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Iron Fist, Night of the Dragon #64

Iron Fist's superpower before he conquered Shao Lao the Undying and traveled to Earth was that he'd trained something for a decade with supreme focus. Then, he was tasked with killing an immortal, invincible creature with his bare hands.  Rather than strike it like all the others in his past, he gave it a hug, blocking the heartless creature's mystical connection to said heart... and killing it. Then, he plunged his hands into the dragon's heart again and again, causing excruciating pain, but, once he overcame that... The power of the Iron Fist was his. Yeah, there's a few mindsets hidden in there.  Danny Rand had a huge impact on me growing up.  Millionaire martial artist who helps people?  Sounds good to me. This issue in particular I found very impactful.  It's about the last 1% of skill - about complacency, and its cost. There's also a nice side piece about well meaning incompetence, and its potential downfalls, but I may have said too muc