Publishers / Marvel / Tomb of Dracula (1972) / #8
8May 1973
$0.20

Tomb of Dracula #8

Marvel · May 1973 · on sale 1973-02-20

First appearance: Dr. Heinrich MortteDeath of Dr. Heinrich Mortte1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
May 1973
Key date
1973-05-00
On-sale date
1973-02-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dr. Heinrich Mortte - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Dr. Heinrich Mortte.

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
0The Hell-Crawlers!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler, Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDracula, Dr. Heinrich Mortte First
1The Hell-Crawlerscomic story20script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Ernie Chan; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: C. JetterDracula, Frank Drake, Clifton Graves, Edith Harker, Quincy Harker, Dr. Heinrich Mortte First, Taj Nital, Saint, Rachel Van Helsing
2-letters page0.5letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Tomb of Dracula #1
ISBN 0-7851-0920-X		2004On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-2778-9		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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