1996 Finnish video tape release of The Face of Fu Manchu

Dr. Fu Manchu is a fictional character, an evil genius of Chinese origin, first featured in a series of novels by English author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. The character was also featured extensively in cinema, television, radio, comic strips, and comic books for over 90 years and has become an archetype of evil criminal genius. Image File history File links 1996finnishvidrelease. ... Image File history File links 1996finnishvidrelease. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For other uses of the term, see Villain (disambiguation). ... Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. ...

Characters

Fu Manchu

A master criminal, Fu Manchu's murderous plots are marked by the extensive use of arcane methods; he disdains guns or explosives, preferring dacoits, Thuggee, and members of other secret societies as his agents armed with knives, or using "pythons and hamadryads... fungi and my tiny allies, the bacilli... my black spiders" and other peculiar animals or natural chemical weapons. Shakespeare redirects here. ... Gustave Dorés depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan, from the Hebrew word for adversary (Standard Hebrew: , Satan; Tiberian Hebrew ; Koine Greek: Σατανάς Satanás, Persian: , Satanás; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , , Geez: , Turkish: Şeytan), is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally applied to... The Yellow Terror In All His Glory, 1899 editorial cartoon Yellow Peril (sometimes Yellow Terror) was a color metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with immigration of Chinese laborers to various Western countries, notably the United States, and later to the Japanese during the mid 20th... Master villains are fictional literary or movie characters that embody an exceptional criminal mind and sometimes intelligence. ... The word Dacoity is the anglicized South Asian version of the Indian word dakaethee which comes from dakoo which means armed robber. ... A drawing of Thug Prisoners published by Illustrated London News, C. 1857 Thuggee (or tuggee) (from Hindi ‘thief’, from Sanskrit ‘scoundrel’, from ‘to conceal’) was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in murdering and robbing travellers, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century... Genera Aspidites Antaresia Apodora Bothrochilus Leiopython Liasis Morelia Python Python is the common name for a group of non-venomous constricting snakes, specifically the family Pythonidae. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Subkingdom/Phyla Chytridiomycota Blastocladiomycota Neocallimastigomycota Glomeromycota Zygomycota Dikarya (inc. ... Species Bacillus anthracis Bacillus cereus Bacillus coagulans Bacillus globigii Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus natto Bacillus subtilis Bacillus sphaericus Bacillus thuringiensis etc. ...

According to Cay Van Ash (a friend and biographer of Sax Rohmer, who wrote his own authorized pastiches Ten Years Beyond Baker Street and The Fires of Fu Manchu) "Fu Manchu" was a title of honor, which meant "the Warlike Manchu." It was thought that the character had been a member of the Imperial family who backed the losing side in the Boxer Rebellion. In the earliest books, Fu Manchu is an assassin sent on missions by the Si-Fan, but he quickly rises to become head of that dreaded secret society. At first, the Si-Fan's goal is to throw the Europeans out of Asia; later, the group attempts to intervene more generally in world politics, while funding itself by more ordinary crime. Dr. Fu Manchu has extended his already considerable lifespan by use of the elixir vitae, a formula he spent decades trying to perfect. When China falls to Communism, the Si-Fan and Fu Manchu fight to restore the China of old. The Manchu people (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: , Mongolian: Манж) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (todays Northeastern China). ... Combatants Eight-Nation Alliance (ordered by contribution): Empire of Japan Russian Empire British Empire France United States German Empire Kingdom of Italy Austro-Hungarian Empire Righteous Harmony Society Qing Dynasty Commanders Edward Seymour Alfred Graf von Waldersee Ci Xi Strength 20,000 initially 49,000 total 50,000-100,000... Elixir, by Yousuf Karsh, 1938 Elixir has several meanings: In alchemy, an elixir was a substance believed to be able to change base metals into gold. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...

