Reading Room WOLFF "Daughter of the Witch"

When Last We Left Our Post-Apocalyptic Barbarian...

...that pretty much covers it!
Carry on...

This never-seen-in-America chapter of the Wolff saga from New England Library's Dracula #8 (1972), by Luis Gaska (aka Sadko) and Estaban Maroto takes us into uncharted territory!
What is "worse to come"?
We'll find out...soon!

Reading Room: WOLFF "Mother of Waters"

At last, the never-seen (in America) continuation of the saga of Wolff...

...as our post-apocalyptic barbarian and Galadra meet...guess who?

This tale from New England Library's Dracula #7 (1972), by Luis Gaska (aka Sadko) and Estaban Maroto takes a tragic turn.

But, it also sets up a major change in the storyline, as we'll see in the near-future!

Don't miss it!

Reading Room: WOLFF "Manuscript of Rep-Tah"

When Last We Looked In on Our Post-Apocalyptic Barbarian...

...rescued from wolves by a woman who calls herself Galadra, Wolff joins her on a quest...

From New England Library's Dracula #6 (1972), the Luis Gaska (aka Sadko) & Estaban Maroto series just gets weirder and even somewhat psychedelic!

It also looks like somebody lost track of who's who!

Galadra looks remarkably like Rulah, who enchanted Wolff, turning him into a werewolf!

Was it a translation error? 

(The original version of this story was in Spanish!)

Note: this tale concludes the six Wolff stories included in Warren's Dracula TPB.

The remainder of the tales were never published in America, but we'll be presenting them over the next few weeks.

BTW, here's the cover to the issue by Enrique Torres (aka Enrich) using horror icon Barbara Steele as Rulah/Galandra!

Dracula the SuperHero "Dracula Finds His Specialty"

The final issue of Dracula's superheroic Silver Age incarnation...

This scene does not appear in the comic!

...provided a number of high points, including the only Monster SuperHero crossover...

Dracula and Fleeta didn't see any of those "more deadly" threats, since Dell's Dracula #4 (1967) was the last issue of their run!
But it wasn't their last trip to the newsstands...
After the Comics Code loosened the restraints on using horror-based characters in 1971, both Marvel and DC filled their lines with vampires, werewolves, mummies, and variations of the Frankenstein Monster.
Marvel launched Tomb of Dracula, which became a monster (pun intended) hit.
Dell was on its' last legs, and decided to "test the waters" in 1972 by reprinting the three issues of Dracula it previously-published with the intention of doing new material if it sold well.
They didn't do any better than back in '66-67, so the plans for reviving Dracula and the rest of the Monster SuperHeroes went back into the coffin, and Dell's final death rattle was less than a year later.
BTW, you can read the Frankenstein tale "Silence is Golden", referenced in this story, HERE.
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Dracula the SuperHero "Origin of Fleeta"

Yesterday, we saw the Original "Bat-Man" finally get a "Bat-Cave"...

...and today he acquires a costumed partner!

Tell you the truth, Fleeta's costume is one of the lamest outfits I've ever seen in comics!
And that includes losers like the X-Men's Angel's 1968 outfit (X-Men #39)...

...which I thought was the dumbest (and least appropriate) costume design in history!

And what the hell is that thing on her head?
How is it supposed to conceal her identity?
Ah, well, what's long done (like 49 years ago) is done.
Can't really blame writer DJ Arneson and artists Bill Fraccio & Tony Tallarico for events in this story from Dell's Dracula #4 (1967).
But we can (and will) continue to make snarky comments about it!
Be here tomorrow for the final Dracula the SuperHero tale...featuring a surprise cameo!

Dracula the SuperHero "Secret Cave"

What's a "Bat-Man" without a Bat-Cave?

Luckily for the super-hero named "Dracula", the problem's about to be solved...

The final issue of Dell's Dracula begins with the hero finally getting a base of operations.
Writer DJ Arneson and artists Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico were probably hoping for a decent run of a year or two, but 'twas not to be.
Tomorrow, you'll see the Original "Bat-Man" get a costumed sidekick...