Vampire Tales #1

([August] 1973)

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

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Letters

typeset; ? (logo)

Reprints

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Morbius the Living Vampire Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Morbius Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Living Vampire (2020)

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

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Greetings, O walker in darkness.

Characters

Count Orlock

Reprints

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Morbius the Living Vampire Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Morbius Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Living Vampire (2020)

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)

Reprints

• in Varmblodig (Red Clown, 1974 series) #1/1975
• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Morbius the Living Vampire Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Morbius Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Living Vampire (2020)

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

Duraclean International / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Editorial / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Blood Is Thicker…

Characters

Lon Chaney, Jr. (photograph)

Reprints

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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

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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

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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

• from Menace (Marvel, 1953 series) #9 (January 1954) [as "The Fangs of the Wolf", black and white]
• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I am Dracula

Characters

Christopher Lee (photograph)

Reprints

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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)

Reprints

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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 Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script

?

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? (photography)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

…All right, Silas. Danny's dead and done with.

Characters

Michael Ripper (photograph)

Reprints

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #15 (April 1954) [black and white]
• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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) /

Melton Co. / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

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

Broadway Bookfinders / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

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

Max Padell Inc. / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

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

The Cinema Attic / advertisement / 0.05 page (report information)

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

American Cancer Society / public service announcement / 0.05 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

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Indexer Notes

On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"

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

Ed Sale Studio / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

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

Charles Atlas / 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

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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

• in Vampire Tales (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

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) /

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

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

Honor House / advertisement / 0.18 page (report information)

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

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

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

Niresk Discount Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wayne School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)