Vampirella #65

Vampirella returns to the cursed realm of Drakulon, drawn by its ruby rivers and ancient secrets, accompanied by Mother Blitz, Starpatch, and Crouchback—only to arrive before her welcome was due. The air hums with unease as the land itself seems to stir, and the shadow of a mad king begins to rise.

In "A Game of Hide and Seek," eight pages of chilling suspense unfold as the heirs to Eric Coron’s fortune are forced to play a deadly game: kill him, or be killed by him. With the rules clear and the stakes life or death, each of them must outwit both their rivals and the man they’re meant to destroy—before he finds them first.

In the dead of night on August 24, 1977, Detective-Inspector Ramona Shepherd is called to a chilling scene: the body of wealthy stockbroker Valentine P. Harlequin, strangled in his office. With five suspects each harboring a motive, the case unfolds like a tightly wound noose—each alibi thinner than the last.

In "The Pharoah's Lady," a young handmaiden named Isisi finds herself caught between duty and desire as she serves the queen and the Pharaoh’s favor. Her ambition burns brighter than the desert sun—she yearns not just for power, but for something far more forbidden: immortality.

In a grim twist of fate, Larry finds himself drawn into a deadly game of riddles, where each correct answer promises wealth—but the final one may cost him everything. This chilling tale from Vampirella #65 (1977) explores the desperate choices made when hope is the only currency left.

In "Goodbye, Norma Jean," the fragile bond between two sisters unravels as the arrival of a younger sibling shatters the life of a once-privileged only child. What begins as a tale of familial tension spirals into something far darker, as the girls are trapped in a world where escape seems impossible.