Kâramanèh

Prominent among his agents was the "seductively lovely" Kâramanèh. Her real name is unknown. She was sold to the Si-Fan by Egyptian slave traders while still a child. Kara falls in love with the editor of the first three books in the series, Dr. Petrie. She rescues Petrie and Nayland Smith many times. Eventually the couple are united and she wins her freedom. They marry and have a daughter, Fleurette who figures in later novels. Author Lin Carter later created a son for Dr. Petrie and Kara, but this is not considered canonical. Sir Denis Nayland Smith is a fictional character, the adversary of the villainous Fu Manchu in the popular novels of Sax Rohmer. ... Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 - February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor and critic. ...

Fah lo Suee

Fu Manchu's daughter, Fah lo Suee, is a devious mastermind in her own right, plotting to take control of the Si-Fan from her father and making things difficult for him. Her real name is unknown. Fah lo Suee was a term of endearment from her childhood. She is introduced anonymously in the third book in the series and plays a larger role in several later entries. She rebelled against her father and sided with his enemies (within and outside of the Si-Fan) on several occasions. She was known for a time as Koreani after being brainwashed by her father, but her memory was later restored. She is infamous for taking on false identities, like her father. Among them are Madame Ingomar and Queen Mamaloi. The daughter of Fu Manchu has been played by numerous actresses over the years from Anna May Wong to Myrna Loy to Tsai Chin among others. Her name has been altered for the big screen several times. Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 2, 1961) was the first notable Chinese American Hollywood actress. ... Tsai Chin as Ling in You Only Live Twice in 1967. ...

Commissioner Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie

Opposing Fu Manchu in the early stories are Commissioner Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie. They are in the Holmes and Watson tradition, with Dr. Petrie narrating the stories while Nayland Smith carries the fight, combating Fu Manchu more by dogged determination than intellectual brilliance (except in extremis). Nayland Smith and Fu Manchu share a grudging respect for one another, as each believes a man must keep his word even to an enemy. Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions, especially referring to a high-ranking public (administrative or police) official, or an analogous official in the private sector (e. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... Dr. John H. Watson is a fictional character, the sidekick of Sherlock Holmes, the fictional 19th century detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle. ...

Smith is an official of the British government with a roving commission which allows him to exercise authority over any group that can help him in his mission. He resembles Sherlock Holmes both in his physical description, in his acerbic manner, and in his deductive genius. He has been criticized as being a racist and jingoistic character, especially in the early entries in the series, and gives voice to anti-Asian sentiments that are unacceptable by modern standards^{[citation needed]}. A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... 1. ... The Spirit of 76 by Archibald McNeal Willard, 1891 Jingoism is a term describing chauvinistic patriotism, especially with regard to a hawkish political stance. ... Asian people[1] is a demonym for people from Asia. ...

Smith has been played by many actors of varying ages over the years.

Cultural impact

The character of Fu Manchu became a stereotype often associated with the Yellow Peril. Fu Manchu has inspired numerous other characters, and is the model for most villains in later "Yellow Peril" thrillers.^[1] Examples include Pao Tcheou, Yellow Claw, Dr. Azimn, Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon, Li Chang Yen from The Big Four, James Bond adversary Dr. No, Lo-Pan from Big Trouble in Little China and Iron Man foe the Mandarin. A growing awareness within the socially conscious Asian American population have felt that the stereotype and misperceptions of the race directly attacks its community. ^{[citation needed]} For the 1996 Blur single, see Stereotypes (song). ... The Yellow Terror In All His Glory, 1899 editorial cartoon Yellow Peril (sometimes Yellow Terror) was a color metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with immigration of Chinese laborers to various Western countries, notably the United States, and later to the Japanese during the mid 20th... Pao Tcheou is a fictional character from a series of French novels. ... The Yellow Claw is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, created by EC Comics great Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely in Yellow Claw #1 (Oct. ... Max von Sydow as Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon (1980) Ming the Merciless is a fictional character appearing in the Flash Gordon comic strip. ... Flash Gordon is a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, first published on January 7, 1934. ... David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in The Dream Hercule Poirot (pronounced in english ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... 2002 reissue of the original novel. ... Lo-Pan is a fictional character portrayed by actor James Hong in the 1986 comedy/action film Big Trouble in Little China, directed by John Carpenter. ... Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenters Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 comedy/action film, directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall, set in San Franciscos Chinatown. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Mandarin is a Marvel Comics supervillain and archenemy of Iron Man. ...

