Tomb of Dracula #70

This special double-size finale brings Tomb of Dracula to its grand conclusion with a cover by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer that says everything: the Lord of Vampires himself looms over a red-haired woman in a moonlit graveyard, fangs bared and clawed hand outstretched, bats wheeling against the pale sky behind stone monuments. The cover dares you not to reveal the shock ending of "Death of the Night Stalker!" — and that bold promise, paired with Colan and Palmer's atmospheric linework, makes this 1979 issue feel genuinely momentous. Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, and Tom Palmer close out one of Marvel's most atmospheric horror runs in style, and the double-size format gives the whole thing a satisfying sense of occasion.