Vampirella #59

Warren Publishing's Vampirella #59 (April 1977) presents a moody, atmospheric cover by Enrich Torres that sets up a tale of supernatural seduction. Vampirella herself dominates the foreground in her signature costume, her dark hair cascading over her shoulders, while behind her an older, cloaked figure embraces a young blonde woman against a smoldering, fiery horizon. The cover's brooding tagline — "The beautiful succubus had stolen Pendragon's heart… would she next steal his life?" — promises exactly the kind of gothic horror romance that Bill DuBay crafts so well in the featured story, "Pendragon's Last Bow.