"Comrade Li" in Peter George's "Commander-1" (1965) is essentially the same type of villain - despite his name having only a thin veneer of Communism or Marxism, being rather a suave philosopher steeped in ancient Chinese learning whose cold-blooded machinations bring about a nuclear holocaust in which nearly all humanity perishes (including China, which he sought to make great) and who eventually meets a suitable gruesome and ignominious end. Peter Bryan George (March 24, 1924 - June 11, 1966) was a British author, most famous for the Cold War thriller novel Red Alert. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... Marxism is both the theory and the political practice (that is, the praxis) derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ... Nuclear Holocaust is the concept of the eradication of the human race through the means of Nuclear warfare. ...

Fu Manchu is also one of the earliest known examples of a supervillain, with Professor Moriarty being among the few other precedents. Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem. Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist (and archenemy) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ...

His style of facial hair has become known as the Fu Manchu moustache although Rohmer described his character as possessing no such accoutrement. Fu Manchu, with eponymous moustache. ...

Books

• The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu (1913) (also known as The Mystery of Dr Fu-Manchu). This is a combination of short stories originally published in magazines. The first was The Zayat Kiss which was published in The Storyteller (1912).
• The Return of Dr Fu Manchu (1916) (also known as The Devil Doctor)
• The Hand of Fu Manchu (1917) (also known as The Si-Fan Mysteries)
• Daughter of Fu Manchu (1931) narrated by Shan Greville rather than Dr. Petrie.
• The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) also narrated by Shan Greville.
• The Bride of Fu Manchu (1933) narrated by Alan Sterling.
• The Trail of Fu Manchu (1934) narrated third person.
• President Fu Manchu (1936) narrated third person.
• The Drums of Fu Manchu (1939) narrated by Bart Kerrigan.
• The Island of Fu Manchu (1940) narrated by Bart Kerrigan.
• The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948) narrated third person.
• Re-Enter Fu Manchu (1957) narrated third person.
• Emperor Fu Manchu (1959) narrated by Tony McCay was Rohmer's last novel.
• The Wrath of Fu Manchu (1973). This was a posthumous anthology containing the title novella, first published in 1952 and three later short stories: The Eyes of Fu Manchu (1957), The Word of Fu Manchu (1958), and The Mind of Fu Manchu (1959).
• Ten Years Beyond Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Matches Wits with the Diabolical Dr. Fu Manchu (1984). First of two authorized pastiche by Cay van Ash, Sax Rohmer's former assistant and biographer. The novel is set in a gap in the narrative of Rohmer's third Fu Manchu novel, The Hand of Fu Manchu (1917) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, His Last Bow (1917).
• The Fires of Fu Manchu (1987). The second of two authorized pastiches by Cay van Ash, Sax Rohmer's former assistant and biographer. The novel is set in 1917 and falls between Rohmer's novels, The Hand of Fu Manchu (1917) and Daughter of Fu Manchu (1931). A third Van Ash title The Seal of Fu Manchu was never completed. Both Van Ash pastiches are narrated by Dr. Petrie.
• The League of Dragons was an unpublished, unauthorized novel involving a young Sherlock Holmes matching wits with Fu Manchu in the nineteenth century. The novel's author, George Alec Effinger labored for two decades to finish and publish the book. Excerpts have been published in the anthologies, Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995) and My Sherlock Holmes (2003). The Effinger pastiche is narrated by Conan Doyle's character, Reginald Musgrave.
• The Terror of Fu Manchu is the title of a forthcoming authorized Fu Manchu novel expected to relaunch the series by William Patrick Maynard. It is set within a gap in the narrative of The Hand of Fu Manchu (1917) and is narrated by Dr. Petrie. Expected publication of the first in the projected new series of novels is 2007.
• Anno Dracula (1994). Only described as "the Devil Doctor", he appeared in a cameo as one of the criminal rulers of the London underworld. Written by Kim Newman.
• Fu Manchu appears anonymously as The Doctor in several of August Derleth's Sherlock Holmes pastiches in his Solar Pons series. Derleth's successor, Basil Copper continued this tradition after Derleth's death.

