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25-537: Yellow Claw may refer to: Yellow Claw (comics) , Marvel Comics supervillain (1956) Yellow Claw (DJs) , Dutch DJ and record production duo from Amsterdam The Yellow Claw , a 1915 Sax Rohmer novel The Yellow Claw (film) , 1921 film of the Sax Rohmer novel Conall Yellowclaw , a Scottish fairy tale Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

50-522: A " Yellow Peril " Communist mandarin known only as the Yellow Claw. The title character was a Fu Manchu manqué (indeed, Fu Manchu author Sax Rohmer had written a novel titled The Yellow Claw ) whose grandniece, Suwan, was in love with Woo. While the short-lived espionage series named for him ran for only four issues (October 1956 – April 1957), it featured work by such notables as writer Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely (who created

75-404: A mind-amplification helmet that harnesses the psychic energies of his mind-slaves as a destructive force. He also has access to gigantic and hideously mutated creatures of his own design, created by biologists in his employ. In an alternate universe in the late 1950s, the Yellow Claw recruited a team of superhuman minions and abducted President Dwight D. Eisenhower . He battled and was defeated by

100-559: A side effect of his life extension elixirs. The Yellow Claw has dedicated himself to achieving world domination and supplanting Western civilization . He controls a worldwide criminal organization, along with a staff of research scientists and engineers. In 1942, the Yellow Claw encountered Lady Lotus in New York's Chinatown . In the 1950s, aided by his second-in-command, the Nazi war criminal Karl von Horstbaden, alias Fritz Voltzmann,

125-526: Is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely , the character first appeared in Yellow Claw #1 ( cover-dated October 1956), published by Atlas Comics , the 1950s predecessor of Marvel. The Yellow Claw series chronicled the adventures of a Chinese-American FBI agent, Jimmy Woo , and his battles against

150-485: Is an extraordinary genius with extensive knowledge in various sciences, particularly biochemistry and genetics. He is also proficient in robotics and has considerable knowledge of black magical lore. He is a master of Chinese martial arts and is an expert hand-to-hand combatant. The Yellow Claw wears body armor and has access to various weapons as needed. He has access to specialized technology, including an id paralyzer that creates slaves subject to his telepathic control and

175-585: The 1940s series Captain America Comics (1941–1949, 1954) and Captain America's Weird Tales (1949–1950). This series was almost immediately followed by the 13-issue Captain America vol. 2 (Nov. 1996 – Nov. 1997, part of the " Heroes Reborn " crossover), the 50-issue Captain America vol. 3 (Jan. 1998 – Feb. 2002), the 32-issue Captain America vol. 4 (June 2002 – Dec. 2004), and Captain America vol. 5 (Jan. 2005 – Aug. 2011). Beginning with

200-468: The 1950s "Avengers" team. Some of the stories from the Yellow Claw series have been reprinted in other publications. Captain America (comic book) Atlas Comics published the short-lived title Captain America #76–78 from May 1954 to September 1954. Atlas came to adopt the name Marvel Comics in 1961. During the Marvel era, Captain America was starring in the title Tales of Suspense , which

225-541: The 600th overall issue (Aug. 2009), Captain America resumed its original numbering, as if the series numbering had continued uninterrupted after #454. As part of the aftermath of Marvel Comics' company-crossover storyline " Civil War ", Steve Rogers was ostensibly killed in Captain America vol. 5, #25 (March 2007). Series writer Ed Brubaker remarked, "What I found is that all the really hard-core left-wing fans want Cap to be standing out on and giving speeches on

250-581: The Black Lama's War of the Super-Villains, apparently killing his major rival for world conquest the Mandarin and battling the superhero Iron Man . He then attempted to destroy New York City using a tidal wave, but his effort was thwarted by Nick Fury and the teenage superhero Nova . A later plan to father sons by various genetically superior women, then sterilize mankind and rule the world,

275-501: The Claw forged a pact with Communist Chinese leaders including General Sung, whereby the Claw would seek to conquer the West for China. In fact, this was a ruse and he intended to conquer the world for himself. However, the Claw was continually foiled by FBI agent Jimmy Woo and betrayed by his sole living relative, his grandniece Suwan, whom he could not bring himself to kill. Eventually,

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300-601: The Yellow Claw left the United States, placing the meddlesome Suwan in suspended animation . Decades later, after severing all of his ties with the People's Republic of China, the Claw fused Suwan's spirit with that of the conquest-minded ancient Egyptian Princess Fan-le-tamen. After the Claw was later betrayed by the vengeful Suwan, he transferred the spirit of Fan-le-tamen to himself, which caused Suwan to crumble into dust, and he escaped. The Yellow Claw then took part in

325-427: The character), Jack Kirby , and John Severin , and introduced characters later integrated into Marvel Comics continuity. Kirby took over as writer-artist with issue #2 – his own pencil art there and in the following issue representing two of the very rare occasions on which he did so. Unusually for a Kirby series, other artists drew the covers: Severin on #2 and 4, and Bill Everett on #3. The series' influence

350-441: The forces of magic, the Yellow Claw is able to create certain effects, including reanimating the dead. He also has the ability to psychically influence the sensory perceptions of others, enabling him to cast extremely realistic illusions . As a result of ingesting chemical elixirs, he has extended his life span; the Yellow Claw's extended life-span is dependent on the continued efficacy of his life-prolonging elixirs. The Yellow Claw

375-720: The new Captain America in vol. 5, #34 (March 2008). As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books had been sold in 75 countries. The storyline of Rogers' return began in issue #600. Marvel stated in May 2011 that Rogers, following the public death of Bucky Barnes in the " Fear Itself " crossover, would resume his Captain America identity in a sixth volume of Captain America , by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Steve McNiven . The Captain America title continued from issue #620 featuring team up stories with Bucky (#620-#628), Hawkeye (#629-#632), Iron Man (#633–635), Namor (#635.1), and Black Widow (#636-#640), and

400-537: The plan did not succeed, as Woo was simply promoted to a bureaucratic desk job. Dispirited, the Claw established the Atlas Foundation. After revealing the truth to Woo – who accepted the role of Khan in order to turn the Atlas Foundation and the secret Mongol dynasty into a force for good – Plan Chu, like all the previous Khans, allowed himself to be eaten by Mr. Lao, a powerful immortal dragon, ensuring that there could not be two Khans. Through manipulation of

425-466: The street corner against the George W. Bush administration, and all the really right-wing fans all want him to be over in the streets of Baghdad, punching out Saddam Hussein ." The character's co-creator, Joe Simon , said, "It's a hell of a time for him to go. We really need him now." Artist Alex Ross designed a slightly revised Captain America costume that former sidekick Bucky Barnes began to wear as

450-478: The title Yellow Claw . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow_Claw&oldid=1081054308 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yellow Claw (comics) The Yellow Claw

475-540: The title "the Yellow Claw" is actually a mistranslation of the Chinese characters and that his title is actually "the Golden Claw". He revealed his real name to be Plan Chu, Khan of a secret Mongol dynasty, who had chosen Jimmy Woo to be his heir. All his schemes to "conquer the world" had the secondary purpose of giving Woo an Asian menace to fight against and establish his credentials as an American hero. However,

500-606: The title by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema saw the series become one of Marvel's top-sellers. In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Englehart and Buscema's run on Captain America fourth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels". Kirby returned to the series as writer and penciler with issue #193 (Jan. 1975) and remained through #214 (Oct. 1977). This series – considered Captain America volume one by comics researchers and historians – ended with #454 (Aug. 1996). Captain America Vol. 1 should not be confused with

525-531: Was a robot impostor created by Doctor Doom as part of an elaborate, potentially world-destroying game between Doom and another of his robotic creations, the Prime Mover. The "Suwan" and "Fritz Voltzmann" accompanying this Yellow Claw were also robot impostors. In a later Strange Tales story, it is unclear if this Yellow Claw is a robot. The Yellow Claw appears as a character in the 2006–2007 Marvel six-issue miniseries Agents of Atlas . He claimed that

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550-474: Was born over 150 years ago in mainland China . He is both a genius in biochemistry and a brilliant scientist and inventor in many fields, in addition to being an expert in mysticism, alchemy , and the martial arts. The Yellow Claw has formulated elixirs that have prolonged his life span, enabling him to retain his physical vitality. Following his Nick Fury appearances, artists have depicted him with an unusual jaundiced -looking, yellowish skin tone, possibly as

575-733: Was felt during the 1960s Silver Age of Comic Books , as writer-artist Jim Steranko brought the Yellow Claw into Marvel Comics continuity, beginning with the " Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. " feature in Strange Tales #160 (September 1967), which introduced a robot version of the character. Woo was reintroduced that same issue, eventually joining the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 (July 1968). The actual Yellow Claw resurfaced later, in Captain America #164 (August 1973). The Yellow Claw

600-458: Was foiled by the superhero team the Avengers . The Yellow Claw again attempted unsuccessfully to destroy New York City. He later named the second Madame Hydra as his new heir. Sometime after the 1950s events, an entity believed to be the Yellow Claw sent troops to invade Liberty Island and activate a powerful device there, but Nick Fury and Captain America foiled his plans. However, this

625-485: Was retitled Captain America with issue #100 (April 1968). The new title Captain America continued to feature artwork by Jack Kirby , as well as a short run by Jim Steranko , and work by many of the industry's top artists and writers. It was called Captain America and the Falcon from #134 (Feb. 1971) to #222 (June 1978), although the Falcon's name was not on the cover for issues #193, 200, and 216. The 1972–1975 run on

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