Publishers / Marvel / Tomb of Dracula (1972) / #58
58July 1977
$0.30

Tomb of Dracula #58

Marvel · July 1977 · on sale 1977-04-05

First appearance: Musenda2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
July 1977
Key date
1977-07-00
On-sale date
1977-04-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860214307
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Musenda - 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
0Blade Fights Alone!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Danny CrespiBlade, Eric Brooks, Dracula
1Undead by Daylight!comic story18script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: SEV; letters: GasparBlade, Eric Brooks, Vanessa Brooks, Safron Caulder, Dracula, Frank Drake, Deacon Frost, Quincy Harker, Harold H. Harold, Musenda First, Saint, Rachel Van Helsing

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
35ยขprice 0.35 USD
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

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 ›
Blade: Undead by Daylight #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9439-2		2016On eBay ›
Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection #5
ISBN 978-1-302-93239-8		2021On eBay ›
Blade: The Early Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95023-1		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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