([August] 1973)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-05-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Monster Group
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #96, April 1973.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esteban Maroto (credited) (painting)
Inks
Esteban Maroto (credited) (painting)
Colors
Esteban Maroto (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Lord Ruthven; Ianthe
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

La Salle Extension University (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

La Salle Extension University / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Stan Lee Presents Vampire Tales (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset; ? (logo)

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Shows credits, table of contents and indicia. Small black & white cover reproduction.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings, O walker in darkness.
Characters
Count Orlock
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Uses still of Count Orlock from 1922 film "Nosferatu" to introduce "Morbius".

Morbius (Table of Contents: 4)

Morbius / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber (credited)
Pencils
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the city: Los Angeles, California, at twilight.
Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Martine Bancroft (flashback); Hans Jorgenson (flashback); Lizard [Curt Connors] (flashback); Morbius [Michael Morbius] (origin retold, also in flashback); Emil Nikos (death in flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (flashback); Barbara Clark (death); Carolyn; Nilrac (first appearance; villain; death); Madame Laera (first appearance; death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Duraclean Franchise Cleaning Businesses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Editorial / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blood Is Thicker…
Characters
Lon Chaney, Jr. (photograph)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Discusses vampires in literature, comic books and films which will be or have been used in the new Vampire Tales magazine.

Because You Demanded It -- Savage Tales Is Coming Back! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Savage Tales; Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, Lucretia my sweet…how invitingly you await your Living-Dead paramour.
Characters
David Peel (photograph); Yvonne Monlaur (photograph)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introduction to "To Kill a Werewolf!", fumetti-style, using a still from the movie "The Brides of Dracula" (1960).

To Kill a Werewolf! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited)
Letters
Bill Everett (sourced)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your history, Kenneth Long, must have started in some dark, unknown depth of your subconscious...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Kenneth Long (death); Hastings; Lloyd Wayne
Reprints

The Vampire: His Kith and Kin: An Analysis in Five Parts of the Book by Montague Summers (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
?; ? (photography)
Inks
?; ? (photography)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Lon Chaney, Sr. (photograph); Bela Lugosi (photograph); John Carradine (photograph)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An illustrated discussion of vampires.

Reading More But Enjoying It Less? (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Crazy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Beware! -- The Zombie Has Risen From The Grave! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Zombie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Wear The Badge Of The Future In…Conservation (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

North American School of Conservation / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am Dracula
Characters
Christopher Lee (photograph)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An introduction to "The Vampyre!", fumetti-style using a still of Christopher Lee as Dracula.

The Vampyre! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
John Polidori (credited) (original story); Ron Goulart (credited) (adaptation); Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Win Mortimer (credited as Winslow Mortimer)
Inks
Win Mortimer (credited as Winslow Mortimer)
Letters
Joe Rosen (pages 1-11); Charlotte Jetter ? (pages 12-13)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I first heard the tales in greece...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Lord Ruthven (first appearance); Aubrey; Jessica; Lady Mercer; Henri; Ianthe (death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the story by John Polidori.

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Ultimate Fiend Club! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

FOOM! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Now At Last You Can Be The Host (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Johnson-Mashburn Horror Art / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
…All right, Silas. Danny's dead and done with.
Characters
Michael Ripper (photograph)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introduction, fumetti-style, to "Satan Can Wait!" using still from a Hammer horror film.

Satan Can Wait! (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is Danny, a hard-working but happy man without a worry in the world.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Satan; Danny; Jim; Burt; Wilson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

He's Coming Your Way! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Monsters Unleashed! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

Coming Your Way In The Next Great Issue Of…Monster Madness (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Monster Madness / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.12 page (report information)

Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost Obeys Your Commands! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Monster Ghost / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

This Little Old Man Is A Murderer And Cannibal! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Broadway Bookfinders Books / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

Win Every Fight (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Max Padell Self Defense Manuals / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

Movie Posters (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Cinema Attic Movie Memorabilia / advertisement / 0.05 page (report information)

Are You a Chained Smoker? (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

American Cancer Society / advertisement / 0.05 page (report information)

Play Guitar in 7 Days (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Ed Sale Secret System / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

The Insult That Made A Man Out Of "Mac" (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Worst (No Kiddin'!) Vampire Films Ever Made! (Table of Contents: 30)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Evanier (credited)
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

Reprints
Keywords
Vampire

Indexer Notes

Photo-laden article on the worst vampire films ever.

