Fu Manchu is a character created by Sax Rohmer. He first appeared in the short story The Zayat Kiss, first published in the October 1912 issue of The Story-Teller.
Fu Manchu is identified as a member of the Wold Newton family in Tarzan Alive (1972).
Crossovers chronology[]
| Story | Publication | Crossovers |
| 1849 - Red in Tooth and Claw | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 4: Lords of Terror, 2008 | see Rocambole |
| Jack Black was given a Sumatran rat by "fan-cy friends" (implicitly the Si-Fan). | ||
| 1860 - So Far from Us in All Ways | The Many Faces of Van Helsing, 2004 | see Dracula |
| Fu Zheng Lei and Abraham Van Helsing battle vampires. | ||
| 1875-1876 - The Musgrave Version | Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, 1995 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1875 - The Adventure of the Celestial Snows | My Sherlock Holmes, 2003 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1887 - All-Consuming Fire | 1994 novel | see Doctor Who |
| The Library of St John the Beheaded has shelves of books on the Si Fan and its leader, Fu Manchu. | ||
| 1889 - The Red Planet League | Gaslight Grimoire, 2008 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1894 - The Mystery of the Worm | Shadows Over Baker Street, 2003 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| Dr. Nikola refers to an Asian colleague who has discovered an Elixir of Life (actually, Fu Manchu did not complete his Elixir until 1929). | ||
| 1897 - El Hombre Invisible Contra Fu Manchu | comic | see The Invisible Man |
| 1898 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1-6, March 1999-September 2000 | see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
| 1900 - The Last Vendetta | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 1: The Modern Babylon, 2005 | see Arthur Gordon |
| 1900 - The Mark of Kane | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 4: Lords of Terror, 2008 | see The Phantom of the Opera |
| 1900 - The Problem of the Missing Werewolf | H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror #4, Spring-Summer 2007 | see Harry Challenge |
| 1905 - The Jade Buddha | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 5: The Vampires of Paris, 2009 | see Arsène Lupin |
| 1908 - The Adventure of the Celestial Snows | My Sherlock Holmes, 2003 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1910 - La Derniere Enquete De Sherlock Holmes, Ou La Sequestree | Lord Lister, le mystérieux inconnu, year unknown | see Lord Lister |
| 1911 - The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 1: The Modern Babylon, 2005 Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night, 2006 |
see Harry Dickson |
| 1912 - Dr. Morrison | Dr Morrison #1, 1913 | see Dr. Morrison |
| 1913 - The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu | 1916 novel | The Coming Race |
| 1913 - The Terror of Fu Manchu | 2009 novel | Gaston Max Fantômas Les Vampires |
| 1914 - Ten Years Beyond Baker Street | 1988 novel | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1915 - The Golden Scorpion | 1919 novel | see Gaston Max |
| 1917 - The Fires of Fu Manchu | 1987 novel | Works of Sax Rohmer |
| 1923 - The Adventure of the Seven Sisters | The Chronicles of Solar Pons, 1973 | see Solar Pons |
| 1924 - The Big Four | 1927 novel | see Hercule Poirot |
| 1927 - Doc Ardan: City of Gold and Lepers | 1928 novel | see Doc Savage |
| 1928 - El Sheriff | El Sheriff #1-200, 1929-1935 | see Arizona Jim |
| 1929 - The Adventure of the Praed Street Irregulars | The Reminiscences of Solar Pons, 1961 | see Solar Pons |
| 1930 - The Plague Court Murders | 1934 novel | see Sir Henry Merrivale |
| 1931 - Ex Calce Liberatus | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night, 2006 | see Arsène Lupin |
| 1933 - The Adventure of the Camberwell Beauty | Three Problems for Solar Pons, 1952 | see Solar Pons |
| 1933 - Sorcerer Conjurer Wizard Witch | A Book of Wizards, 2008 | see Diogenes Club |
| 1934 - Servants of the Skull | Secret Agent X, November 1934 | see Secret Agent X |
| 1934 - El Inspector Dan Contra Fu Manchu | Revista Campéon, 1948 | see Inspector Dan |
| 1935 - The Adventure of the Defeated Doctor | The Further Adventures of Solar Pons, 1979 | see Solar Pons |
| 1937 - Captain Midnight at Ultima Thule | Captain Midnight Chronicles, 2010 | see Captain Midnight |
| 1938 - Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong | Retro Pulp Tales, 2006 | Little Orphan Annie |
| 1941 - Shadows Over Kunlun | Lance Star–Sky Ranger, 2006 | see Lance Star |
| 1941 - The Golden Age | WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Golden Age #1, February 1997 | see X-Men |
| 1944 - Death and the Countess | The Avenger Chronicles, 2008 | see The Avenger |
| 1946 - In Forgetfulness Divine | The Avenger Chronicles, 2008 | see The Avenger |
| 1946 - The Eye of Oran | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night, 2006 | see Doc Savage |
| 1946 - Something in Wood | Weird Tales, March 1948 | see Cthulhu Mythos |
| 1946 - Les Lèvres Rouges | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 3: Danse Macabre, 2007 | see Doc Savage |
| 1949 - The Vanishing Devil | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 1: The Modern Babylon, 2005 | see Doc Savage |
| 1963 - The Butterfly Files | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 3: Danse Macabre, 2007 | see The X-Files |
| 1964 - Fang and Sting | The Green Hornet Chronicles, 2010 | see Green Hornet |
| 1967 - The Rainbow Affair | 1967 novel | see The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
| 1967 - Perchance to Dream | Crypt of Cthulhu #56, Roodmas 1988 | see Anton Zarnak |
| 1972 - A Day in the Life of Madame Atomos | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 3: Danse Macabre, 2007 | see Madame Atomos |
| 1972 - El Regreso de Fu Manchu | Roberto Alcazar y Pedrin #1083, June 16, 1973 | see Roberto Alcazar |
| 1973 - The Evil in Pemberley House | 2009 novel | see The Evil in Pemberley House |
| 1973 - El Siniestro Fu Manchu | Roberto Alcazar y Pedrin #1158, November 24, 1974 | see Roberto Alcazar |
| 1973-1974 - Greatheart Silver | Weird Heroes, Volume 1, 1975 | see Greatheart Silver |
| 1975 - The Modok Machine | Iron Man #74, May 1975 | see Iron Man |
| Fu Manchu declined the Black Lama's invitation to a tournament. | ||
| 1976 - Two Against Hydra | Marvel Two-in-One #29, July 1977 | see Fantastic Four |
| 1976 - Dragon Fire | Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #24, February 1977 | see Dr. Spektor |
| 1978 - Suddenly... The Shroud! | Spider-Woman #13-16, April–July 1979 | see Spider-Woman |
| 1979 - Horror Wears Blue | 1987 novel | see Prince Zarkon |
| 1980-1981 - The Black Lotus Death from the Sky Doomsday Island |
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, January 1981 Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, July 1981 Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, February 1982 |
see Mike Shayne |
| 1984 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | 1984 film | see The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension |
| Hanoi Xan is revealed to be an alias of Fu Manchu in the film novelization. | ||
| 1990 - Skull Duggery | Destroyer #83, 1991 | see The Destroyer |
| 1994 - The Hellfire Apocalypse | Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #1-6, November 2002-April 2003 | see Shang-Chi |
| 2000 - Terror of Frankenstein | 2001 novel | see Frankenstein |
| 2005 - Agents of Atlas | Agents of Atlas #1-6, October 2006-March 2007 | see Jimmy Woo |
| 3069-6203 - Venus on the Half-Shell | 1975 novel | see Venus on the Half-Shell |
Crossovers Expanded chronology[]
| Story | Publication | Crossovers |
| 1872 - Being an Account of the Delay at Green River, Wyoming of Mr. Phileas Fogg, World Traveler | 2016 novel | see Lone Ranger |
| 1885 - The Hound of the d'Urbervilles | Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles, 2011 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1888 - The Adventure of the Six Maledictions | Gaslight Arcanum, 2011 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1889 - Phileas Fogg and the War of Shadows | 2014 novel | see The Evil in Pemberley House |
| 1891 - The Greek Invertebrate | Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles, 2011 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1891 - The Problem of the Final Adventure | Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles, 2011 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1896 - The Albino's Treasure | 2015 novel | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1904 - The Affair of the Wretched Flesh | Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume 2, 2010 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1911 - The Legacy of Arsène Lupin | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 11: Force Majeure, 2014 | see Arsène Lupin |
| 1912 - A Theft of China | The Many Faces of Arsène Lupin, 2012 | see Arsène Lupin |
| 1917 - The Adventure of the Fallen Stone | Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook, 2012 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1919 - The Unwrapping Party | Pro Se Presents, 2012 | see Charles St. Cyprian |
| 1920 - The Whitechapel Demon | 2013 novel | see Charles St. Cyprian |
| 1920 - The Strix Society | Occult Detectives, 2014 | see Charles St. Cyprian |
| 1922 - The White Jade Ring | The Last of the Trunk, 2007 | see El Borak |
| 1925 - The Dreadful Conspiracy | The Shadow of Judex, 2013 | see Belphégor |
| 1929 - The Judex Codex | The Shadow of Judex, 2013 | see Martin Mystère |
| 1930 - The Tournament of the Treasure | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 9: La Vie en Noir, 2012 | see Steve Costigan |
