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4April 1974
$0.75

Vampire Tales #4

Marvel · April 1974 · on sale 1974-02-05

First appearance: Lilith
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Identification plate

Series
Vampire Tales (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
April 1974
Key date
1974-04-00
On-sale date
1974-02-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lilith - 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
0Night of the Snow Vampirecover1pencils: Boris; inks: Boris; colors: Boris
1Stan Lee Presents Vampire Talescredits, title page2pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
2-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
3Lighthouse of the Possessedcomic story13script: Don McGregor; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; letters: Dave HuntMorbius, Michael Morbius, Amanda Saint
4-letters page2script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Esteban Maroto, Rich Buckler; inks: Esteban Maroto, Klaus JansonSatana Hellstrom, Morbius, Michael Morbius, Satana
5Everything You Wanted to Know About Vampirestext article6script: Chris Claremont
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetMorbius, Michael Morbius
7Notes on a Piece I Don't Want to Writetext article1script: Gerry ConwayGerry Conway
8-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
9Somewhere Waits the Vampirecomic story5pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman; editing: Stan LeeSophia Von Heinif (death); Sophia's father (death); Kraska; Sophia's mother (death in flashback); Sophia's brother (death in flashback)
10-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
11A Vampire's Home Is His Castlecomic story9script: Doug Moench; pencils: Lombardia; inks: LombardiaSyrenzy; Count Varma (death); Christina (death); Nadia (death)
12Hell House Is Dyingtext article5script: Don McGregor
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)
14-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); letters: typeset
15The Vampire's Coffin!comic story5pencils: Tony DiPreta; inks: Tony DiPreta; editing: Stan LeeCaptain Banner (death); Johnny (death)
16The Drifting Snowcomic story11script: Tony Isabella, August Derleth; pencils: Esteban Maroto; inks: Esteban MarotoAunt Mary; Ernest; Clodetta; Henry (death); Ernest's Grandfather (flashback); Henry's Father (flashback); Lisa; Sam
17Lilith: The First Vampirecomic story1script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Ernie Chua; inks: Ernie ChuaLilith First, Adam
18-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo MarcosMorbius, Michael Morbius, Satana, Satana Hellstrom

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Vampire Tales Annual #11975On eBay ›
Masters of Terror #11975On eBay ›
Morbius the Living Vampire Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92240-5
2019On eBay ›
Vampire Tales #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-5310-8
2011On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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