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Tomb of Dracula (1972) 16

Jan 1974

Return from the Grave!

by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, Artie Simek, Roy Thomas

Dracula crosses paths with a skeleton while he (Dracula) is hunting future victims. The skeleton murders a couple people. Inspector Chelm is called to investigate the case. He consults briefly with Quincy Harker over the phone but Harker has to interest in the case. Harker doesn’t believe the case has nothing to do with Dracula. Chelm moves on and solves the case without any help from Harker.

There is a brief one page interlude, in the midst of this story. Dr. Sun makes his first appearance in this interlude but he doesn’t actually show his face. Only his voice is heard. His servants showed up in interludes like this one starting in Tomb of Dracula 13 (Oct 1973).

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Tomb of Dracula (1972) 15

Dec 1973

Fear Is the Name of the Game!

by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, John Costanza, Roy Thomas

This issue began with the story depicted on the cover, of a hunter who shot a bat not realizing he had shot Dracula. He quickly discovered his mistake and that Dracula wasn’t the forgiving type. Dracula introduced and narrated this story and the three that follow.

The second story was about how Dracula helped a woman get even with her husband who shot her and left her for dead. The third story was about a man hundreds of years older than Dracula who struck a deal with the vampire. The fourth and final story was about how Dracula came to be in the tomb where Clifton Graves and Frank Drake found him in Tomb of Dracula 1 (Apr 1972).

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Tomb of Dracula (1972) 14

Nov 1973

Dracula Is Dead!

by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, John Costanza, Roy Thomas

The local villagers, who were summoned by Dracula before he was killed by Blade, break into the house. They take Dracula’s body by force, before Quincy Harker and the other vampire hunters can burn it. The body winds up with Josiah Dawn, a preacher of the Church of the Forever Resurrected, after the villagers finally wake up and abandon the body.

Doctor Sun’s followers take the body from the morgue to Professor Morgo. He examines it carefully and confirms that it was indeed a vampire, just as Doctor Sun requested.

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Tomb of Dracula (1972) 13

Oct 1973

To Kill a Vampire!

by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, John Costanza, Roy Thomas

Blade gets on Drake’s nerves. The two men start arguing. Rachel steps in to break up their war of words. Blade tells the other vampire hunters, after Edith’s body has been cremated, about how he lost his mother to a vampire.

The henchmen of Dr. Sun gain access to the morgue of Scotland Yard. They kill the attendant who lets them in to the building. They are there to examine one of the bodies on behalf of Dr. Sun. 

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Tomb of Dracula (1972) 12

Sep 1973

Night of the Screaming House!

by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, Petra Goldberg, John Costanza, Roy Thomas

Dracula kidnaps Edith Harker and holds her hostage. Quincy Harker and the other vampire hunters go looking for her. They find her in a mansion with Dracula.

Blade gets a call from Dracula telling him where he can be found. Blade, separate from the others, makes his way to the same mansion. They manage to scare Dracula off. Edith is found but she has been turned into a vampire by Dracula. Quincy does what he feels he must do and drives a stake through his daughter’s heart.