Publishers / Marvel / Tomb of Dracula (1972) / #28
28January 1975
$0.25

Tomb of Dracula #28

Marvel · January 1975 · on sale 1974-10-03

First appearance: Adri Nital1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
January 1975
Key date
1975-01-00
On-sale date
1974-10-03
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Adri Nital - 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
0Five Came to Kill a Vampire--cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlade, Eric Brooks, Dracula, Frank Drake, Quincy Harker, Taj Nital, Rachel Van Helsing
1Madness in the Mind!comic story18script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: P. Goldberg; letters: Ray HollowayBlade, Eric Brooks, Dracula, Frank Drake, David Eshcol, Joshua Eshcol, Quincy Harker, Lilith, Adri Nital First, Jyota Nital, Taj Nital, Saint, Doctor Sun, Rachel Van Helsing
2-letters page1.8pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.08 GBP

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 ›
Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92036-4		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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