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Giant-Size Dracula #5
Key Issue
Synopsis
Final issue of the series. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. New Dracula story: "The Art of Dying," script by David Kraft, pencils by Virgilio Redondo, inks by Dan Adkins; Dracula's plans to secretly control early 20th-century France are foiled by a French intelligence agent. New back-up story: "Dark Asylum," script by Tony Isabella and David Kraft, pencils by John Byrne (1st art at Marvel), inks by Rudy Nebres. "The Hidden Vampire" (reprinted from Journey into Mystery #21); An American reporter investigating stories of a vampire in Hungary meets his end when he realizes that the castle he's been poking around in is itself the vampire in disguise. "They Fly By Night"(reprinted from Adventures into Terror #30); A boy's parents are killed by a vampire during a trip to Hungary and he survives because the vampire is too sated to drain his blood; He returns to America but continues to have dreams of his parents begging him to return to Hungary so that they can be together forever. Letters to the editor from D. Jon Zimmerman and Peter Sanderson. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 55 (Medusa by John Buscema).
Synopsis
Final issue of the series. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. New Dracula story: "The Art of Dying," script by David Kraft, pencils by Virgilio Redondo, inks by Dan Adkins; Dracula's plans to secretly control early 20th-century France are foiled by a French intelligence agent. New back-up story: "Dark Asylum," script by Tony Isabella and David Kraft, pencils by John Byrne (1st art at Marvel), inks by Rudy Nebres. "The Hidden Vampire" (reprinted from Journey into Mystery #21); An American reporter investigating stories of a vampire in Hungary meets his end when he realizes that the castle he's been poking around in is itself the vampire in disguise. "They Fly By Night"(reprinted from Adventures into Terror #30); A boy's parents are killed by a vampire during a trip to Hungary and he survives because the vampire is too sated to drain his blood; He returns to America but continues to have dreams of his parents begging him to return to Hungary so that they can be together forever. Letters to the editor from D. Jon Zimmerman and Peter Sanderson. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 55 (Medusa by John Buscema).
Key Facts
- First published artwork by John Byrne for Marvel Comics
Details
- Series
- Giant-Size Dracula
- Cover Date
- June 1975
- Pages
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- UPC
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- Cover Price
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- Final Order Cutoff
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Creators
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ArtistJohn Byrne
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WriterTony Isabella