(February 1974)
Marvel,
1973 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1974-09-04
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
- Marvel Monster Group
- Editing
- Roy Thomas
- Color
- Color Cover; Black & White Interior
- Dimensions
- Magazine Size
- Paper Stock
- newsprint
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Night of the Demon Cult
Morbius, the Living Vampire / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Luis Dominguez (painted)
- Inks
- Luis Dominguez (painted)
- Colors
- Luis Dominguez (painted)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Reprints
-
in Castle of Horror (Portman Distribution, 1978 series) #3 ([November] 1978) [Cover image is reversed on reprint] -
in Essential Marvel Horror (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) -
in Vampire Tales (Yaffa / Page, 1977 series) #3
-
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ? (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
The Kiss of Death
Satana / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Esteban Maroto; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Esteban Maroto; ? (photograph)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Satana; Harry Gotham; Brenner; Ruth Cummins; Doctor Darkos Edge
- Synopsis
- A preacher tries to have Satana killed.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- satanic cult
Indexer Notes
Satana next appears in HAUNT OF HORROR #2.
[no title indexed]
Vampire Mails / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Marv Wolfman ?
- Pencils
- Pablo Marcos; Esteban Maroto; Jesus Blasco (illustrations)
- Inks
- Pablo Marcos; Esteban Maroto; Jesus Blasco (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Jeff Young, V.F. Richards, and Brian Earl Brown; includes Readers' Poll.
The Collection
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bhob Stewart
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Russ Jones; Bhob Stewart (backgrounds); ? (photograph)
- Letters
- Bhob Stewart (title display); ?; typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- in Castle of Horror (Portman Distribution, 1978 series) #3 ([November] 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
in the original Russ Jones is credited with co-writing and Paul Reinman with inking. Bhob Stewart gives corrected credits in his blog POTRZEBIE on Monday, May 03, 2010. The last panel was re-written and re-drawn without consultation, and Bhob Stewart says he never submitted another story to Marvel after this appeared.
Vampire Hunting for Fear and Profit Part 3: The Vampire - His Kith and Kin
text article / 5.67 pages
- Script
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
Don't Try To Outsmart the Devil!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Gil Kane ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Adventures into Terror (Marvel, 1950 series) #13 (December 1952)
-
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Satana
Satana / text article / 5 pages
- Script
- Carla Joseph
- Pencils
- Esteban Maroto; John Romita (illustrations)
- Inks
- Esteban Maroto; John Romita (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
Indexer Notes
A look at how Satana was developed.
Bat's Belfry
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Don McGregor
- Pencils
- Vicente Ibáñez; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Vicente Ibáñez; ? (photograph)
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
Indexer Notes
adapted from August Derleth's short story
Vampires In Time and Space
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Tony Isabella
- Pencils
- Pablo Marcos
- Inks
- Pablo Marcos
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- in Vampire Tales Annual (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975)
- in Marvel Superheroes and the Occult Winter Special (Marvel UK, 1980 series) ([November] 1980)
-
Demon Fire!
Morbius, the Living Vampire / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Don McGregor
- Pencils
- Rich Buckler; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson; ? (photograph)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Demon-Fire cult (villains)
- Reprints
- in Castle of Horror (Portman Distribution, 1978 series) #3 ([November] 1978)
-
Editing
This Issue is currently being edited by
Darrel McCann
(since 2020-07-09,
last edit 2020-07-09)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Night of the Demon Cult
Morbius, the Living Vampire -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Kiss of Death
Satana -
3.
[no title indexed]
Vampire Mails -
4.
The Collection
-
5.
Vampire Hunting for Fear and Profit Part 3: The Vampire - His Kith and Kin
-
6.
Don't Try To Outsmart the Devil!
-
7.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Satana
Satana -
8.
Bat's Belfry
-
9.
Another Marvel Masterpiece!
Conan -
10.
Vampires In Time and Space
-
11.
Demon Fire!
Morbius, the Living Vampire -
12.
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