Saturday, December 9, 2023

The Tomb of Dracula #1: The Yaffa edition

Page Publications' The Tomb of Dracula #1 was published late 1977:


The recoloured cover is from Marvel Comics' Tomb of Dracula #1:


This issue reprints the first three stories from Marvel Comics' Tomb of Dracula series:

Dracula, originally published in Tomb of Dracula #1, April 1972
The Fear Within!, originally published in Tomb of Dracula #2, May 1972
Who Stalks the Vampire?, originally published in Tomb of Dracula #3, July 1972

These stories were previously published in Australia by Newton Comics, albeit out of sequence. Dracula previously appeared in Dracula #1; The Fear Within in Dracula #4; and Who Stalks the Vampire? in Dracula #3.

These stories are all reprinted complete and intact.

The rear cover carries an advertisement for The Avengers series:


The image of Giant Man is from The Avengers #1, which was published c.September 1977 at the outset of Yaffa's Marvel reprint program. This suggests The Tomb of Dracula #1 was also published c.September 1977 or shortly afterwards, certainly by December 1977 - the indicia indicates a 1977 publication date.

This issue was recycled with a $1.10 cover price as Dracula #11 c.July 1982:


This edition is identical to the parent issue apart from the cover pricing and issue numbering, the amended indicia - typically there is no date in this post-licence phase - and the rear cover is blank.

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