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Daniel Rand is the rich multi-millionaire head of the Rand corporation. He is also the [[Immortal Iron Fist]], a master of Kung Fu, and defender of the ancient city of [[Shamgri La|K'un L'un]].
Originally a [[Marvel Universe|Marvel]] [[The Bronze Age of Comic Books|Bronze Age]] character, he was first created to cash in on the popularity of Kung Fu films. Iron Fist first appeared in ''"Marvel Premiere''" #15 (May, 1974), created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane. He appeared as the lead in this magazine until issue #25 (October, 1975). Then was granted his first eponymous series ''"Iron Fist''", which lasted for 15 issues (November, 1975-September, 1977). Since then he's worked alongside [[Luke Cage, Hero for Hire|Luke Cage]] as one of the Heroes for Hire, had an important role during the Marvel [[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]], and even joined the [[
The character got a new lease on life with the launch of the [[Immortal Iron Fist]], co-written by [[Matt Fraction]] and [[Ed Brubaker]] (and after their departure, Duane Swierczynski). The series reveals that there have been many Iron Fists before Daniel, and introduces a 'new' [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] Iron Fist, Orson Randall. In addition there are more Immortal Weapons who represent the other mystical cities of the far east and also wield strange and unusual powers. Daniel discovers new secrets about his past, and must use these to confront former and new enemies.
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The main run of the comic ended with issue #27, but a short limited series called ''Immortal Weapons'' came along soon afterwards, with each issue focusing on one of the other five Immortal Weapons introduced in the original run, alongside a backup story starring Iron Fist.
Due to the success of the Immortal Iron Fist series, Iron Fist and his supporting characters have had a surge of popularity, earning cameos and roles in other Marvel comics, video games, and cartoons. Iron Fist has appeared in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]] 2'', ''[[The
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=== Comics featuring Iron Fist provide examples of: ===
* [[Amazon Brigade]]: Tiger's Beautiful Daughter is the boss of one of these in her home town. {{spoiler|The Army of Thunder also counts- while Lei Kung the Thunderer definitely helped train them and they get their name from him, every single member of the Army is a woman.}}
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Davos, the Steel Serpent/Phoenix.
* [[Arrows
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: In an early issue, Danny uses several advanced martial arts techniques with millennia of history that require intense skill to perform, culminating in the comparatively mundane "Brooklyn Headbutt."
** See also the 'Bronx Sucker Punch'.
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* [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]]
* [[Costume Copycat]]: {{spoiler|Iron Fist pretended to be Daredevil while Matt Murdock was in prison}}.
* [[Crimefighting
* [[Death By Origin Story]]: To become Dog Brother #1, your parents ''need'' to be dead.
* [[Dragon Lady]]
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* [[Great Big Book of Everything]]: Danny receives a chronicle of the lives of all the previous Iron Fists that only he can read.
* [[Gun Fu]]: Danny initially begrudges Orson for using firearms in combat: "You learned your kung fu from Lei Kung and ''Smith & Wesson''?"
* [[Heir to
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Cage and Iron Fist.
* [[Implacable Man]]: Every Iron Fist is hunted down by one of these once they reach a certain age; very few have escaped with their lives.
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