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5June 1975
$0.50

Giant-Size Dracula #5

Marvel · June 1975 · on sale 1975-03-18

Death of Dracula
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Identification plate

Series
Giant-Size Dracula (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
June 1975
Key date
1975-06-00
On-sale date
1975-03-18
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

Death on record for: Dracula.

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 Fine Art of Dying!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDracula
1The Art of Dying!comic story30script: David A. Kraft; pencils: Virgil Redondo; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Marcos PelayoDracula Death
2A Cacophonous Collection of Captivating Capsule Comments Calculated to Corral Your Consciousness!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page2letters: typeset
5Dark Asylum!comic story8script: Tony Isabella, David Kraft; pencils: Byrne; inks: Rudy NebresKeith Starr; Lydia
6The Hidden Vampire!comic story5pencils: Fred Kida; inks: Fred Kida; editing: Stan LeeArthur Sulman
7They Fly By Nightcomic story5pencils: Bob Correra; inks: Bob Correra; editing: Stan LeeJohn Burton; Mrs. Burton; Tom Burton

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Tomb of Dracula #2
ISBN 0-7851-1461-0		2004On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3576-0		2009On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1161975On eBay ›
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-91401-01		2018On 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 ›

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Series context

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Sources

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