I want to share some comic book and Halloween info. Also, wanted to remind you that in a few weeks we will have an interview with Peter Noone on this site thanks to the folks at Forgotten Hits. I have been having problems ever since I switched this blog to blogger beta. Hopefully it will be resolved by the time that everyone on blogspot has to change to that format. And now here's Drac!
In the early 1970’s Martin Goodman stepped down as publisher of Marvel Comics. Stan Lee took over as publisher and now had to stop being editor in chief. A series of new editor in chiefs took his place throughout the decade. The comics code had been revised and Marvel saw all this change as a chance to add diversity to their line. One way they did that was to add some new horror titles to their line. Marvel got the rights to Dracula and created Tomb of Dracula to their color line of comics and later the black and white title Dracula Lives. Tomb of Dracula is the one that is best remembered. Especially when it was written by Marv Wolfman (Does anyone think it is odd that a guy named Wolfman wrote Dracula and not Werewolf by Night?) with art by Gene Colon. Dracula was usually the villain of the story but at times he joined forces with his enemies like Blade or Dr. Van Helsing to fight a common enemy. Dracula was so popular that he was used in many other Marvel comics like the previously mentioned Werewolf by Night or in the mags of regular Marvel heroes like Spider-Man. From what I saw he was as regular a guest villain in the Marvel Universe in the 70’s as much as Dr. Doom or the Red Skull.
Tomb or Dracula was published from 1972 to 1979. Marvel tried to revive him in some mini-series throughout the 80’s and 90’s. Even when they got the A team of Wolfman and
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