Dracula Lives #15

(1 February 1975)

The Hell-Crawlers (Table of Contents: 1)

Tomb of Dracula / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Ernie Chan

Letters

Charlotte Jetter

Job Number

1251 Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One moment before: a poison-tipped dart,

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Dracula; Clifton Graves; Dr. Heinrich Morte; Frank Drake; Rachel Van Helsing; Quincy Harker; Taj Nital; Saint; Adrian Morte; Mrs. Vladmir; Mr. Courtley; Edith Helsing

Synopsis

While the hypnotized children attack the vampire hunters, Dracula uses a device to raise an army of the undead.

Reprints

• from Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #8 (May 1973)

Indexer Notes

First part of story.

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

Cryptic correspondence / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Three letters from readers. Bottom quarter of page is two adverts for stamp collecting sets.

Dragonus Has Entered! (Table of Contents: 3)

Werewolf by Night / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Mike Ploog

Inks

Frank Chiaramonte

Letters

Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey gang, we're getting ahead of ourselves!

Feature Logo

Werewolf by Night!

Genre

adventure; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Werewolf by Night [Jack Russell]; Aelfric (introduction, villain, flashback death, a ghost); Father Ramon Joquez (death, possessed by Aelfric); Baron Russoff [Werewolf] (flashback); Lissa Russell; Dragonus (introduction, destruction); Ernie (death)

Synopsis

Father Ramon Joquez, who was studying the Darkhold for Jack, is possessed by Aelfric who was trapped in the Darkhold.

Reprints

• from Werewolf by Night (Marvel, 1972 series) #3 (January 1973)

Keywords

occult

Indexer Notes

Second part of story with a new splash page made up of the original cover illustration with the masthead replaced by the new title and credits added at the bottom.

The Secret of the Gypsies! (Table of Contents: 4)

Frankenstein Monster / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Friedrich

Pencils

John Buscema; John Romita

Inks

John Verpoorten

Letters

Gaspar Saladino; Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For the first time in months, the monster of Frankenstein has found peace!

Feature Logo

The Monster of Frankenstein!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Frankenstein Monster; Dracula (villain; after Bram Stoker's Dracula, restored to unlife); Madame Marguerita (villain, introduction); Carmen (introduction); Drako (introduction, death); Constable (death); Fritz

Synopsis

The Frankenstein Monster joins a group of gypsy entertainers and is tricked into helping one of them return Dracula to life.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Marvel, 1973 series) #7 (November 1973)

Indexer Notes

Romita alterations on the monster's face on many pages, likely due to Buscema drawings too closely resembling the Karloff likeness.

Second part of story with a new splash page made up of an unidentified illustration with the new title at the top and credits across the bottom.

Man in the Rat-Hole! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I deal in secrets -- other people's secrets --

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A spy uses shrinking pills to easily discover military secrets. On a crucial mission, he is attacked by a rat and loses his growth pills, trapping him forever in his tiny form.

Reprints

• from Tower of Shadows (Marvel, 1969 series) #6 (July 1970)
which is reprinted
• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #78 (November 1960) [originally titled "Dear Reader: What Would You Have Done if You Were the… Worm Man"]

Indexer Notes

In the original the spy calls himself 'Worm Man'.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Two calendar pages for July and August with various characters in some of the boxes plus Marvel creators in their birthdate boxes.