Vampire Tales #1
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- [August] 1973
- Page count
- 76
- Cover price
- 0.75 USD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Magazine size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/26339
Credits
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Characters
- Lord Ruthven; Ianthe
Credits
- Art
- Esteban Maroto, painter
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Feature
- La Salle Extension University
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
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- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for home study courses.
Inside front cover.
2Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
- , letterer (logo)
Notes
Shows credits, table of contents and indicia. Small black & white cover reproduction.
3"Greetings, O walker in darkness."
Featuring
- Characters
- Count Orlock
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
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- , photographer
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- , typeset
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Notes
Uses still of Count Orlock from 1922 film "Nosferatu" to introduce "Morbius".
4"This is the city: Los Angeles, California, at twilight."
Featuring
- Feature
- Morbius
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Morbius (origin retold); Barbara Clark (death); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (flashback); Lizard (flashback); Professor Hans Jorgensen (flashback); Nikos (flashback); Martine (flashback); Carolyn; Nilrac (first appearance; villain; death); Madame Laera (first appearance; death)
Credits
- Writing
- Steve Gerber, scripter
- Art
- Pablo Marcos, line art
- Text
- Tom Orzechowski, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Tales of Horror Dracula (Newton, 1975 series) #2 (August 1975) — The Creature From the Crystal
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Vampire Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #1 ([September 1978?]) — Morbius
Notes
Orzechowski's credit confirmed by himself.
5"When I planned to retire before fifty:"
Featuring
- Feature
- Duraclean International
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad offering 24 page booklet on how to start a Duraclean Dealership.
6"Blood Is Thicker…"
Featuring
- Feature
- Editorial
- Characters
- Lon Chaney, Jr. (photograph)
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Discusses vampires in literature, comic books and films which will be or have been used in the new Vampire Tales magazine.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Savage Tales; Conan
- Characters
- Conan
Credits
- Writing
- Roy Thomas , scripter
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith, line art (illustration)
- Text
- John Costanza, letterer
Notes
House ad for Savage Tales #2, October 1973.
On bottom of last page of "Blood Is Thicker…".
8"Ah, Lucretia my sweet…how invitingly you await your Living-Dead paramour."
Featuring
- Characters
- David Peel (photograph); Yvonne Monlaur (photograph)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
Notes
Introduction to "To Kill a Werewolf!", fumetti-style, using a still from the movie "The Brides of Dracula" (1960).
9"Your history, Kenneth Long, must have started in some dark, unknown depth of your subconscious..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Characters
- Kenneth Long (death); Hastings; Lloyd Wayne
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bill Everett, line art
- Text
- Bill Everett, letterer
Reprint history
10Featuring
- Characters
- Lon Chaney, Sr. (photograph); Bela Lugosi (photograph); John Carradine (photograph)
Credits
- Writing
- Chris Claremont, author
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
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- Also printed
-
Vampire Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #1 ([September 1978?]) — The Vampire: His Kith and Kin
Notes
An illustrated discussion of vampires.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Crazy
- Characters
- Marcus Welby; Woody Allen; Bob Hope; Lily Tomlin; Richard Nixon; Alfred E. Neuman
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
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Notes
House Ad for the "new, giant-sized" Crazy magazine.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Zombie
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
House ad for the new Zombie black & white magazine.
13Featuring
- Feature
- North American School of Conservation
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Ad for free "Conservation Career Kit".
14"I am Dracula"
Featuring
- Characters
- Christopher Lee (photograph)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
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Notes
An introduction to "The Vampyre!", fumetti-style using a still of Christopher Lee as Dracula.
15"I first heard the tales in greece..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Characters
- Aubrey; Jessica; Lady Mercer; Lord Ruthven; Henri; Ianthe (death)
Credits
- Writing
- Roy Thomas, scripter
- Ron Goulart, adaptation
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Text
- Joe Rosen, letterer (pages 1-11)
- Charlotte Jetter , letterer (pages 12-13)
Reprint history
Notes
Adapted from the story by John Polidori.
