Publishers / Marvel / Tomb of Dracula (1972) / #70
70August 1979
$0.60

Tomb of Dracula #70

Marvel · August 1979

First appearance: Torgo Nia1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
August 1979
Key date
1979-08-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Torgo Nia - 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
0Death of the Night Stalker!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Irv WatanabeDracula
1Lords of the Undead!comic story35script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan, Tom Palmer; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Michele W.; letters: John CostanzaBlade, Eric Brooks, Domini, Dracula, Frank Drake, Quincy Harker, Harold H. Harold, Janus, Torgo Nia First, Janus Tepes, Rachel Van Helsing
2-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860214308

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Requiem for Dracula #11993On eBay ›
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 #5
ISBN 978-1-302-93239-8		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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