Vampire Killers

Published
1982
Page count
68
Cover price
1.00 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Magazine size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic
Branding
None
Trove version
trove.nla.gov.au/version/26974517

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Death is the Hitchhiker Cover, 1 page

"All new stories."

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Art
Prieto Muriana, painter [signed]
Text
, letterer
 
, typeset

Reprint history

First print
Germany
John Sinclair (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #159 (20 July 1981) —Der Engel, der ein Teufel war
Untitled
Also printed
Spain
Dossier Negro (Zinco, 1981 series) #183 (January 1985)
Yo... Vampiro!
Show/hide 1. Death is the Hitchhiker Comic story, 11 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Writing
Eugenio Sotillos, scripter [as Sotillos]
Art
Josep Tello González , line art
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

First print
Spain
Pánico (Vilmar, 1972 series) #2 ([February 1972?])
La muerte hace auto-stop
Also printed
Spain
Escorpion (Vilmar, 1973 series) #37 ([December 1976?])
La muerte hace auto-stop

Notes

The orginal pages have been reduced and printed four to a page in this reprint.

Show/hide 2. A Stake for a Vampire Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Writing
Fernando Sesén, scripter
Art
Agustín Carasco, line art
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

First print
Spain
Panico (Vilmar, 1972 series) #22 ([June 1974?])
Una estaca para un vampiro
Also printed
Spain
Pánico (Vilmar, 1972 series) #50 (February 1974)
Una estaca para un vampiro
 
Spain
Escorpion (Vilmar, 1973 series) #50 ([January 1978?])
Una estaca para un vampiro
 
Australia
Diabolical Tales (Gredown, 1980?) ([1980?])
A Stake for a Vampire

Notes

"Copyright: Editorial Vilmar (R)" This story appears to feature Vampirella and Pendragon, and includes swipes from José Gonzalez Vampirella poses.

Show/hide 3. The Gentleman of the Order of Draco Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Writing
Ivan Soler, scripter [as Iván Soler]
Art
Vicente Cebollo, line art [signed as Cebollo]
Text
, typeset [as R.A. Victoria]

Reprint history

Based on
Spain
Escorpion (Vilmar, 1973 series) #11 ([October 1974?])
El caballero de la orden de Draco
Also printed
Spain
Pánico (Vilmar, 1972 series) #62 (August 1974)
El caballero de la orden de Draco
 
Australia
Shuddering Fear (Gredown, 1980?) ([1980?])
The Knight of the Draco Order
 
Spain
Escorpion (Vilmar, 1973 series) #66 (December 1982)
El caballero de la orden de draco
 
Australia
Thirst of Blood (Gredown/Boraig, 1983?) ([1983?])
The Knight of the Draco Order

Notes

There appears to have been two different translations of this story printed in Australia by Gredown.

Show/hide 4. A Cat's Life! Comic story, 1 page

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
John Rosenberger, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Richard Hughes, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventures into the Unknown (ACG, 1948 series) #83 (April 1957)
A Cat's Life
Show/hide 5. The Man Who Lost Face Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
D-7639
Characters
Mr. Bones (host)

Credits

Writing
Don Glut, scripter [signed]
Art
, line art
Text
Ray Burzon, letterer
Editing
George Wildman, original Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Ghost Manor (Charlton, 1971 series) #29 (June 1976)
The Man Who Lost Face
Also printed
Australia
Ghosts of Terror (Gredown, 1976 series) #2 (August 1976)
The Man Who Lost Face
 
United States
Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #163 (October 1983)
The Man Who Lost Face

Notes

Nick Caputo at comics.org suggests art by Luis Villa, but it isn't clear who that is.

Show/hide 6. Carnaval (Frank Cappa) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Frank Cappa
Genre
War

Credits

Writing
Manfred Sommer, scripter [signed]
Art
Manfred Sommer, line art [signed]
Text
Manfred Sommer , letterer

Reprint history

First print
Spain
Cimoc (Norma, 1981 series) #12 (February 1982)
Carnaval

Notes

© Manfred Sommer. The signature on this story is dated 1981.

Show/hide 7. The Broken Will Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror
Code
D5739

Credits

Writing
Joe Gill, scripter
Art
Fred Himes, line art [signed as F. Himes]
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Wildman, original Managing Editor [as George R. Wildman]

Reprint history

First print
United States
Beyond the Grave (Charlton, 1975 series) #1 (July 1975)
The Broken Will
Also printed
Australia
Planet Series 1 (Murray, 1977 series) #2 ([November 1977?]) —Unusual Tales
The Broken Will
 
United States
Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #158 (December 1982)
The Broken Will
Show/hide 8. Worshippers of Evil Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Sword and Sorcery

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

First print
Spain
Escorpion (Vilmar, 1973 series) #55 ([June 1978?])
Los adoradores del mal
Show/hide 9. Vampires Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Writing
Frank Lordman, scripter [credited]
Art
Frank Lordman, line art [signed]
Text
, typeset [credited as R.A. Victoria]

Reprint history

First print
Spain
Escorpion (Vilmar, 1973 series) #11 ([October 1974?])
Vampiros
Also printed
Spain
Escorpion (Vilmar, 1973 series) #65 ([November 1982?])
Vampiros

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 52860

Entry created

  • 06/02/2011

Cover added

  • 12/02/2011

Index completed

  • 12/02/2011

Last updated

  • 29/10/2017