Tomb of Dracula 22

"Then you shall pay for your insolence, dog. As all others who ever challenged me have paid -- with their immortal souls!"

―Dracula

"--In Death Do We Join!"
Tomb of Dracula
Title:	"--In Death Do We Join!"
Volume:	1
number:	22
Cover date:	July, 1974
Cover price:	.25
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Editor-in-Chief:	Len Wein
Writers:	Marv Wolfman
Pencilers:	Gene Colan
Inkers:	Tom Palmer
Cover artists:	Rich Buckler
Cover inker:	Tom Palmer
Colorists:	Linda Lessmann
Letterers:	John Costanza
Editors:	Roy Thomas
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"--In Death Do We Join!" is the twenty-second issue of the first Tomb of Dracula ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Marv Wolfman with artwork by Gene Colan and inks by Tom Palmer. It was colored by Linda Lessmann with lettering by John Costanza. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with a July, 1974 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy.

"--In Death Do We Join!"

Featured characters Dracula Supporting characters Frank Drake Peter Vornik Petra Vornik Quincy Harker Rachel van Helsing Ulsa Vornik Antagonists Gorna Storski (Only appearance; dies) Minor characters Katerina Stenski Leonid Korsak Marcus Fydora Saint Organizations None Races & Animals Bats Dogs Humans Vampires Locations England London Harker Manor Moldavia Kamenka Romania Transylvania Transylvanian Alps Items Coffin Wheelchair Wooden stake Vehicles None Powers Electrokinesis Fangs Flight Hypnosis Superhuman strength Transformation Vampire mesmerism Winged flight Miscellaneous Burn victims Cemetery Cult Disfigurement Disintegration Flashbacks Stabbings Village

Notes & Trivia

Dracula was created by Irish author Bram Stoker. He is the titular antagonist of Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, which was inspired by an actual Wallachian nobleman known as Vlad II, aka Vlad the Impaler. The character has since been imagined as a powerful vampire count in various forms of media and has been played by many notable actors such as Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and even Leslie Nielsen. This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority. According to Comic Reader #105, this issue shipped to retailers on April 2nd, 1974. The tagline to this issue is "Gorna -- Lord of the Living Lightning!" This issue is reprinted in the Tomb of Dracula Omnibus, Volume 1 hardcover collection and in black and white in the Essential Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 trade paperback collection. This issue is also reprinted in full color in the Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection, Volume 2 from October, 2018 and in the Marvel Masterworks: The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 2 hardcover collection published in November, 2022. This issue includes Marvel Value Stamp #27, the Black Widow. Events chronicled in this story take place in between events presented in Giant-Size Chillers featuring Dracula #1.

Recommended Reading

Anno Dracula Dracula, Vol. 1 Dracula, Vol. 2 Dracula, Vol. 3 Dracula Lives! Dracula: Return of the Impaler Dracula: The Suicide Club Sword of Dracula Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 1 Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 2 Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 3 Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 4

See also

Dracula Dracula films Dracula characters Dracula appearances Dracula gallery Dracula category Dracula cast & crew Dracula miscellaneous

External Links

The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #22 at MDP The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #22 at Comics.org The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #22 at Comic Vine The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #22 at Marvel.com

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Comic issue This article is an issue of a Tomb of Dracula comic book series. Titles Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 1 (1972) • Dracula Lives! (1973) • Giant-Size Dracula (1974) • Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 2 (1979) • Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 3 (1991)