(May 2005)

Marvel, 2005 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE; 2.25 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
28
On-sale Date
2005-05 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
? (reprint editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Free comic book distributed by New Line Cinema. Alternative prices are taken from the indicia.

Blade -- The Vampire-Slayer! (Table of Contents)

Tomb of Dracula / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Tom Palmer ?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Blade; Dracula
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Blade, the Vampire Slayer.

His Name Is...Blade! (Table of Contents: 1)

Tomb of Dracula / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited as Marvin Wolfman)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Jack Abel (credited as Jack Able)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as P. Goldberg)
Letters
Denise Wohl (credited as D. Vladimer)
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (original editor)

Job Number
1420 Z
Feature Logo
Tomb of Dracula!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Bobby; Ellen; Blade (introduction); Quincy Harker; Edith Harker; Garbiel [sic] Trulaine; Monica; Clifton Graves (death); Dracula; Charlie O'Casey; Martin Scampt
Synopsis
Dracula hides aboard a cruise-ship where he is confronted by Blade.
Reprints

[Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #42] (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomb of Dracula / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Tom Palmer ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your soldiers may slay Blade, Doctor Sun -- but Dracula will destroy you!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dracula; Blade; Dr. Sun
Reprints

[Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #53] (Table of Contents: 3)

Tomb of Dracula / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan; John Romita (see notes)
Inks
Tom Palmer; John Romita (see notes)
Colors
Tom Palmer ?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Because you demanded it! The fanatical fury of Deacon Frost!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dracula; Deacon Frost; Blade; Hannibal King
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Alterations on Deacon Frost's face by Romita. Info per Nick Caputo.

[Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series)] (Table of Contents: 4)

Blade the Vampire-Slayer / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gray Morrow (signed, painting)
Inks
Gray Morrow (signed, painting)
Colors
Gray Morrow (signed, painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wanted for murder!
Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Blade
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Blade -- The Vampire-Slayer!
    Tomb of Dracula
  2. 1. His Name Is...Blade!
    Tomb of Dracula
  3. 2. [Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #42]
    Tomb of Dracula
  4. 3. [Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #53]
    Tomb of Dracula
  5. 4. [Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series)]
    Blade the Vampire-Slayer
This issue was modified by
  • Mark Boyer
  • David Bruce