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1 [5]March 1974
$0.75

Dracula Lives #1 [5]

Marvel · March 1974 · on sale 1973-12-18

First appearance: Mina HarkerFirst appearance: Jonathan HarkerFirst appearance: Cagliostro
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Identification plate

Series
Dracula Lives (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#1 [5]
Publication date
March 1974
Key date
1974-03-00
On-sale date
1973-12-18
Indicia publisher
Cadence Comics Publications
Price
$0.75
Pages
76

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mina Harker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jonathan Harker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Cagliostro - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Marie Antoinette - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lorenza Serafina - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of King Louis XVI - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Lord of Vampirescover1pencils: Luis Dominguez; inks: Luis Dominguez; colors: Luis DominguezDracula
1Dracula, Lord of the Vampiresillustration2pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene ColanDracula
2Table of Contentstable of contents1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
3-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
4Draculacomic story12script: Roy Thomas, Bram Stoker; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Joe RosenDracula, Jonathan Harker First, Mina Harker First
5Transylvania on a Budgettext article2script: Doug Moench
6Dracula, Prince of Darknesstext article5script: Doug Moench
7-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
8A Duel of Demonscomic story10script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank Springer; letters: Charlotte JetterMarie Antoinette First, Cagliostro First, Dracula, Lorenza Serafina First, King Louis XVI First
9-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
10Demons in Darknesstext story6script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo MarcosDracula
11Coffin Chroniclestext article2script: Carla JosephDracula
12When a Vampire Dies...comic story5pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid Greene; editing: Stan LeeJeff Collins; Shar (death); Hans; Krushak
13The Dracula Archivestext article3script: Chris Claremont
14-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
15Night Flight to Terror!comic story10script: Tony Isabella, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Pablo Marcos; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDracula
16The Boyhood of Draculacomic story1script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Val MayerikDracula

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Dracula Lives Annual #11975On eBay ›
Essential Tomb of Dracula #4
ISBN 9780785117094		2005On eBay ›
Stoker's Dracula #12004On eBay ›
Stoker's Dracula #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1477-7		2005On eBay ›
Dracula #12010On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3578-4		2010On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3430-5		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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