(April 1974)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
On-sale Date
1974-11-06
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:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Boris Vallejo (painted)
Inks
Boris Vallejo (painted)
Colors
Boris Vallejo (painted)
Letters
typeset
Reprints
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Lighthouse of the Possessed (Table of Contents: 1)

Morbius / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor
Pencils
Tom Sutton
Inks
Tom Sutton
Letters
Dave Hunt ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Demon-Fire cult (villains); Blood-Tide (first appearance; villain)
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Somewhere Waits the Vampire (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
?
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A Vampire's Home Is His Castle (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Lombardia
Inks
Lombardia
Colors
?
Letters
?
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The Vampire's Coffin (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DiPreta
Inks
Tony DiPreta
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints

The Drifting Snow (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Isabella (Adaptation); August Derleth (Original Story)
Pencils
Esteban Maroto
Inks
Esteban Maroto
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Aunt Mary; Ernest; Clodetta; Henry (death); Ernest's Grandfather (flashback); Henry's Father (flashback); Lisa; Sam
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Indexer Notes

Adapted from August Derleth's short story.

Lilith: The First Vampire (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tony Isabella
Pencils
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks
Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

I: Lilith (the legendary 1st wife of Adam and first vampire(ss)); GA: Adam

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Vampire Mails / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman ?
Pencils
Esteban Maroto; Rich Buckler (llustrations)
Inks
Esteban Maroto; Klaus Janson (illustrations)

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

Vampire Tales Feature Page / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Biographical entry on Gerry Conway

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Lighthouse of the Possessed
    Morbius
  3. 2. Somewhere Waits the Vampire
  4. 3. A Vampire's Home Is His Castle
  5. 4. The Vampire's Coffin
  6. 5. The Drifting Snow
  7. 6. Lilith: The First Vampire
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Vampire Mails
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Vampire Tales Feature Page
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