MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 55, August, 1977 issue. INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Jim Mooney (inks). The regular penciler was missing deadlines, and that opened the door for some color comics work for me at Marvel. Rush jobs, unfortunately. This, my first full color comic assignment, needed to be penciled in only a week. Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 59, December, 1977 issue. INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), John Tartaglione (inks). Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 60, January, 1978 issue. INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), John Tartaglione (inks). Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 64, May, 1978 issue. INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), The Tribe (inks). Interior page shown.MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 66, July, 1978 issue. INTERIOR: Jim Craig and Mike Zeck (pencils), various inkers (inks). Stepped in to do the final five pages of this issue so it would meet its deadline. Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 66, July, 1978 issue. INTERIOR: Jim Craig and Mike Zeck (pencils), various inkers (inks). Stepped in to do the final five pages of this issue so it would meet its deadline. Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 67, August, 1978 issue. INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Fred Kida (inks). Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 68, September, 1978 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks) This issue marks the beginning of my cover art run on the title.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 69, October, 1978 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), John Tartaglione (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 71, December, 1978 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks). With this issue, Marvel declared me the regular artist on the title, and I would finally have the luxury of 3-4 weeks to pencil an issue.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 72, January, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 73, February, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 73, February, 1979 issue. Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 74, March, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils), Terry Austin (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 75, April, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils), Rudy Nebres (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bruce Patterson (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 76, May, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils), Joe Rubinstein (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks). I suggested Gene Day as inker, the editor agreed, and this marks the beginning of our collaboration.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 76, May, 1979 issue. Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 77, June, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils), Bob McLeod (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 77, June, 1979 issue. Cover preliminary sketch shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 78, July, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Al Gordon (guest inker)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 78, July, 1979 issue. Interior page shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 79, August, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 79, August, 1979 issue. Cover preliminary sketch shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 80, September, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 80, September, 1979 issue. Cover preliminary sketch shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 81, October, 1979 issue. INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks). My cover art for this issue was rejected, and Marie Severin penciled what would be the printed cover. (see next image)
THE COMIC READER printed my MOKF 81 rejected cover art on the cover of their July, 1979, number 170 issue. (see previous image)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 81, October, 1979 issue. Interior panel detail shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 82, November, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 83, December, 1979 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 84, January, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 85, February, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 86, March, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 86, March, 1980 issue. Cover preliminary sketch shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 87, April, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Joe Rubinstein (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 88, May, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 89, June, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 90, July, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 91, August, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 92, September, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 93, October, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 93, October, 1980 issue. Cover preliminary sketch shown.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 94, November, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 95, December, 1980 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 96, January, 1981 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) John Beatty (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks). This cover marks John Beatty's first published inks.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 97, February, 1981 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) John Beatty (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 98, March, 1981 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 99, April, 1981 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils) Gene Day (inks), INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks)
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 100, May, 1981 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck and Gene Day (pencils), Mike Zeck and Gene Day (inks). Gene Day and I split the art for this double-sized 100th issue.
MASTER OF KUNG FU, Vol. 1 No. 101, June, 1981 issue. COVER: Mike Zeck, INTERIOR: Mike Zeck (pencils), Gene Day (inks). My final issue, and Gene Day did some fine 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.
