The Tomb of Dracula #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Joshua Farkas - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: December 1979
Key date: 1979-12-00
On-sale date: 1979-10-16
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.25
Pages: 68
Barcode: 0714860295612

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Dimensional Man - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bob Larkin; inks: Bob Larkin; colors: Bob Larkin	Dracula
1	-	illustration	1	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Tom Palmer; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: John Costanza	Dracula
2	-	table of contents	1	pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga	Dracula
3	Conan the Cimmerian!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy)	Conan
4	The Dimensional Man	comic story	36	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: John Costanza	Dimensional Man First, Dracula, Joshua Farkas First
5	Coming Aquacktions	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy)	Howard the Duck
6	Dracula Director John Badham: The Making of the Movie	text article	2	script: Steve Swires	John Badham (photograph)
7	Nosferatu the Vampyre	text article	5	script: Tom Rogers	Klaus Kinski [Nosferatu] (photograph)
8	Court of the Dead!	comic story	15	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Frank Robbins; inks: John Romita, John Tartaglione; letters: John Costanza	Dracula
9	Next Issue:	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy)	Dracula
10	-	letters page	1	script: Ralph Macchio
11	Hear Ye!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy)

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Essential Tomb of Dracula #3 ISBN 0785115587	2004	On eBay ›
Essential Tomb of Dracula #4 ISBN 9780785117094	2005	On eBay ›
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #3 ISBN 978-0-7851-3578-4	2010	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #12 of 6#3 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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