Tomb of dracula comic book

Values of tomb of dracula free comic book price guide. See how quickly marvel brought dracula back after killing. The tomb of dracula was published by marvel comics from april 1972 to august 1979. I love the artistry and the vintage, stereotypical comic book art style. A cover gallery for the comic book tomb of dracula. See how quickly marvel brought dracula back after killing him. Population statistics grade universal signature series restored qualified. It featured dark and heavy themes and was far more adult oriented than other mainstream marvel comic books of that era. It follows count draculas exploits throughout europe and america as he tries out various evil schemes while fighting with vampire hunters and various monsters the first volume of the series ran for over seventy issues in the seventies. Tomb of dracula 10 key comic book 1st appearance blade marvel rare movie vintage.

In their feature spotlighting seemingly wasted comic book deaths, csbg looks at how rachel van helsing barely outlived tomb of dracula. Mar 10, 2020 killing off tomb of dracula s rachel van helsing was a misstep. What does your speculative gut tell you at this point. Blade the vampire slayer, dracula, rachel van helsing, jack russell werewolf by night image shown is a scan of the actual. Tomb of dracula was a remarkable horror comic which enjoyed a long and welldeserved run. The first appearance of blade in tomb of dracula 10 makes it one of the books to invest in. Lot detail 1974 tomb of dracula marvel comics featuring gil kane, john romita, and tom palmer coverart. Marvel comics launched werewolf by night, ghost rider and manthings first ongoing series. Dracula for all the variations of the subject on the site. Dracula was voiced by kenji utsumi in the original japanese. Volume one of the essential tomb of dracula contains the first 25 issues of the title along with a couple associated issues of werewolf by night and giantsize chillers. The two lock in battle, and dracula finds that blade is himself a skillful fighter. The 70issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought count dracula and other supernatural menaces. Continued in tomb of dracula 1991 series along with werewolf by night 1971 series, this series was instrumental in the rebirth of marvels horror comics.

The first half is the tomb of dracula while the second half is the dracula lives comic magazine. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. Written by marv wolfman hmm and featuring the distinctive art of gene colan, it was a great example of a horror comic done right. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

Though joining an extended storyline in the middle, i was tantalized rather than frustrated by the books footnoting and continuity, coming to regard the series one of my favorites of the 1970s. This title switched writers and artists around a lot, and didnt have nearly as much impact as the regular comic book. Tomb of dracula 1972 1st series comic books mycomicshop. Unfollow tomb of dracula comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. After its cancellation in 79, it was immediately followed by a black and white volume 2. For sale marvel comics tomb of dracula 22 gene colan artwork 1974 comic book emorys memories. Tomb of dracula marvel comic book series when it was cool remembers the macabre series featuring the lord of the vampires by. No, the best marvel villain book both in terms of lengthofrun and quality was the tomb of dracula.

Their response comes in the form of blade, who reveals himself to dracula and challenges him. I discovered tomb of dracula near the end of the books run, tumbling to the unapologetic evil of the comics title character as he fought to regain his throne as the lord of the vampires. The tomb of dracula is an american horror comic book series published by marvel comics from april 1972 to august 1979. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. Find the value of the marvel comic tomb of dracula volume 1. Blade the vampire hunter is born of both human and vampire after his mother is bitten. Marvel comics tomb of dracula was more than just your average vampire tale. When frank drake finds himself drawn to a mysterious castle in the mountains of transylvania, he accidentally reawakens an ancient curse and unleashes a powerful force for evil onto the world.

In 1980, japanese animation studio toei produced an ova original video animation based on marvels tomb of dracula comic books. The tomb of dracula marvel comics classic bronze age horror. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. The tomb of dracula is a horror comic book series published by marvel comics from april 1972 to august 1979. In this animated adaptation of the tomb of dracula comic book series, dracula assumes control of a satanic cult and fathers a child through one of his followers, but the forces of both good and evil align themselves against him. Karl stern even now i look back at the tomb of dracula marvel comic book series from the 1970s and wonder what i, as no more than an eight year old kid, was doing buying this comic book. Tomb of dracula 18 b, mar 1974 comic book by marvel. In death is not the end, we spotlight the outlandish explanations for comic book characters mostly supervillains surviving seeming certain death today, we look at how quickly dracula was brought back to life by marvel after he died in the final issue of the tomb of dracula ongoing series and yes, we get that life is a relative term when it comes to a vampire, but i think you all know. It was a hard enough problem creating mood, tension, and suspense in a comic book, which is all still pictures. Werewolf by night jack russell and his companion topaz ride the train though the transylvanian countryside to jacks ancestral home. The tomb of dracula comic book series gave birth to the blade storyline. The tomb of dracula is a bronze age horror comic book from marvel. It also opened up the more adult segment of the comic book readers market for marvel, as the series had reached a far.