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In other media

Film serials

Fu Manchu first appeared on the big screen in the 1923 British film serial The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu starring Harry Agar Lyons. Lyons returned to the role the next year in the creatively titled The Further Mysteries of Fu Manchu.

Fu Manchu returned to the serial format in 1940 in Republic Pictures' Drums of Fu Manchu, a 15-episode serial considered to be one of the best the studio ever made. It was later edited and released as a feature film in 1943. Republic had wanted to do a second serial Fu Manchu Strikes Back, but the State Department persuaded them to refrain from doing so because China was a war-time ally against Japan. Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Henry Brandon and Robert Kellard. ...

Feature films

Promotional poster for 1965 film The Face of Fu Manchu

In 1929 Fu made his American film debut in The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu starring Warner Oland, best known for his portrayal of Charlie Chan. Oland repeated the role in 1930's The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu and 1931's Daughter of the Dragon. Oland appeared in character in the 1931 musical, Paramount on Parade where the Devil Doctor was seen to murder both Philo Vance and Sherlock Holmes. Image File history File links 1965FaceofFuManchu. ... Image File history File links 1965FaceofFuManchu. ... The original film poster The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 film starring Warner Oland as Dr. Fu Manchu. ... Warner Oland (October 3, 1879 - August 6, 1938) was a Swedish actor most remembered for his role as Charlie Chan. ... 1938 titlecard Number One Son with the seat of his pants on fire in Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. ... Daughter of the Dragon is a 1931 movie directed by Lloyd Corrigan and starring Anna May Wong as Princess Ling Moy, Sessue Hayakawa as Ah Kee and Warner Oland as Dr. Fu Manchu. ... Philo Vance was a fictional American detective created by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s who appeared in 12 novels. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ...

However, the most famous early incarnation of the character was The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) starring Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy. The racist tone of the film was far more offensive than the original books, but only added to its cult status alongside its campy humor and Grand Guignol sets and torture sequences. The film was suppressed for many years, but has since received critical re-evaluation and been released on DVD uncut. An adventure/horror film released in 1932, featuring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu and his capture of the sword and armour (including the mask) of Ghengis Khan. ... Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) (London, November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) was an English actor, who immigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of Frankensteins monster in 1931s Frankenstein. ... Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ...

Other than an obscure, unauthorized 1946 Spanish film El Otro Fu Manchu, Fu was absent from the big sceen for about twenty five years, until Towers of Londons began a series starring Christopher Lee in 1965. Towers and Lee would make one Fu Manchu film per year through the end of the decade: The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967), The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968), and finally The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) Harry Alan Towers (born in London on October 19, 1920) is a radio and film producer and screenwriter, who has produced over a hundred feature films and who continues to write and produce well into his eighties. ... Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922) is an English actor known for his professional longevity and his distinctive basso delivery. ... The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 thriller based on the character of Fu Manchu, the oriental villain created by Sax Rohmer. ... The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British thriller based on the fictional Oriental villain Fu Manchu, created by Sax Rohmer. ... The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British film directed by Jeremy Summers starring Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer and Tsai Chin. ... The original movie poster Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu, also known as The Castle of Fu Manchu, is the fifth and final Fu Manchu film with Christopher Lee potraying the title character. ...

His last authorized film appearance was The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu, a 1980 spoof starring Peter Sellers as Fu Manchu and Nayland Smith. The film bore little connection to any prior film or the original books. The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is the final movie to star Peter Sellers while he was alive. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Richard Henry Peter Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series The Goon Show and later became a film star. ...