And, Just In Case You Ever Doubted It -- Dracula Lives! (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Dracula Lives / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Fear Lives! -- In the Haunt of Horror! (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

The Haunt of Horror / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Back Issues Offer! (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Step into my parlor, O wanderer of the night.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introduction, fumetti-style, for "Revenge of the Unliving!"

Revenge of the Unliving! (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Jordi Bernet (credited as Bernet) (signed as Jordi Bernet)
Inks
Jordi Bernet (credited as Bernet) (signed as Jordi Bernet)
Letters
Joe Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I -- hear! I -- see! Once more, I -- live!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Melissa Jenkins (also in flashback, death); James Gordon (also in flashback); Jim Gordon
Synopsis
A vampire rises from her coffin to kill the grandson of the man who imprisoned her.
Reprints

Next Issue: Once More -- The Man Called Morbius! (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

Vampire Tales; Morbius / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.64 page (report information)

The Heaviest Human On Record Weighed 1,069 Lbs… (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

Guinness Book of World Records / advertisement / 0.18 page (report information)

Monster (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.18 page (report information)

Flying Helicopter Goes Over 100' High! (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

3 Complete Fishing Outfits (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Never finished high school? (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. La Salle Extension University
    La Salle Extension University
  3. 2. Stan Lee Presents Vampire Tales
  4. 3. ["Greetings, O walker in darkness."]
  5. 4. Morbius
    Morbius
  6. 5. ["When I planned to retire before fifty:"]
    Duraclean Franchise Cleaning Businesses
  7. 6. ["Blood Is Thicker…"]
    Editorial
  8. 7. Because You Demanded It -- Savage Tales Is Coming Back!
    Savage Tales; Conan
  9. 8. ["Ah, Lucretia my sweet…how invitingly you await your Living-Dead paramour."]
  10. 9. To Kill a Werewolf!
  11. 10. The Vampire: His Kith and Kin: An Analysis in Five Parts of the Book by Montague Summers
  12. 11. Reading More But Enjoying It Less?
    Crazy
  13. 12. Beware! -- The Zombie Has Risen From The Grave!
    Zombie
  14. 13. Wear The Badge Of The Future In…Conservation
    North American School of Conservation
  15. 14. ["I am Dracula"]
  16. 15. The Vampyre!
  17. 16. These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You!
    North American School of Drafting
  18. 17. The Ultimate Fiend Club!
    FOOM!
  19. 18. Now At Last You Can Be The Host
    Johnson-Mashburn Horror Art
  20. 19. ["…All right, Silas. Danny's dead and done with."]
  21. 20. Satan Can Wait!
  22. 21. He's Coming Your Way!
    Monsters Unleashed!
  23. 22. Coming Your Way In The Next Great Issue Of…Monster Madness
    Monster Madness
  24. 23. Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost Obeys Your Commands!
    Monster Ghost
  25. 24. This Little Old Man Is A Murderer And Cannibal!
    Broadway Bookfinders Books
  26. 25. Win Every Fight
    Max Padell Self Defense Manuals
  27. 26. Movie Posters
    Cinema Attic Movie Memorabilia
  28. 27. Are You a Chained Smoker?
    American Cancer Society
  29. 28. Play Guitar in 7 Days
    Ed Sale Secret System
  30. 29. The Insult That Made A Man Out Of "Mac"
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  31. 30. The Worst (No Kiddin'!) Vampire Films Ever Made!
  32. 31. And, Just In Case You Ever Doubted It -- Dracula Lives!
    Dracula Lives
  33. 32. Fear Lives! -- In the Haunt of Horror!
    The Haunt of Horror
  34. 33. Back Issues Offer!
    Marvel Comics
  35. 34. ["Step into my parlor, O wanderer of the night."]
  36. 35. Revenge of the Unliving!
  37. 36. Next Issue: Once More -- The Man Called Morbius!
    Vampire Tales; Morbius
  38. 37. The Heaviest Human On Record Weighed 1,069 Lbs…
    Guinness Book of World Records
  39. 38. Monster
    Monster Size Monsters
  40. 39. Flying Helicopter Goes Over 100' High!
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  41. 40. 3 Complete Fishing Outfits
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  42. 41. Never finished high school?
    Wayne School Courses
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Boyer
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore