Giant-Size Chillers Featuring Curse of Dracula #1

Marvel's 1974 special issue sets an atmospheric, gothic tone right from the cover by John Romita, which depicts the imposing, cape-draped Dracula alongside a fierce, crown-wearing young woman identified by the cover itself as Lilith — his daughter — the two of them looming against a moonlit castle with bats wheeling overhead. The interior story, "Night of the She-Demon," is brought to life by artist and inker Russ Heath, making this an impressive pairing of talents for a bumper-sized horror package. If you have any appetite for Marvel's darker supernatural corner, this "Fearful First Issue" — with its bonus feature on the many lives of the Lord of Vampires — is a rich, moody read from one of the genre's most atmospheric eras.