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4March 1975
$0.50

Giant-Size Dracula #4

Marvel · March 1975 · on sale 1974-12-17

First appearance: Devil's Heart
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Identification plate

Series
Giant-Size Dracula (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
March 1975
Key date
1975-03-00
On-sale date
1974-12-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Devil's Heart - 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
0The Demon of Devil's Lake!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Danny CrespiDracula
1Let It Bleed!comic story30script: David Kraft, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Springer; colors: Petra G.; letters: Artie SimekDevil's Heart First, Dracula
2Memos and Meanderings from Your Mighty Muddled Merry-Makers!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3Forbidden Drinkcomic story5pencils: Pete Tumlinson; inks: Pete Tumlinson; editing: Stan LeePhilip Sanderson; Rosalie Thornton
4The Gargoylescomic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Ray Holloway; editing: Stan Lee
5I Am the Living Ghost!comic story5pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee
6You Can't Escapecomic story5pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Vince Alascia; editing: Stan Lee
7-letters page1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Tomb of Dracula #2
ISBN 0-7851-1461-0		2004On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-2778-9		2008On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1131974On eBay ›
Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92036-4		2019On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Tomb of Dracula #4
ISBN 978-1-302-95545-8		2024On eBay ›
Giant-Size Marvel Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96388-0		2025On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-4983-5		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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