Publishers / Western / Dark Shadows (1968) / #27
27August 1974
$0.25

Dark Shadows #27

Western · August 1974 · on sale 1974-06-13

First appearance: Quentin CollinsFirst appearance: Angelique BouchardFirst appearance: Elizabeth Collins1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Dark Shadows (Western, 1968 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
August 1974
Key date
1974-08-00
On-sale date
1974-06-13
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Unleash the Werewolf!cover1pencils: George Wilson; inks: George Wilson; colors: George WilsonBarnabas Collins, Barnabas Collins, Quentin Collins First
2My Blood or Yours, Part 1: The Cure That Kills!comic story13script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaBarnabas Collins, Elizabeth Collins First, Quentin Collins First
8My Blood or Yours, Part 2: The Road to Lucifercomic story12script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaAngelique Bouchard First, Barnabas Collins, Quentin Collins First

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Art of George Wilson #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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