(October 1973)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-07-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Monster Group
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor); Marv Wolfman (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #98, June 1973.
No issue number on cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jad (credited) (signed as Jad) (painting)
Inks
Jad (credited) (signed as Jad) (painting)
Colors
Jad (credited) (signed as Jad) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
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Indexer Notes

Artist for the cover is credited only as JAD on the Credits/Contents page. Previous indexer credited JAD as José Antonio Domingo Bernabéu.

Stan Lee Presents Vampire Tales (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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

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Indexer Notes

Shows credits, table of contents and indicia. Small still reproduction.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vampires. From Vlad Tepes to Barnabas Collins.
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Indexer Notes

Uses still of Bela Lugosi as Murder Legendre from the independent film White Zombie to introduce "The Blood Sacrifice of Amanda Saint!".

The Blood Sacrifice of Amanda Saint! (Table of Contents: 3)

Morbius / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Letters
Irv Watanabe; Jean Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The blood-lust is still upon you, isn't it, Michael Morbius?
Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Morbius [Michael Morbius]; Amanda Saint (introduction); Demon-Fire cult (introduction, villain); Katabolik (introduction); Poison-Lark (introduction); Catherine; Justin (introduction); Freddie; Pete; Edgar; Max Turnhope (death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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V Is for Vampire! (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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

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Witch Hunt! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mannie Banks (signed as Mannie Banks)
Inks
Mannie Banks (signed as Mannie Banks)
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There she goes!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Prudence (also in flashback); Caleb (also in flashback)
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World Driving You Crazy? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

You Have Nothing to Fear, but Fear Itself! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Things That Go Bump in the Night... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

A Vampire by Any Other Name: (Table of Contents: 9)

Marvel's Monster Movie Museum / text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

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Indexer Notes

An article on the various non-Dracula vampire roles that Bela Lugosi had.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are worlds beyond our own.
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Indexer Notes

Uses still from undetermined film to introduce "Five Claws to Tryphon".

Five Claws to Tryphon (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Jesús Blasco (credited) (pages 1-6); John Romita (credited) (pages 7-10)
Inks
Jesús Blasco (credited) (pages 1-6); John Romita (credited) (pages 7-10)
Letters
Irv Watanabe (pages 1-6); ? (pages 7-10)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the crisp, cool air of the high Cordilleras mountains in Peru...
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Tryphon (also in flashback, death); Simon Majors (also in flashback); Keng Chow (flashback); Sharalla (death); Seethios
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A Generation of Vampires: (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
John Romita; ? (photography)
Inks
Gene Colan; ? (photography)
Letters
typeset; ?

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the city.
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Indexer Notes

Uses still from undetermined film to introduce "Satana".

[Introducing Satana] (Table of Contents: 14)

Satana / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited)
Inks
John Romita (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
H'lo, girlie.
Genre
horror-suspense; superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Satana Hellstrom (first appearance)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
A mugger gets more than he bargained for when Satana is his victim.
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Indexer Notes

Previous edit credited letterer Irv Watanabe from Rodrigo Baeza via the GCD-Chat mailing list 2007. First line is on page 2.
First appearance of Satana.

At the Stroke of Midnight! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko (credited)
Pencils
Jim Steranko (credited)
Inks
Jim Steranko (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good evening, travelers, -- lost your way in the dark!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Digger; Marie Fowler (death); Lou Fowler (death); Lou Fowler's Uncle (also death in flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Survival. So important to us.
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Indexer Notes

Uses still from from undetermined film to introduce "The Praying Mantis Principle!".

The Praying Mantis Principle! (Table of Contents: 17)

Hodiah Twist / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Carlos Garzón (credited); Klaus Janson (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The early 1930's: Back in the uptown Harlem bar...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Conrad Jeavons (introduction); Hodiah Twist (introduction, also origin in flashback); Leroy Hayes (death); Madam Angela (death); Christina; Teddy Durance
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

Art credits corrected by Nick Katradis via the GCD Error Tracker.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Vampire Tales Feature Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carla Conway (credited as Carla Joseph); Mark Evanier (credited)
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

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Indexer Notes

Reviews of movies The Vault of Horror and The Daughters of Satan.

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Stan Lee Presents Vampire Tales
  3. 2. ["Vampires. From Vlad Tepes to Barnabas Collins."]
  4. 3. The Blood Sacrifice of Amanda Saint!
    Morbius
  5. 4. V Is for Vampire!
  6. 5. Witch Hunt!
  7. 6. World Driving You Crazy?
  8. 7. You Have Nothing to Fear, but Fear Itself!
  9. 8. Things That Go Bump in the Night...
  10. 9. A Vampire by Any Other Name:
    Marvel's Monster Movie Museum
  11. 10. ["There are worlds beyond our own."]
  12. 11. Five Claws to Tryphon
  13. 12. A Generation of Vampires:
  14. 13. ["This is the city."]
  15. 14. [Introducing Satana]
    Satana
  16. 15. At the Stroke of Midnight!
  17. 16. ["Survival. So important to us."]
  18. 17. The Praying Mantis Principle!
    Hodiah Twist
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Vampire Tales Feature Page
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Satana
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Rodrigo Baeza
  • Mark Boyer
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Jason Czeskleba
  • Tom de Jong
  • Randy Graves
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Edvin Salihovic
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore