Durham Kung Fu!

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The Durham Kung Fu figure seemed to be everywhere in the early 1970s, not based on the David Carradine series it simply captured the culture's then obsession with martial arts.

I really wanted one of these as a kid but they're pretty cheaply made and I've heard no end of stories about how his hands flew off in mid chop.

Still that display box is pretty sexy,....

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[Iron Mego]

Man, I have no recollection of this. I would have dug this guy as a little one, and I think the flying hand thing would have added to its awesomeness.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Offered in very early Heroes World ads that ran in Marvel Comics, and sold along with Mego Spidey and Captain America. Probably made a lot of Marvel fans think there was a Shang-Chi Mego figure out there.

Chris