Shockwave first appeared in Master of Kung Fu #42 (July 1976), and he was created by Tom Sutton, Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy.

[2] He apparently returned later, and Shang Chi thought he was fighting the real Shockwave but was in fact it was a robot duplicate being controlled by Doctor Doom.

[17] The gang was then sent on a mission to kill Tony Stark, promised mountains of gold bars from Norman Osborn as reward for the first one who does.

[20] During the "Search for Tony Stark" arc, Shockwave is seen as a member of Hood's gang as they attack Castle Doom.

[21] He and Rampage held Doctor Doom's arms as Wrecker works to break open his Iron Man armor.

[22] Shockwave is part of a group of Shang-Chi's enemies that includes Razor Fist, Shen Kuei, Death-Hand, Shadow Stalker, Tiger-Claw and led by Shang-Chi's adoptive brother Midnight Sun that ambushes the Master of Kung Fu and Domino while the two are on a date in Hong Kong.

His body was surgically rebuilt using metal plates, enhancing his strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability and reflexes, but not to superhuman levels.

He wears a stolen exoskeleton body armor suit which is equipped with an apparatus that generates electrical shocks on contact.

[citation needed] This version is a member of Obadiah Stane's Guardsmen and a former Maggia enforcer who speaks with an Australian accent.