Tomb of Dracula 15

"Woman, speak to me -- do you wish revenge -- sweet revenge? Answer!"

―Dracula

"Fear is the Name of the Game!"

Tomb of Dracula
Title:	"Fear is the Name of the Game!"
Volume:	1
Number:	15
Cover price:	.20
Cover date:	December, 1973
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief:	Roy Thomas
Writers:	Marv Wolfman
Pencilers:	Gene Colan
Inkers:	Tom Palmer
Cover artists:	Gil Kane
Cover inker:	Dan Adkins
Cover letterer:	Dan Crespi
Colorists:	Tom Palmer
Letterers:	John Costanza
Editors:	Roy Thomas
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"Fear is the Name of the Game!" is the title to the fifteenth issue of the Tomb of Dracula ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Marv Wolfman with artwork by Gene Colan and inks by Tom Palmer. It was colored by Tom Palmer as well and lettered by John Costanza. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with a December, 1973 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.

"Fear is the Name of the Game!"[]

Featured characters

Dracula

Supporting characters

Kitty

Villains

Richard
Orphelus
Vinnie

Minor characters

Blade, Eric Brooks (In flashback only)
Cindy
Maria Dracula (In flashback only)
Turac (In flashback only)

Organizations

None

Races & Animals

Locations

England

London

Big Ben

Surrey

Romania (In flashback only)

Turkey (In flashback only)

Ankara (In flashback only)

Items

Vehicles

Automobile

Powers

Miscellaneous

1459 (In flashback only)
15th century
Castle (In flashback only)
Cemetery
Flashback
Gunshot victims

Notes & Trivia[]

Kitty's revenge — The reborn Kitty gets her revenge!

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.
This issue is reprinted in the Tomb of Dracula Omnibus, Volume 1 hardcover collection and the Essential Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 trade paperback collection. This issue is also reprinted in full color in the Marvel Masterworks: The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 2 hardcover collection published in November, 2022.
This is the first and only appearance to date of Richard, who is the lover of Kitty. Appears in flashback only.
This is the first and only appearance of Orphelus; dies in flashback in this issue.
This is the first, and to date, only appearance of Vinnie, who hunts bats. Vinnie is an idiot. Who the Hell hunts bats?!
The flashback scene detailing Dracula's imprisonment, his confrontation with Turac and the death of his wife Maria is recapped from the "That Dracula May Live Again!" story from Dracula Lives #2 in April, 1973.
Turac is responsible for raping and murdering Dracula's second wife, Maria back in 1459.
This is the first appearance of Kitty, who becomes a vampire in this issue. Her real name is later revealed to be Maria. She appears next in Dracula Lives! #6 in May, 1974.

Meanwhile...[]

Here's what some of the other Merry Marvel Monsters are up to during the events of this issue.

More craziness at the Nexus of All Realities as the Man-Thing finds himself in the middle of metaphysical madness with Jennifer Kale and Dakimh the Mystic and a battle with Korrek. ^[1]
Injured special effects artist Bob O'Bryan finds a way to take control over It, the Living Colossus, and uses it as instrument of revenge against the one responsible for breaking his legs. ^[2]
Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider returns to Earth from Hell with Witch Woman and finds himself having to save Roxanne Simpson from "Big Daddy" Dawson of the Ruthless Riders. ^[3]
Brother Voodoo returns to Haiti to fight up against Baron Samedi, who has used his magic to turn deceased soldiers into a horde of zombies. ^[4]
Jack Russell has his hands (claws?) full when dealing with the Hangman while in werewolf form. He escapes from the initial encounter, only to deal with him a second time, leaving him for dead. He later meets Raymond Coker, who will go on to plague Jack as well, as Raymond is also a werewolf. ^[5]

External Links[]

References[]

[1] Adventure Into Fear 19

[2] Astonishing Tales 21

[3] Ghost Rider Vol 2 3

[4] Strange Tales 171

[5] Werewolf by Night 12

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