Jess Franco, who had directed Harry Alan Towers' films, The Blood of Fu Manchu and The Castle of Fu Manchu, also directed the second of three Towers films based on Rohmer's Sumuru character, The Girl From Rio and an unauthorized 1986 Spanish film about Fu Manchu's daughter, Esclavas del Crimen. Jesus (or Jess) Franco (born May 12, 1930 as Jesús Franco Manera) is a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. ... Harry Alan Towers (born in London on October 19, 1920) is a radio and film producer and screenwriter, who has produced over a hundred feature films and who continues to write and produce well into his eighties. ... The original movie poster The Castle of Fu Manchu, also known in its German title as Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu, is the fifth and final Fu Manchu film with Christopher Lee portraying the title character. ...

Nicolas Cage as Fu Manchu in Werewolf Women of the SS

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Harry Alan Towers has announced several unsuccessful plans to revive the character since the early 1970s. The most recent was announced at Cannes in 2007. Harry Alan Towers (born in London on October 19, 1920) is a radio and film producer and screenwriter, who has produced over a hundred feature films and who continues to write and produce well into his eighties. ...

Television

Fu Manchu was first brought to television in NBC's 1952 short film The Zayat Kiss starring John Carradine. It was intended to be a series of mystery films starring the character, but only an unsold pilot was produced. John Carradine (February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns. ...

From 3rd September 1956 till 26th November 1956, Hollywood Pictures (a subsidiary of Republic Pictures) produced a 13-episode syndicated programme, The Adventures of Fu Manchu starring Glen Gordon as Dr Fu Manchu, Lester Matthews as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith, Clark Howat as Dr John Petrie, Carla Balenda as Betty Leonard, Laurette Luez as Karamaneh (Fu Manchu's woman servant) and John George as Kolb (his dwarf flunkey). The shows would start off with a chess game, telling us that the white pieces were good/life and the black pieces bad/death, that the Devil was said to play chess for men's souls and so does Fu Manchu who is evil incarnate. At the end of each episode, after Nayland Smith and Petrie had foiled Fu Manchu's latest fiendish scheme, he would signify that it was over by breaking a black chess piece. It was directed by noted serial director Frank Andreon as well as William Witney. Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... Lester Matthews was an English actor born on the 6 June 1900 in Nottingham. ... John Phelps George was a British athlete. ...

In 1990, Spanish television broadcast the spoof, The Daughter of Fu Manchu featuring an impressive performance by Paul Naschy as the Devil Doctor. Paul Naschy, from his real name Jacinto Molina, is a Spanish movie actor and screenwriter, working primarily in horror films. ...

Music

Gil Scott-Heron's song H₂OGate Blues has the line "Plundering the Asian countryside/In the name of Fu Manchu". Photo of Gil Scott-Heron. ...

Jamaican reggae pioneer Desmond Dekker recorded a song titled "Fu Manchu" in 1968 with the chorus, "This is the face of Fu Manchu."

British band, Ash, refer to Fu Manchu in the chorus of their song, "Kung-Fu": "Oh, I think it's strange he's friends with Fu Manchu, and he thinks he knows you..."

Rap duo Dead Prez in their song "We Want Freedom", they say "But I'ma stand up on my own, like a man do/ Dominate the land and make wealth, like Fu Manchu." RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... Dead Prez is a critically acclaimed underground hip-hop duo of alternative rappers stic. ...

Frank Black - Song on 1st album "Fu Manchu" ...."I'll never lose....my Fu Manchu"

Radio

Fu Manchu earliest radio appearances were on the Collier Hour 1927-31 on the Blue Network. This was a radio programme designed to promote Collier's magazine and presented weekly dramatizations of the current issues stories and serials. Fu was voiced by Arthur Hughes. A self titled show on CBS followed in 1932-33. John C. Daly, and later Harold Huber, played Fu. The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... November 24, 1917 cover Colliers Weekly was an American magazine that was published between 1888 and 1957. ...

