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51December 1976
$0.30

Tomb of Dracula #51

Marvel · December 1976 · on sale 1976-09-07

First appearance: JanusDeath of Blade Doppelganger
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
December 1976
Key date
1976-12-00
On-sale date
1976-09-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214312
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Death on record for: Blade Doppelganger.

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
0-cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlade, Eric Brooks, Dracula, Hannibal King
1The Wildest Partycomic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Michele Wolfman, Marie Severin; letters: John CostanzaBlade Doppelganger Death, Domini, Dracula, Frank Drake, Deacon Frost, Quincy Harker, Harold H. Harold, Janus First, Hannibal King, Anton Lupeski, Saint, Rachel Van Helsing
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3A Testament to Tapestries Tempestuous, Tales Titanic, and Tableaux Treasured!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Tomb of Dracula #3
ISBN 0785115587		2004On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3576-0		2009On 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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