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While rummaging through the treasure trove of long boxes at the Resurrection Comics stall at the recent GoSport Comic Con, I came across a stash of ’70s Tomb of Dracula comics. I’ve always been a fan of Marvel’s melodramatic take on Bram Stoker’s vampire lord, and this epic melodramatic story takes place mostly in modern times.
Marv Wolfman (an apt name for one of Marvel’s leading horror comics writers) and Gene Colan were the main creators of the series, which delivered 70 issues of spooky, thoroughly crafted vampire fun for most of the 1970s (from 1971 to 1979, by the way).
This 55th issue concerns Dracula’s new half-human son and the efforts by the Church of Satan to betray the Vampire King, while Dracula struggles with his new role as a husband and father.
It’s all deliciously silly, with all the angry dialogue and mustache-twirling evil developments, but as the comic progresses, Dracula seems to become more sympathetic at this point.
It’s great, and Gene Colan’s realistic art style makes it feel much more mature than many of its comic contemporaries. Even if Hammy’s script stumbles at times, it feels far more ridiculous than the art would suggest.
Still, this was a great pickup. Considering I picked this out of a selection I had simply based on the horribly vulgar jacket, I think I did pretty well.
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