- "You battle your way through Castle Dracula, creature... ...only to perish at the hands of its master!"
- ―Dracula
| "Death of a Monster!" | |
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| Werewolf by Night | |
| Title: | "Death of a Monster!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 15 |
| Cover price: | .20 |
| Cover date: | March, 1974 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Roy Thomas |
| Writers: | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencilers: | Mike Ploog |
| Inkers: | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Cover artists: | Mike Ploog |
| Cover inker: | Mike Ploog |
| Colorists: | Petra Goldberg |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Editors: | Roy Thomas |
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"Death of a Monster!" is the fifteenth issue of the first Werewolf by Night ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Marv Wolfman with artwork by Mike Ploog and inks by Frank Chiaramonte. It was colored by Petra Goldberg and lettered by John Costanza. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with a March, 1974 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.
"Death of a Monster!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Elizabeth Gornig
- Gustoff (In flashback only)
- Grigori Russoff (In flashback only)
- Louisa Russoff (In flashback only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Jack Russell was created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas & Gerry Conway and artist Mike Ploog. He first appeared in the "Night of Full Moon... Night of Fear!" story from Marvel Spotlight #2 from February, 1972.
- The tagline to this issue is "When Dracula Strikes!"
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- According to Comic Reader #102, this issue shipped to retailers on December 11th, 1973.
- This issue include Marvel Value Stamp #75 featuring Michael Morbius.
- This issue is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Werewolf by Night, Volume 1 trade paperback collection, released in 2005 as well as Essential Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1, released in December, 2003. It is reprinted in full color in the Werewolf by Night Omnibus, Volume 1 from 2015 and the Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 in 2017 as well as the Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection, Volume 2 from October, 2018. It was also reprinted in the Marvel Masterworks: Tomb of Dracula, Volume 2 hardcover collection in November, 2022.
- The events of this issue follows events chronicled in Tomb of Dracula #18, which was released the same month as this issue.
- Rachel van Helsing makes reference to the recent "havoc" that Dracula has caused. This took place in Tomb of Dracula #18.
- Frank Drake makes reference to his brief ownership of Castle Dracula. He inherited the castle back in Tomb of Dracula #1.
- Topaz makes reference to her interactions with the sorcerer known as Taboo. Topaz and Taboo were both introduced in Werewolf by Night #13.
- Topaz makes reference to when Jack Russell fought Taboo in Werewolf by Night #14.