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Tomb of Dracula 1 |
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Tomb of Dracula 1 Universal |
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CGC |
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0039171022
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Owner Comments
After searching for quite some time I finally found a Tomb of Dracula #1 9.8 WP book with perfect centering and cover alignment. And this is a truly beautiful book with dripping blood red ink and vampire tooth sharp corners.
But first I should of course introduce the main character of this book, namely Count Dracula:
"Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula
And then we may continue with a short introduction to the Tomb of Dracula books:
"The Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The 70-issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces. On rare occasions, Dracula would work with these vampire hunters against a common threat or battle other supernatural threats on his own, but more often than not, he was the antagonist rather than protagonist. In addition to his supernatural battles in this series, Marvel's Dracula often served as a supervillain to other characters in the Marvel Universe, battling the likes of Blade, Spider-Man, Werewolf by Night, the X-Men, and the licensed Robert E. Howard character Solomon Kane."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tomb_of_Dracula
Thus this book contains the 1st appearance of Dracula in a Marvel comic. The story in this book was named "Dracula" and was written by Gerry Conway. The interior art (panel pages) was done by Gene Colan and the cover art by Neal Adams.
The story in short: 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. Dracula, Lord of the Vampires, stalks the earth once more!
The book has 32 pages in color and includes the 1st appearance of Frank Drake. Cover price $0.20.
In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Wolfman, Colan, and Palmer's run on The Tomb of Dracula fifth on its list "Top 10 1970s Marvels":
"It's an incredibly daunting challenge: how do you create a memorable comic series that has as its main character one of the most evil characters in all of fiction? Amazingly, Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer managed to do exactly that."
Source: http://www.comicsbulletin.com/columns/447/top-10-1970s-marvels/
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Tomb of Dracula 2 |
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Tomb of Dracula 2 Universal |
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CGC |
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4204060007
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Tomb of Dracula 3 |
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Tomb of Dracula 3 |
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CGC |
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1213430011
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Owner Comments
A great book with perfect centering and pure white pages. In February 2014 it was the single highest graded Tomb of Dracula #3 book in the CGC Census.
This book contains the story "Who Stalks the Vampire?!" written by Archie Goodwin. The interior art was done by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, while Gil Kane did the cover art.
The story within this book in short: Drake acquires new allies in his quest to destroy Dracula, but they will all soon learn that the Lord of vampires is no ordinary adversary.
The books has 32 pages in full color, and it contains the 1st appearance of Rachel Van Helsing. First letters column: letter to the editor from comics writer David Michelinie. Cover price $0.20.
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Tomb of Dracula 4 |
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Tomb of Dracula 4 Universal |
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CGC |
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0306108027
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Owner Comments
This very rare pristine NM/Mint CGC 9.8 is the highest graded for Marvel's Tomb of Dracula #4, and in June 2017 it's 1 of only 4 examples in the world ever certified at this top tier grade. Additionally, CGC has assigned its newsstand-fresh page quality designation of White Pages making it the very best 9.8 obtainable.
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Tomb of Dracula 5 |
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Tomb of Dracula 5 Universal |
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CGC |
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2010599023
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Owner Comments
A beautiful book with perfect cover centering, pedigree status and pure white pages.
More info about the pedigree:
The John G. Fantucchio collection is a CGC recognized pedigree that includes nearly every comic published by Marvel and DC Comics from the inception of the Marvel era through the mid-70s. Rounding out the collection are many high-grade comic books from other publishers including Charlton, Gold Key, Dell, ACG, Tower, Warren and others. The books were collected by artist John G. Fantucchio and stored in ideal conditions. The result is a collection of beautifully preserved comic books with bright, bold colors and near newsstand-fresh page quality. John Fantucchio was one of the most prominent artists during the early days of comic fandom. He created hundreds of covers and illustrations for fanzines such as Rocket's Blast Comic Collector, Fantastic Fanzine, Comic Crusader, The Buyer's Guide For Comic Fandom, and others.
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Tomb of Dracula 6 |
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Tomb of Dracula 6 Universal |
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CGC |
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1029847006
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Tomb of Dracula 7 |
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Tomb of Dracula 7 Universal |
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CGC |
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1402158004
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Owner Comments
A beautiful book with pure white pages.
The book contains: "Night of the Death Stalkers!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Neal Adams. Briefly, the harsh cold of winter descends on London and brings with it the terror known as Dracula. When the Count's enemies gather tot plot his demise, Dracula attacks using the most unthinkable weapon of all - the children! A total of 32 pages.
1st appearance of Quincy Harker.
Marv Wolfman begins his epic run on series.
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Tomb of Dracula 8 |
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Tomb of Dracula 8 |
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CGC |
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0218918003
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Owner Comments
A great book with pure White Pages and although the centering could be slightly better, the alignment is simply perfect. And I really love the superb cover!
This book contains the story: "The Hell-Crawlers!" written by Marv Wolfman. The interior art was done by Gene Colan and Ernie Chua.
The story within this book in short: Dracula unleashes an army of the undead upon the world of the living.
The book has 32 pages in full color. Cover price $0.20.
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Tomb of Dracula 9 |
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Tomb of Dracula 9 |
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CGC |
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0040749012
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Owner Comments
An amazing book with pure white pages, simply PERFECT cover centering and near-perfect cover orientation. So far I have not seen a more beautiful example of this book.
The book contains the story "Death From the Sea!", which was written by Marv Wolfman. Art was done by Gene Colan and Vince Colletta. In short, Dracula faces the Fire-Cross, a holy power that no vampire can escape! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.
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