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13October 1973
$0.20

Tomb of Dracula #13

Marvel · October 1973 · on sale 1973-07-17

First appearance: Deacon FrostFirst appearance: Mr. ChenFirst appearance: Mr. LoDeath of Dracula1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
October 1973
Key date
1973-10-00
On-sale date
1973-07-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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
0Death of a Vampire!cover1pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Tom Palmer, John Romita; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: John CostanzaBlade, Eric Brooks, Dracula, Quincy Harker, Taj Nital, Rachel Van Helsing
1To Kill a Vampire!comic story19script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: John CostanzaBlade, Lucas Brand, Eric Brooks, Vanessa Brooks First, Mr. Chen First, Dracula Death, Frank Drake, Deacon Frost First, Edith Harker, Quincy Harker, Taj Nital, Saint, Rachel Van Helsing, Mr. Lo First
2-letters page0.5script: Marv Wolfman

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Halloween Megazine #11996On 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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