eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5t0245 GIANT-SIZE DRACULA Giant Size #1 comic book 1974 1st appearance & origin of Lilith, Romita art Date Sold 1/16/2024Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Comic Book (measures 7" x 10 1/4" [18 x 26 cm]; 52 pages) (Learn More) Giant-Size Dracula was a Marvel Comics comic book series was first published in June 1974 under the title "Giant-Size Chillers Featuring Dracula" and became "Giant-Size Dracula" in July 1974, two years after the first issue of Tomb of Dracula, which featured the same character (each issue had "68 big pages" and sold for 50 cents). The lead character is, of course, based on the vampire Count Dracula from the novel of the same name by author Bram Stoker. Marvel's Tomb of Dracula was created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan in 1972 and continued to #70 in August 1979. Giant-Size Dracula ran for 4 issues until June 1975. Artist: John Romita Sr. Important Added Info: Contents: 52-page giant. Origin and 1st appearance of Lilith (Dracula's daughter) in a new Dracula story, "Night of the She-Demon." Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte. Two-page text history of Dracula in Marvel Comics by Wolfman. Reprints: "Have You Ever Seen a Huge, Black Vampire" (script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr. from Mystic 25); "The Village Graveyard" (art by Russ Heath from Weird Worlds 4). Romita cover. Title becomes Giant-Size Dracula with # 2. Please note that we don't use a "comic guide" grading system, and OUR grading scale is completely different from standard comic book grading. Our "very good" is completely different from a comic book graded "very good". We provide images of the comic book covers, plus 2 interior 2-page spreads, which should allow you to get a sense of the condition of this comic book. This is one of an excellent collection of 138 vintage comic books we were consigned, which we are auctioning in 138 separate auctions. NONE of these comics have any restoration (unless noted in our condition description) and all of them came from a small group of collectors who purchased them mostly when they were first published, and none have been "slabbed" or "graded"! And EVERY one of these 138 comics (including some really excellent ones) start at $1 with truly no reserve. This is the kind of buying opportunity every comic book collector dreams of, and when these auctions close on January 16, every one of these comics will have a new owner! Condition: very good. Note that this comic book will be sent to the winning bidder in a brand new Mylite2 protective sleeve and a half-back 100% acid-free backing board. Learn More about condition grades
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