Publishers / Marvel / Tomb of Dracula (1972) / #9
9June 1973
$0.20

Tomb of Dracula #9

Marvel · June 1973 · on sale 1973-03-20

First appearance: Lucas Brand1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
June 1973
Key date
1973-06-00
On-sale date
1973-03-20
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 Lucas Brand - 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
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: John CostanzaDracula
1Death from the Sea!comic story20script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Artie SimekLucas Brand First, Dracula, Frank Drake, Edith Harker, Quincy Harker, Dr. Heinrich Mortte, Taj Nital, Saint, Rachel Van Helsing
2Bite-Sized Bits and Beatific Bromides! (or: Half a Bullpen Page is Better than None!)in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-letters page0.5script: Marv Wolfman

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

‹ #89 of 70#10 ›

Sources

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