Karate Kid’s creation by Jim Shooter in Adventure Comics #346 predates the “kung fu craze” by several years. By the 70s martial arts were all the rage, so to capitalize on the idea they gave Karate Kid his own series that lasted 15 whole issues… and IT’S INSANE.
Karate Kid #1
Karate Kid #2
Karate Kid #3
Karate Kid #4
Karate Kid #5
Karate Kid #6
Karate Kid #7
Karate Kid #8
Karate Kid #9
Karate Kid #10
Karate Kid #11
Karate Kid #12
Karate Kid #13
Karate Kid #14
Karate Kid #15
Kamandi #58
The Brave and the Bold #198 (epilogue)
And finally, to celebrate the end of an awful series, check out the Karate Awards.