WHITE DRAGON

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human, martial artist, presumably Chinese Citizen

Occupation: Leader of Dragon Lords

Group Membership: Dragon Lords

Affiliations: Kingpin

Enemies: Abe Brown, Philip Chang, Moon Knight, Prowler (Hobie Brown), Shark (homeless man), Spider-Man, Tiger's Claw

Known Relatives: Unknown

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Chinatown, NYC

First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man I#184 (September, 1978)

Powers/Abilities: Expert in martial arts. Shoots gas or fire from nostrils of mask. Later version of this mask allowed him to breath the flames. Steel claws.

Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 160 lbs.

History: (Amazing Spider-Man I#184-185) - White Dragon, leader of the Dragon Lords in Chinatown, NYC, tried to force Philip Chang to join his gang. Philip was from Hong Kong and lived in NYC with his aunt and uncle who owned a restaurant. Spider-Man rescued Philip and in the end defeated White Dragon and delivered him to the police.

(Marvel Team-Up I#144) - A gang war began in Chinatown because White Dragon killed the leader of Tiger's Claw. The Tiger's Claw gang wanted Philip Chang amongst their ranks. White Dragon smoked him out of the restaurant of his uncle. Both Spider-Man and Moon Knight came to help. White Dragon beat up Philip who refused to fight. Spider-Man prevented a bombing and Moon Knight discovered that White Dragon was working for the Kingpin in order to seize control over Chinatown. Moon Knight then knocked out White Dragon.

(Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#12/3) - In Hogan's Alley, the Prowler, working alongside his brother, Abe Brown, fought a gang of criminals attacking homeless people. Abe took a knife to the leg blocking an attack on the Prowler, and then sent the Prowler after the last gang member, who was fleeing on foot. The White Dragon stepped out of the shadows and attacked the injured Abe. The Dragon was about to use his fire breath, but he was shot in the arm by a homeless guy, Shark. He dropped his mask, igniting an incendiary device within it, to create a diversion and escaped.

Comments: Created by Marv Wolfman and Ross Andru.

White Dragon has a one page profile (not very informative) as one of "Spider-Man's Forgotten Foes!" in Web of Spider-Man Annual#3. He has a full profile in the Spider-Man - Back in Black Handbook.
--Markus Raymond

by Peter Kroon

Clarifications: He has no known connection to:

• White Dragon, @ Iron Man I#39