Publishers / Marvel / Tomb of Dracula (1972) / #48
48September 1976
$0.30

Tomb of Dracula #48

Marvel · September 1976 · on sale 1976-06-01

First appearance: Blade Doppelganger
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
September 1976
Key date
1976-09-00
On-sale date
1976-06-01
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214309
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Blade Doppelganger - 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
0Trilogy of Fear!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDracula
1A Song for Marianne!comic story12script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: John CostanzaDomini, Dracula
2-letters page1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typesetDracula
3Lost: One Vampire!comic story3script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: John CostanzaFrank Drake, Quincy Harker, Harold H. Harold, Aurora Rabinowitz, Saint, Rachel Van Helsing
4A Quaff of Quixotic Quips to Quench Your Quakes and Quandaries!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby
5Doppelganger!!comic story2script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: John CostanzaBlade, Blade Doppelganger First, Eric Brooks, Hannibal King

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 #1311976On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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