91, August 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #92, September 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #93, October 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #93, October 1980 issue - Cover preliminary sketch.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #94, November 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #95, December 1980 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #96, January 1981 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) John Beatty (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) NOTES: This cover marks John Beatty's first published inks.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #97, February 1981 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) John Beatty (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #98, March 1981 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #99, April 1981 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #100, May 1981 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck and Gene Day (pencils) Mike Zeck and Gene Day (inks) NOTES: Gene Day and I split the art chores for this double-size 100th issue.
MASTER OF KUNG FU Vol 1 #101, June 1981 issue - COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils, inks) INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks) NOTES: My final issue, and Gene Day did some stellar work as regular artist beginning with issue 102.
MASTER OF KUNG FU house ad that appeared across the Marvel titles during my run as the regular MOKF artist. Art by Mike Zeck (pencils, inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU house ad. Illustration by Mike Zeck (pencils, inks)