Tomb of dracula 18 a, mar 1974 comic book by marvel. Browse the marvel comic series tomb of dracula 1972 1979. Dcs new i, vampire is also a pretty good read although it had a short run. A chance encounter with local hooligans ends with the werewolf by night claiming a life in the streets of a village, and count dracula is out hunting for his nightly feed. Not only are you getting a dracula splash but a werewolf splash too. Though its a little more common nowadays, comic books that starred villains instead of heroes have always been something of a rarity. Killing off tomb of draculas rachel van helsing was a misstep. Tomb had a dracula that wanted to rule the world with undead minions but who also had times of compassion. Yami no teio kyuketsuki dorakyura tv movie 1980 imdb.

I could say a lot more but ill let you fill in the superlatives. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Marvel published a fourissue tomb of dracula miniseries, reuniting wolfman and colan, under its epic comics imprint in 1991, and revived dracula and his foes in the shortlived nightstalkers and blade series in the 1990s. Marv wolfman said, to me, the horror books were outside the marvel universe. Crushing comics ep 057 tomb of dracula omnibus, volumes 1. The dracula comic books category for a complete list. Supernatural dream team marv wolfman, gene colan and al williamson reopen the tomb of dracula in this prestigeformat series for marvels epic imprint collected for the first time. Tomb of dracula initially kept its distance from the rest of the companys properties. Most recently, dracula took the title role in the miniseries dracula. Jul 14, 2010 much better than the marvel essential version. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. One of the longest running comic book series to star a villain. He is returning to get answers to his heritage and curse of being a werewolf.

Mar 12, 2020 in death is not the end, we spotlight the outlandish explanations for comic book characters mostly supervillains surviving seeming certain death today, we look at how quickly dracula was brought back to life by marvel after he died in the final issue of the tomb of dracula ongoing series and yes, we get that life is a relative term when it comes to a vampire, but i think you all know. When frank drake finds himself drawn to a mysterious castle in the mountains of transylvania, he accidentally reawakens an ancient curse and. No, the best marvel villain book both in terms of length of run and quality was the tomb of dracula. The first 3 vols comprise the tomb of dracula vol 1 omnibus which looks great too, but comes at a hefty price tag. It follows count dracula s exploits throughout europe and america as he tries out various evil schemes while fighting with vampire hunters and various monsters.

Original comic art by tomb dracula 18 p1 nostalgic. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Fine condition, and touch read more for grading details for this tomb of dracula comic book, tomb of dracula series by marvel comics, and to knock down the total for this tomb of dracula comic, touch read more. During the first few years of its run, tomb of dracula had a companion title, dracula lives, which was published in magazine format i. Tomb had a dracula that wanted to rule the world with undead minions but. Back in transylvania, jack explores his family home and discovers his fathers diary and the secret passageway that leads to his neighbors house, which turns out to be the castle dracula. This comic is a bit dated, and pales in comparison to snyders american vampire.

It ran for seventy issues and featured a group of vampire hunters who battled dracula, the lord of the vampires, and other supernatural monsters including draculas daughter lilith later in the series. Three days after his lifeless body was buried, dracula rose again as a vampire. This page contains a list of all the comics included in tomb of dracula vol 1. With kenji utsumi, hiroko suzuki, kazuyuki sogabe, yasuo hisamatsu. Dracula s plan backfires when one of the passengers pulls out a crucifix and trains it on him, causing the vampire king pain, allowing for the passengers to rush him.

Tomb of dracula marvel bronze age horror july 1974 stan lee presents power man and iron fist september 1982 marvel comics grade nm. The dracula saga was later continued in the 1991 miniseries tomb of dracula vol. Dracula then begins ordering the passengers loyalty, totally unaware that blade has tracked him to the ship and is now secretly boarding it. The guilty party that created blade the vampire hunter is none other than deacon frost, blades vampiric father. Even now i look back at the tomb of dracula marvel comic book series from the 1970s and wonder what i, as no more than an eight year old kid, was doing buying this comic book. Also, brought to life by the able script of marv wolfman with art from three of the greats at marvel. Today i unwrap one of the hardesttofind pairs of books in my entire collection tomb of dracula. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Back in paris, harker follows the trail of dracula through the catacombs and comes across the unconscious body of blade and prepares to give him eternal rest. The first volume of the series ran for over seventy issues in the seventies.