BLUE DIAMONDS

Classification:
Rare raw material so far only found in one place in Africa

Creator: Believed to have been part of a meteor which landed on Earth along time ago

User/Possessors: None, both the British Intelligence and Chinese Intelligence tried to get their hands on them

First Appearance: Master of Kung Fu I#113 (June; 1982)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The blue diamonds are vital for MASER (Microwave Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation) technology. Maser technology being systems of light enhancements similar to lasers, they require the blue diamonds fo the focusing of their concentrated beams

History: (MOKF#113): Shang-Chi, Reston and Leiko arrives in Africa where they meet Gaboa, who takes them to the mountain where the blue diamonds are believed to be. There they discover that the Chinese are also trying to find them. Shang-Chi tries to get to the blue diamonds before the Chinese can get their hands on them. The Chinese manage to find them by blowing up parts of the mountain, but the explosion sets off an earthquake, which causes a fuel tank to explode which in the end destroys the blue diamonds

Comments: Created by Doug Moench, Rick Magyar & Alan Kupperberg

Profile by: The Beetle

Clarifications:
Blue Diamonds have no known connection to:

• Blue Diamond, World War II superhero, @ Daring Mystery Comics#7
• any of the marshmellows for Lucky Charms cereal 

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First Posted: 10/03/2002
Last updated: 10/03/2002

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