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1April 1972
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Tomb of Dracula #1

Marvel · April 1972 · on sale 1971-11-16

First appearance: Frank DrakeFirst appearance: Clifton GravesFirst appearance: Danny Summers
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1972
Key date
1972-04-00
On-sale date
1971-11-16
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Jeanie - 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
0Night of the Vampire!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Sam RosenDracula
1Draculacomic story25script: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene Colan; letters: Jon Costa, Morrie KuramotoDracula, Frank Drake First, Clifton Graves First, Abraham van Helsing, Jeanie First, Danny Summers First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Savage Return of Dracula #11992On eBay ›
Essential Tomb of Dracula #1
ISBN 0-7851-0920-X		2004On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-2778-9		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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