(Mid November 1989)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Mike Rockwitz (credited) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Death at the Hands of Morbius -- The Living Vampire (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Butch Guice (signed as Jackson Guice)
Inks
Butch Guice (signed as Jackson Guice)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Morbius the Living Vampire [Michael Morbius]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Dr. Strange (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

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Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

The Vampire Strikes Back! (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited); Dann Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice)
Inks
Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited as Max Scheele)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In case you can't tell -- -- I'm invisible.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Morgana Blessing; Imei Chang; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Morbius the Living Vampire [Michael Morbius]; Rintrah; Victor Strange (first appearance); Sara Wolfe; Wong; Charlie; Billy; Artie
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Morbius attacks Victor Strange and Doc steps in. Victor is revealed to be a vampire.
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Indexer Notes

Morgana received a $300,000 advance for her book Dr Strange: The Man-The Myth-The Magic; Doctor Strange uses a karate chop on Morbius; Victor died "10 year ago".

The Book of the Vishanti: The Curse of the Darkhold Part II, The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans (Table of Contents: 3)

Darkhold / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (under joint name R. J. M. Lofficier) (sourced)
Pencils
David Day (credited)
Inks
Dan Day (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The destruction of all true vampires...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero; horror-suspense
Characters
Cagliostro; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Dracula; Marie Laveau; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers] (cameo); Silver Dagger [Isaiah Curwen]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Gaston (death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The history of Marie Laveau.
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Next Issue: (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Doctor Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death at the Hands of Morbius -- The Living Vampire
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. Dr. Strange
  3. 2. The Vampire Strikes Back!
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. The Book of the Vishanti: The Curse of the Darkhold Part II, The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
    Darkhold
  5. 4. Next Issue:
    Doctor Strange
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard