Dracula Lives #3

(October 1973)

Lord of Death, Lord of Hell (Table of Contents)

Dracula / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman

Pencils:

John Buscema

Inks:

Syd Shores

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Dracula; Nimrod; Lala; Maria (Dracula's wife, in flashback); Vlad (Dracula's son, in flashback); vampires

Synopsis:

Dracula has just been resurrected as a vampire and is brought before Nimrod, the king of vampires. Dracula refuses to swear allegiance, so Nimrod challenges him to a duel of wooden poles. Nimrod's mistress Lala tries to seduce Dracula, but he rejects her. During the duel, Lala tries to interfere and kill Dracula, but she is impaled herself and dies. Dracula kills Nimrod and claims the vampire throne.

Reprints:

• in Dracula Lives Annual (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975)
• in Dracula lever (Oscar Caesar, 1993 series) #1 (1993) [första svenska översättningen, andra utgåvan / first Swedish translation, second edition]
• in Essential Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 ([April] 2005)
• in Marvel Milestones: Legion of Monsters, Spider-Man & Brother Voodoo (Marvel, 2006 series) #[nn] (2006)
• in The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #3 ([December] 2010)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• In Dracula Lives Annual (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975)
• in Tomb Of Dracula Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2008 series) #3

Keywords:

origin; vampires

Indexer Notes

Dracula's origin retold.

The Vampire-Man (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Woromay ?

Inks:

Larry Woromay ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Tom Malverne [Jack the Ripper]; vampires

Synopsis:

This story postulates the Jack the Ripper killings were done by a hateful hunchback who wanted to become a vampire so he could kill mortals, but was repulsed by the sight of blood, so vampires killed him when he could not fulfill their condition that he partake of human blood before new year's eve.

Reprints:

• from Adventures Into Terror (Marvel, 1951 series) #29 (March 1954)

Keywords:

Jack the Ripper; vampires

Indexer Notes

Larry Woromay credit a guess by M. Vassallo

Castle of the Undead (Table of Contents)

Dracula / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas

Pencils:

Alan Weiss

Inks:

Crusty Bunkers

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Solomon Kane; Dracula; Rosella Carson; bandits

Synopsis:

The Puritan adventurer Solomon Kane is searching for the lost Rosella Carson in Transylvania. He is attacked by bandits and is then saved from a pack of wolves by Count Dracula. Kane accepts the Count's invitation and recuperates in his castle. During the night, he is attacked by a mysterious girl, who turns out to be Rosella transformed into a vampire. Kane kills her and then turns to Count Dracula. He defeats the Count in a duel, but bound by his honor, Kane is forced to spare Dracula's life when the vampire calls in a favor for saving him from the wolves earlier.

Reprints:

• in Dracula Lives Annual (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #31 (November 1989)
• in Dracula lever (Oscar Caesar, 1993 series) #1 (1993) [första svenska översättningen, andra utgåvan / first Swedish translation, second edition]
• in The Saga of Solomon Kane (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #[nn] (July 2009)
• in The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #3 ([December] 2010)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• In Dracula Lives Annual (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975)
• in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #31 (November 1989)
• in Saga of Solomon Kane, The (Dark Horse, 2009) #[nn]
• in Tomb Of Dracula Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2008 series) #3

I Was Once a Gentle Man (Table of Contents)

text story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chris Claremont

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Colors:

? (photo)

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• in Dracula lever (Oscar Caesar, 1993 series) #1 (1993) [första svenska översättningen, andra utgåvan / first Swedish translation, second edition]

Indexer Notes

A text story illustrated with photos from the Hammer vampire movies.

Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

C. A. Winter

Inks:

C. A. Winter

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Macbeth, Banquo; the three witches; Lady Macbeth; King Duncan; MacDuff

Synopsis:

The Scottish nobleman Macbeth is told by three witches that he will be king one day, and his ambition turns him to murder and tyranny.

Reprints:

• from Adventures Into Terror (Marvel, 1951 series) #27 (January 1954)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from Adventures into Terror (Marvel, 1951 series) #27 (January 1954)

Keywords:

adaption; Macbeth; Medieval; Shakespeare

Indexer Notes

A comic adaption of Macbeth with the additional detail that MacDuff is the son of one of the witches.

Shadow In the City of Light (Table of Contents)

Dracula / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Alfonso Font

Inks:

Alfonso Font

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Dracula; Helene Dubois; Jacques Dubois

Synopsis:

Dracula arrives in Paris, only to be attacked by Helene Dubois, who seeks revenge in the name of her 18th century ancestor, sculptor Jacques Dubois, who allied himself with the magician Cagliostro and tried to kill Dracula with a stone gargoyle. Dracula condemned Jacques to eternal life as a statue. Now, Jacques awakens and tries to kill Dracula again, but he only finds eternal rest as he is splintered into pieces during their final battle.

Reprints:

• in Dracula lever (Oscar Caesar, 1993 series) #1 (1993) [första svenska översättningen, andra utgåvan / first Swedish translation, second edition]
• in Essential Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 ([April] 2005)
• in The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #3 ([December] 2010)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• In Tomb Of Dracula Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2008 series) #3

Keywords:

1769; Cagliostro; Eiffel tower; France; Notre Dame; Paris