Dark Horse and Marvel Comics reach back into the tomb for the first The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One, kicking off a frightful collaboration between the two companies for even more Marvel Horror archival hardcover editions.
Overseen by comics historians Chris Ryall and John Lind (alongside designer Chris Shadoian) the oversized collection (8″x11″) will feature full-color reproductions of the covers and the first six issues of Vampire Tales’ black-and-white horror anthology stories starring Morbius, the Living Vampire, Blade the Vampire Slayer, Dracula’s daughter Lilith, Satana: the Devil’s Daughter, and even more denizens of the night.
The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One contains stories and art by Alfredo 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 Sr., Jim Steranko, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more.
In addition to all of the vampire content, Vol. 1 will also include a brand-new introduction to the collection.
The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One consists of 360-pages for a suggested retail price of $65.00.
Check out the cover by Boris below and look for Vampire Tales on August 18 at your local comic shop.
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