JADE TIGER(see comments)
JADE TIGER
(see comments)
Classification: Extradimensional (K'un-Lun) Magic item/being
Creator: Unrevealed (possibly Master Khan)
First Appearance: (Head and front paws) Deadly Hands of Kung Fu I#1 (April, 1974);
(statue with false head and front paws) Power Man and Iron Fist I#66 (December, 1980);
(complete/full statue/moving form) Power Man and Iron Fist I#74 (October, 1981)
Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Jade Tiger apparently exists as an inert statue until brought to life by the mystic power of Master Khan (or possibly others).
Magically awakened, the Jade Tiger enlarges from its statue form, perhaps 1' high, to the size of a fully grown tiger (averaging around 10' from nose to tail, 3' tall at the shoulder, and 500 lbs.; made of Jade, it may weigh more, although some of the images made it look hollow).
In addition to being composed of
magical jade and having a large, muscular form with a tiger's strength,
speed, and sense, as well as sharp teeth and claws, the Jade Tiger's
roar can open a portal from Earth to K'un-Lun, at least.
Separated from the Jade Tiger, the head and forepaws have been worn as amulets that can allow each wearer to access the combined strength and abilities of all three.
The Tiger head and forepaws have also been worn by several White Tiger incarnations, granting them enhanced abilities as well as power from and access to the Tiger God.
History:
(Power Man and Iron Fist I#74
(fb) - BTS) - Enemies of Master Khan broke apart his Jade Tiger,
separated the pieces, and placed spells of concealment about the whole
to prevent him from finding it.
Khan spent centuries fruitlessly searching for the Jade Tiger.
(Deadly Hands of Kung Fu I#1
(fb) - BTS / Power Man and Iron Fist I#74 (fb) - BTS) - The head and
front paws of the Jade Tiger served as the three Tiger Amulets (see comments).
(Power Man and Iron Fist#66 (fb) - BTS) - Montenegro acquired the Jade Tiger (see comments).
(Power Man and Iron Fist I#66 (fb) - BTS) - Working through unspecified agents and/or otherwise keeping his identity concealed, Master Khan hired Nightwing Restoratings (Misty Knight and Colleen Wing) to recover the Jade Tiger.
(Power Man and Iron Fist I#66
(fb) - BTS) - Misty and Colleen spent weeks following a trail that led
to a warehouse vault filled with stolen paintings, statues, and object
d'art.
(Power Man and Iron Fist I#66)
- Misty and Colleen located and claimed the Jade Tiger. They defeated
the regular staff present, but were then confronted by the Constrictor
and Sabretooth, the former of whom locked down their vault, which
activated a magnetic lock.
This lock pulled Misty into the vault, and the Jade Tiger along with her. Iron Fist subsequently broke Misty out of the vault, after which Power Man and Iron First defeated Constrictor and Sabretooth.
Misty and Colleen resolved to deliver the Jade Tiger to their employer.
(Power Man and Iron Fist I#74
(fb) - BTS) - Misty and Colleen delivered the Jade Tiger to persons who
delivered it to Master Khan.
Comments: Created by Jo Duffy, Kerry Gammil, Ricardo Villamonte.
This profile is intended to cover the Jade Tiger itself, and not the Tiger Amulets, which have a more extensive listing, nor the Tiger God. I will get to both of those eventually, but they are beyond the scope of this profile.
Re-reading the issues, I failed to
find reference to who owned the warehouse from which the Jade Tiger was
stolen.
Power Man and Iron Fist I#84 noted that the
Constrictor confessed that he and Sabretooth had been working for
Montenegro right from the start, and it referenced Power Man and Iron
Fist I#71 (Montenegro's first appearance).
However, "from the start" would seem to likely refer
to their first encounter with Power Man and Iron Fist, which would be
Power Man and Iron Fist I#84.
Thanks to Robert McKinney for suggesting that issue as the resolution to the mystery.
Thanks to Julien Vive for
supplying images and info when my issue of Power Man and Iron Fist I#74
turned up MIA
amidst by 37,000+ comics!
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Jade Tiger is the source of the
images: (without ads):
Power Man and Iron Fist I#66, pg. 1, panel 1 (statue; with false head and feet);
#74, pg. 16, panel 3 (whole statue with real head and feet hanging in front of it);
panel 4 (cutting false foot off);
pg. 20, panel 1 (growing);
panel 6 (roar);
panel 7 (standing beside Khan);
pg. 21, panel 1 (Khan astride, leaping through portal; side view);
#75, pg. 1 (carrying Khan through dimensions, full front view);
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
First posted: 09/23/2019
Last updated: 09/23/2019
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