| 1935 - Legacy of Evil | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 7: Femmes Fatales, 2010 | Chinese Fish |
| 1938 - Dragon's Tongue | Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong, 2007 | see The Continental Op |
| 1938 - The Destiny of Fu Manchu | 2012 novel | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1938 - Green Lama: Scions | 2014 novel | see Green Lama |
| 1940 - The Death's Head Cloud | 2013 novel | see Jim Anthony |
| 1945 - Happy Death Men | The Avenger: The Justice Inc. Files, 2011 | see The Avenger |
| 1945 - According to Plan of a One-Eyed Trickster | The Avenger: Roaring Heart of the Crucible, 2013 | see The Avenger |
| 1954 - The Mysterious Island of Dr. Antekirtt | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 7: Femmes Fatales, 2010 | see Nyctalope |
| 1960 - The Three Doctors | Doctor Omega and the Shadowmen, 2011 | see Doctor Omega |
| 1961 - Big Little Man | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 7: Femmes Fatales, 2010 | see The Wild Wild West |
| 1967 - Honey West & T. H. E. Cat: A Girl and Her Cat | 2014 novel | see Honey West |
| 1972 - Zenith's End | Zenith Lives!: Tales of M. Zenith, the Albino, 2012 | see Sexton Blake |
| 1974 - The Scarlet Jaguar | 2013 novel | see Doc Savage |
| 1974 - Progress | The Green Hornet: Still at Large, 2012 | see Green Hornet |
| 1989 - Crime of the Arts | Casebook of the Voice, 2014 | see The Voice |
Additional crossovers chronology[]
| Story | Publication | Crossovers |
| 1866 - The Tomb of the Veiled Prophet | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 12: Carte Blanche, 2015 | see The Phantom of the Opera |
| 1906 - Rouletabille Rides the Horror Express | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 13: Sang Froid, 2016 | see Rouletabille |
| 1910 - Deluge | Angels of Music, 2016 | see The Phantom of the Opera |
| 1912 - Jimmie Dale Alias the Gray Seal | 2017 novel | see Jimmie Dale |
| 1920 - The World Will Belong to Me | Tales of the Shadowmen 17: Noblesse Oblige, 2020 | see Fantômas |
| 1921 - The Affair of the Distasteful Society | The Papers of Solar Pons, 2017 | see Solar Pons |
| 1922 - The Bizarre Adventure of the Octagon House | The Meeting of the Minds: Cases of Sherlock Holmes & Solar Pons I, 2021 | see Sherlock Holmes |
| 1922-1923 - The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School | 2015 novel | see Drearcliff Grange School |
| 1924 - The Hound’s Daughter | Pulpwork Halloween Special 2016 | see Charles St. Cyprian |
| 1927 - Watch Your Back, Mr. Minamoto | 2017 novel | see Mr. Moto |
| 1930s - International Investigators, Inc. | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine #99, February 1952 | see Ellery Queen |
| 1932 - Dead Do Dance | Secret Agent X: Volume 6, 2018 | see Secret Agent X |
| 1933 - Harry's Homecoming | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 13: Sang Froid, 2016 | see Harry Dickson |
| 1938 - The Third Eye of Osiris | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 14: Coup de Grace, 2017 | see Arsène Lupin |
| 1938 - The Theft of the Golden Asp | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 15: Trompe l'Oeil, 2018 | see Arsène Lupin |
| 1940 - Red Shambhala | 2015 novel | see Jim Anthony |
| 1944 - The Curse of Kukulkan | The Avenger: Double Feature 2, 2020 | see The Avenger |
| 1948 - The Awful Orloffs: The Story of a Family [Chapter 2: "As Thou Has Decreed, So Have I Done!"] | Archive of Our Own, 2018 | see Manos: The Hands of Fate |
| 1958 - The Awful Orloffs: The Story of a Family [Chapter 3: Claws of the Cat, Fangs of the Bat] | Archive of Our Own, 2018 | see 12 to the Moon |
| 1958 - Cruel Heaven | Legacy of the Reanimator: Tales of Dr. Herbert West, 2015 | see Cthulhu Mythos |
| 1960s - Yorkshire Stones and American Barons | Johnny Rich, 2018 | see Johnny Rich |
| Fu is May’s grandfather. | ||
| 1967 - Satanic Spies and Other Musicals | Johnny Rich, 2018 | see Johnny Rich |
| 1968 - Cartouche | 2018 episode | see Inspector Morse |
| 1987 - Big Trouble in Merrie Olde England | Big Trouble in Little China the Illustrated Novel: Big Trouble in Merrie Olde England, 2017 | see Big Trouble in Little China |
| The Si-Fan are one of the Wang King's rivals. | ||
| 2009 - The Beast | Glimmerglass: The Creative Writer's Annual Volume #1, October 2009 | see King Kong |
| Fu Manchu is revealed to be the real mastermind behind Jurassic Park. | ||
| ? - The Mad Mummy | The Mad Mummy #1-12, May 2014-December 2016 | see The Mad Mummy |
| ? - The Return of the Hound | Pulpwork Christmas Special 2015 | see Charles St. Cyprian |
| 2016 - Guided Tours of Famous Secret Places | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 14: Coup de Grace, 2017 | see C. Auguste Dupin |
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