In the early 1980s, with the release of the movie "Shaolin Temple" and the broadcast of the Hong Kong version of the martial arts TV series, martial arts craze arose in China, and various publishing houses also published many martial arts comic books. Due to the eagerness for qui

In the early 1980s, with the release of the movie "Shaolin Temple" and the broadcast of the Hong Kong version of martial arts TV series, martial arts craze arose in China. Various publishing houses also took advantage of the situation and published many martial arts comic books. Due to the eagerness for quick success and instant gain, many martial arts comic books The books are shoddy and shoddy, with most horse racing books not worth mentioning. However, there are still some fine works among them. The "Stealing Fists" set of books by People's Sports Publishing House is one of the best. This set of books is divided into three volumes: upper, middle and lower. The first edition and the first printing were launched simultaneously on October 10, 1982, with a print run of 1.6 million copies. Due to its great popularity, the first edition and the second edition were printed to 4.45 million copies in October 1983.

The story is adapted from a novella during the Republic of China, titled "Tai Chi Yang Sacrifice His Life and Steal His Fists" by the author Gong Baiyu . This is his masterpiece.

The story tells the story of Yang Luchan, a farmer from Guangping Prefecture, Hebei Province in the Qing Dynasty. Because of his frailty and determination to practice martial arts, he did not hesitate to pretend to be a mute beggar. He passed out from the cold in front of the Chen family in Huaiqing Prefecture, Henan Province, and was taken in as a servant by the Chen family. Chen Changxing, the head of the Chen family, lamented his hard work and decided to accept him as a closed disciple. As expected, Yang Luchan made great progress in martial arts and became famous all over the world.

This set of books is led by two painters, Jiang Jiwei and Wu Yida. The level is stable and unified. It is drawn with line drawing and black and white contrast. The martial arts movements are realistic, unlike other similar works of the same era that are exaggerated and gaudy. After the first, middle and second volumes of

were published, readers sent letters one after another, hoping to know the development of the story after the novel. Therefore, the three editors Shi Bingchun, Zhao Yuchang and He Shuchang created the script and published a sequel with 165 pictures based on historical materials and folklore. The first printing reached 4.38 million copies, which is a miracle for similar comics. However, the story of the sequel focuses on fighting and lacks foreshadowing. It is precisely the new story that is not as good as the old original.

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