Publishers / Marvel / Tomb of Dracula (1972) / #42
42March 1976
$0.25

Tomb of Dracula #42

Marvel · March 1976

Death of Doctor Sun
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
March 1976
Key date
1976-03-00
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

Death on record for: Doctor Sun.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom PalmerBlade, Eric Brooks, Dracula, Doctor Sun
1A Final Battle Waged!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: John CostanzaBlade, Eric Brooks, Dracula, Deacon Frost, Quincy Harker, Harold H. Harold, Aurora Rabinowitz, Rachel Van Helsing, Juno, Doctor Sun Death
2-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman
3-in-house column1letters: typeset
4A Kaleidoscope of Kinetic Kibitzing and Kooky Kommentary Kenned to Kindle Your Karma!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby

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 ›
Marvel Milestones: Blade, Man-Thing & Satana #[nn]2005On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3576-0		2009On eBay ›
Tomb of Dracula 10 (New Line Cinema) #[nn]2005On eBay ›
Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection #4
ISBN 978-1-302-92404-1		2020On eBay ›
Blade: The Early Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95023-1		2023On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Tomb of Dracula #5
ISBN 978-1-302-96255-5		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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