16Featuring
- Feature
- North American School of Drafting
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
On top of page between sixth and seventh pages of "The Vampyre!"
17Featuring
- Feature
- FOOM!
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
House ad for FOOM membership for $2.50.
On bottom of page between sixth and seventh pages of "The Vampyre!"
18Featuring
- Feature
- Johnson-Mashburn Studios
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , letterer
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- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for reproductions of horror-themed oil paintings for $1.50 each.
On page after conclusion of "The Vampyre!"
19"…All right, Silas. Danny's dead and done with."
Featuring
- Characters
- Michael Ripper (photograph)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
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Notes
Introduction, fumetti-style, to "Satan Can Wait!" using still from a Hammer horror film.
20"This is Danny, a hard-working but happy man without a worry in the world."
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Characters
- Danny; Jim; Wilson
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Paul Reinman, line art [signed]
- Text
- , letterer
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21Featuring
- Feature
- Monsters Unleashed!
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
House ad for Monsters Unleashed #2, September 1973.
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
22Featuring
- Feature
- Monster Madness
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
House ad for Monster Madness #2, 1973.
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
23Featuring
- Feature
- Melton Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
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- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for 7 ft. polyethylene ghost for $1.00.
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
24Featuring
- Feature
- Broadway Bookfinders
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for the book "Pictorial History of Crime" for $6.50.
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
25Featuring
- Feature
- Max Padell Inc.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for self-defense booklets.
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
26Featuring
- Feature
- The Cinema Attic
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
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- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad offering catalog of "actual posters" for $1.00.
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
27Featuring
- Feature
- American Cancer Society
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
28Featuring
- Feature
- Ed Sale Studio
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for Ed Sale's "Secret System" to learn to play guitar.
On page between 2nd and 3rd pages of "Satan Can Wait!"
29Featuring
- Feature
- Charles Atlas
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photo)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , letterer
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
On page following "Satan Can Wait".
30Credits
- Writing
- Mark Evanier, author
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Vampire Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #1 ([September 1978?]) — The Worst (No Kiddin'!) Vampire Films Ever Made!
Notes
Photo-laden article on the worst vampire films ever.
31Featuring
- Feature
- Dracula Lives
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Neal Adams, line art (illustration)
- Text
- Tom Orzechowski, letterer
Notes
House ad for Dracula Lives #2, 1973.
32Featuring
- Feature
- The Haunt of Horror
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- John Costanza, letterer
Notes
House ad for prose digest magazine "The Haunt of Horror", 1973.
33Featuring
- Feature
- Marvel Comics
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (various)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
House ad for back issues of Dracula Lives #1, Monster Madness #1 & #2 and Monsters Unleashed #1 for $1.00 each, with cover repros.
34"Step into my parlor, O wanderer of the night."
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
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Notes
Introduction, fumetti-style, for "Revenge of the Unliving!"
35"I -- hear! I -- see! Once more, I -- live!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Characters
- Melissa Jenkins (also in flashback, death); James Gordon; Jim Gordon
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Jordi Bernet, line art [as Bernet]
- Text
- Joe Rosen, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Tales of Horror Dracula (Newton, 1975 series) #2 (August 1975) — Revenge of the Unliving
-
Vampire Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #1 ([September 1978?]) — Revenge of the Unliving!
Synopsis
A vampire rises from her coffin to kill the grandson of the man who imprisoned her.
36Featuring
- Feature
- Vampire Tales; Morbius
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Pablo Marcos, line art (illustration)
- Text
- John Costanza, letterer
Notes
House ad for Vampire Tales #2.
37Featuring
- Feature
- Book of World Records
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for Guinness Book Of World Records for $5.95.
38Featuring
- Feature
- Honor House
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
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- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for 7-foot Frankenstein monster and Boney the Skeleton for $1.00 each.
39Featuring
- Feature
- Johnson Smith Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
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- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for various novelty items.
40Featuring
- Feature
- Niresk Discount Sales
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for 411 pc. fishing outfit for $12.95.
Inside back cover.
41Featuring
- Feature
- Wayne School
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for free booklet on "How to finish High School at home".
Back cover.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.