Additionally, there were "pirate" broadcast from the Continent into Britain, from Radio Luxembourg and Radio Lyons in 1936 through 1937. Frank Cochrane voiced Fu Manchu. The BBC produced a competing series, The Peculiar Case of the Poppy Club starting in 1939. That same year The Shadow of Fu Manchu aired in the United States as a thrice weekly serial dramatizing the early novels. The series stared Gale Gordon as Dr. James Petrie, and Bruno Lang as Fu Manchu. (As a side note: both Gordon and Lang worked together three years earlier on the radio series "The Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon", with Gordon as Flash and Lang cast as the Ming The Merciless.)

The last Fu Manchu radio series The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu aired in 1944 on NBC.

Comic strips

Fu was first brought to newspaper comic strips in a black and white daily strip drawn by Leo O'Mealia and ran from 1931 to 1933. The strips were adaptations of the first two Fu Manchu novels and part of the third. They were copyrighted by "Sax Rohmer and The Bell Syndicate, Inc".

"The Doctor" Fu Manchu.

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Comic books

Fu Manchu made his first comic book appearance in Detective Comics # 17, and continued, as one feature among many in the anthology series, until #28. These were reprints of the earlier Leo O'Mealia strips. Original Fu stories in comics had to wait for Avon's one-shot The Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu in 1951. A similar British one-shot The Island of Fu Manchu was published in 1956. Cover of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). ... An early Avon Books edition from the 1940s of the Simon Templar mystery short story collection, The Saint Intervenes. ...

In the 1970s, Fu Manchu appeared as the father of the character Shang-Chi in the series Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. However Marvel Comics lost the rights to the character in the 1980s, so in later appearances, Fu Manchu is never named, only referred to as Shang-Chi's 'father,' and never shown out of shadow. In a recent Black Panther storyline, he is referred to as "Mr. Han", apparently a play on the name of the main villain in Enter the Dragon. Shang-Chi (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; literally rising of the spirit) is a Marvel Comics character, often called the Master of Kung Fu. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. ... Shang-Chi (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally rising of the spirit) is a Marvel Comics character, often called the Master of Kung Fu. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Fu Manchu appeared as a villain in the first volume of Alan Moore's comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but was referred to only as "The Doctor" as the character is not in the public domain. In Moore's storyline, Fu Manchu is engaged in a struggle with the infamous Professor Moriarty to control London's organized crime. Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book limited series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. ... Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem. Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist (and archenemy) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ...

Fu Manchu and his daughter are the inspiration for the character Hark and his daughter Anna Hark in the comic book series Planetary as well as Ming the Merciless and Princess Aura in Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon series. Fu Manchu was also the inspiration for Ra's Al Ghul in Batman and The Mandarin and The Yellow Claw in his own four issue Atlas (Marvel) Comics series as well as Marvel Comics' Nick Fury and Iron Man series. Planetary is an American comic book series created by Warren Ellis (writer) and John Cassaday (artist), published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics. ... Max von Sydow as Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon (1980) Ming the Merciless is a fictional character appearing in the Flash Gordon comic strip. ... Princess Aura is a fictional character in the Flash Gordon comic strips and serials. ... Alex Raymond (October 2, 1909- September 6, 1956) was an American comic strip artist, best known for his work on Flash Gordon. ... Flash Gordon is a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, first published on January 7, 1934. ... ‹ The template below (Comics-in-universe) has been proposed for deletion. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... The Mandarin is a Marvel Comics supervillain and archenemy of Iron Man. ... The Yellow Claw was an espionage comic book of the 1950s that featured art by industry legends Jack Kirby and Joe Maneely and introduced characters used a decade later by writer-artist Jim Steranko in his landmark Marvel Comics series Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

See also

• Xenophobia
• Sinophobia
• Yellow Peril
• Li Shoon

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• The Page of Fu Manchu
• The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
• The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
• Dr Hermes Reviews reviews of all the Fu Manchu books as well as those featuring Sax Rohmer's other criminal mastermind, Sumuru
• A database and cover gallery of Fu Manchu comic book appearances