{"product_id":"marvels-70s-horror-archives-vampire-tales-volume-1-1973-1974-hc-limit-1-per-cover-rel-11-17","title":"Marvel's '70s Horror Archives: Vampire Tales Volume 1--1973-1974 HC (Limit 1 Per Cover) (rel:11\/17)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item releases 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder by 07\/26\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e for Pre-sale \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Horse Comics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan\u003eMarvel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eEdited by: \u003cspan\u003eChris Ryall, John Lind\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eDesigned by: \u003cspan\u003eChris Shadoian\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarvel’s ’70s Horror Archives: Vampire Tales\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eVolume 1--1973–1974 is the first in a series of Dark Horse collaborations with Marvel Comics to excavate the dark and hidden corners of the Marvel Universe and re-present them in beautiful archival hardcover editions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStarting in 1973, Marvel Comics embarked on a series of black-and-white horror anthologies in magazine format. These magazines helped ignite a new horror-comics boom while allowing Marvel to expand the boundaries of the stories they told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of those series,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampire Tales,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincluded stories of bloodsucking fiends as both heroes, villains, and anti-heroes, involving fan-favorites like the reluctant monster Morbius, the Living Vampire; the first solo tales featuring Blade the Vampire Slayer; and Dracula’s daughter, the ever-lethal Lilith.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampire Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine also introduced the comic-book world to Satana, the Devil’s Daughter, and her introductory stories are also in this first volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarvel’s ’70s Horror Archives: Vampire Tales\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eVolume 1--1973–1974 contains nearly 300 pages of terrifying tales from the first six issues of the magazine, including stories by comic-book talent such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfredo Alcala, Rich Buckler, Ernie Chan, Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Bill Everett, Gardner Fox, Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Tony Isabella, Gil Kane, Stan Lee, Don McGregor, Pablo Marcos, Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench, Tom Palmer, John Romita, Jim Steranko, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman\u003c\/b\u003e, and more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis oversize collection also features full-color reproductions of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampire Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecovers painted by the likes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Larkin\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsteban Maroto\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoris Vallejo\u003c\/b\u003e, along with a new introduction and discussion of the Marvel horror mags’ lasting influence from writer\/editor\/historian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Ryall\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as a number of Marvel’s most horrific monster-comic covers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampire Tales:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e#1–#6.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder by 07\/26\/2026 for Pre-sale \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll comics are bagged and boarded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you order comics with different release dates, and you choose shipping, all items will ship when the last of your items is released. 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