THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

Membership: Fu Manchu, Hashishin, Left-Hand Path, Leopard Cult, Light-Seekers, Phansigars, Si-Fan, Templars, Three-Cornered Sight, Thugees, Twenty-Third Sect

Purpose: To assist Fu Manchu in creating a new world order

Affiliations: Death-Dealer, Ducharme

Enemies: Fah Lo Suee, Clive Reston, Shang-Chi, Sir Denis Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, Leiko Wu, Maximillian Zaran

Base of Operations: Fu Manchu's fortress, Honan, China
formerly the temple of the Leopard Cultists, South America

First Appearance: Master of Kung Fu I#83 (December, 1979)

History: (Master of Kung Fu I#83) - From his temple in South America, Fu Manchu gathered the Hashishin, the followers of the Left-Hand Path, the Leopard Cult, the Light-Seekers, the Phansigars/Thugees, his own Si-Fan, the Templars, the Three-Cornered Sight, and the Twenty-Third Sect, and presented to them a golden pentagon which he declared would be the symbol of their new alliance, serving together as the Order of the Golden Dawn.

(Master of Kung Fu I#85-86) - As Shang-Chi and Black Jack Tarr invaded Fu Manchu's temple, they were attacked by Leopard Cultists, Thugees, Dacoits, Si-Fan, Knights Templar, and Hashishin. After confrontations with Fu Manchu and Fah Lo Suee, the two managed to escape the temple.

(Master of Kung Fu I#88) - As Fu Manchu prepared to cause World War III, he sent Si-Fan and Phansigars to oppose his traitorous daughter Fah Lo Suee, and her allies Maximillian Zaran, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Sir Denis Nayland Smith, Clive Reston and Leiko Wu. One of the Si-Fan stabbed Fah Lo Suee, but they were all defeated in the end.

(Master of Kung Fu I#118) - When Shang-Chi, Clive Reston and Black Jack Tarr invaded Fu Manchu's Honan fortress, the Leopard Cultists, Hashishin, Knights Templar, Phansigars and Si-Fan rode out to meet them, but Shang-Chi fought his way past them to confront his father, and Reston and Tarr wound up destroying the fortress with explosives.

Comments: Created by Doug Moench, Mike Zeck and Gene Day.

Thanks to Quiof Thrul for the improved main image.

by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Order of the Golden Dawn should not be confused with:

• Order of the Askani, followers of Cable, @ Cable II#43
• Order of the Black Sun, enemies of Timelords, @ Dr. Who#51
• Order of Deacons, enemies of Diablo, @ Fantastic Four III#35
• Order of the Five Blades, sent Helix after Five Fingers of Annihilation, @ X-Force II#1
• Order of the Goblin, former Scriers, @ Revenge of the Green Goblin#2
• Order of Grace, Brothers Grace's cult, @ Marvel Knights II#1
• Order of the Hellfire Serpent, worshipped snake possessed by Darksoul, @ Terror, Inc.#1
• Order of the Hood, fought Black Marvel, @ All-Winners Comics#1
• Order of the Midnight Sons, the Spirits of Vengeance, @ Midnights Sons Unlimited#4
• Order of St. George, Shadows formed to oppose Dr. Zero, @ Dr. Zero#1
• Order of the Serpent, Serpent Men, @ Savage Sword of Conan#122
• Order of Witnesses, formed by Witness, @ X-Men: Phoenix#1

• Golden Dawn - cult formed by Brynocki by duping youths into believing that Mordillo had overcome death and was speaking to them, dissolved after learned the truth and Brynocki and Mordillo were destroyed
       --Moon Knight/Master of Kung Fu Special Edition#1