- "I've got a vampire sleeping in my bed. I'm probably an accessory to something or another."
- ―Harold H. Harold
| "The Vampire is Coming! The Vampire is Coming!" | |
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| The Tomb of Dracula | |
| Title: | "The Vampire is Coming! The Vampire is Coming!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 37 |
| Cover price: | .25 |
| Cover date: | October, 1975 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Len Wein |
| Writers: | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencilers: | Gene Colan |
| Inkers: | Tom Palmer |
| Cover artists: | Gene Colan |
| Cover inker: | Tom Palmer |
| Colorists: | T. Palmer |
| Letterers: | Joe Rosen |
| Editors: | Len Wein |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Tomb of Dracula #36 |
| Next: | Tomb of Dracula #38 |
"The Vampire is Coming! The Vampire is Coming!" is the thirty-seventh issue of the first Tomb of Dracula 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 Tom Palmer and lettered by Joe Rosen. The story was edited by Len Wein. This issue shipped with an October, 1975 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy.
"The Vampire is Coming! The Vampire is Coming!"[]
Dracula has arrived in Boston in search of Doctor Sun, who has been stealing his power. With his power draining, he does not wish to overextend himself. A couple walking by take note of him and their perplexed stares causes Dracula to lash out at them. After throwing some hapless fool to the ground, Dracula turns into a bat and takes off.
Meanwhile, nebbish fiction writer Harold H. Harold is having an equally challenging time. Having little luck with keeping his latest composition together, he goes to the Midnight Publishing Co. offices to speak with his boss, Mister Greadely. Harold also takes time to flirt with Greadely's secretary, Aurora Rabinowitz. Greadely is mad at Harold's low quality with the latest issue of True Vampire Stories. Harold promises to do better, citing that he has an interview with an actual vampire lined up.
As it turns out, Harold meets a vampire after all when he accidentally crashes his roadster into Dracula. Not knowing what to do, he brings the vampire back to his room. He telephones Aurora to tell her what happened, and she tells him that she will be right over.
Meanwhile in Brazil, Frank Drake has a final conversation with Brother Voodoo. He offers Frank words of encouragement and tells him about the strength of will he used to handle his brother's possessing spirit and their recent confrontation against zombies. Afterward, Voodoo uses his magic to spirit Frank Drake back to the United States. He appears at the Boston train station just as Rachel van Helsing and Quincy Harker arrive.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Doctor Sun (Behind the scenes only)
- Juno
Minor characters
- Janet Golin
- Johnny
- Mister Greadely
- Saint
- Stu Summers
- Susie (Behind the scenes only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
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.
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue is cover copy number 02143.
- The tagline to this issue is "The Vampire Walks Among Us!"
- This issue is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Tomb of Dracula, Volume 2 trade paperback collection, released in 2004. It was also reprinted in color in the Tomb of Dracula Omnibus, Volume 2 hardcover collection in December, 2009, the Marvel Horror Omnibus from September, 2019, and the Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection, Volume 4 hardcover collection from September, 2020.
- The title of this story is taken from the infamous quote allegedly spoken by Paul Revere during his midnight ride in the the American Revolution to warn Bostonians of a pending invasion, "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
- Although Dracula is losing his strength, he still has enough power to lift an adult male into the air with one hand.
- This is the first appearance of Harold H. Harold. He appears next in Tomb of Dracula #38.
- This is the first appearance of Aurora Rabinowitz. She appears next in Tomb of Dracula #38.
- Janet Golin and Stu Summers are Harvard students who become victims of Dracula in this issue.
- This is the first, and to date, only known appearance of Mister Greadely.