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Cover: Terry Shoemaker

Marvel Fanfare #42

Feb 1989 · Marvel · 1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD; 0.50 GBP
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In "Editori-Al," Captain Marvel journeys to 1784 on a mission to retrieve a vial of Count Dracula’s blood for Marie Laveau, setting off a chain of events that tests the limits of time and magic. Written by Dennis Mallonee and illustrated by Bob Hall with inks by Bill Sienkiewicz and colors by Sandy Plunkett, the story unfolds with a tense blend of historical intrigue and supernatural stakes, all wrapped in a striking cover by Terry Shoemaker.

Contains 3 stories
Editori-Al
1 pp · Humor
Windfall!
22 pp · Superhero
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]Katheryn CushingBetty Brant
Once More in the City of Light
11 pp · Superhero

In "Once More in the City of Light," Captain Marvel journeys to 1784 Paris to retrieve a vial of Count Dracula’s blood for Marie Laveau, navigating the city’s shadows with urgency and precision. The mission succeeds—but not without a chilling encounter that leaves her marked, and the vial’s fate sealed by forces beyond her control when it detonates in the present.

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Cast · 5 characters

Captain MarvelCount Alessandro di CagliostroDraculaMarie LaveauWanda Maximoff

Full credits

writer Dennis Mallonee
artist Bob Hall
inker Bill Sienkiewicz
colorist Sandy Plunkett
letterer Bill Oakley
cover pencils, inks Terry Shoemaker

Reprints

Reprinted in Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman #47 (2006), Captain Marvel: Monica Rambeau #[nn] (2019), Captain Marvel: The Saga of Monica Rambeau #[nn] (2023), Die Spinne Comic - Album #40

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