CATALOG RECORD
Dracula Lives #3
first appearance of Nimrod
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Nimrod (Marvel, from Dracula) — first appearance, death
Dates
- Cover date
- October 1973
- On sale
- June 19, 1973
- Pages
- 76
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Lord of Death... Lord of Hell! · 12 pages
Dracula has just been resurrected as a vampire and is brought before Nimrod, the king of vampires. Dracula refuses to swear allegiance, so Nimrod challenges him to a duel of wooden poles. Nimrod's mistress Lala tries to seduce Dracula, but he rejects her. During the duel, Lala tries to interfere and kill Dracula, but she is impaled herself and dies. Dracula kills Nimrod and claims the vampire throne.
- The Vampire-Man · 5 pages
This story postulates the Jack the Ripper killings were done by a hateful hunchback who wanted to become a vampire so he could kill mortals, but was repulsed by the sight of blood, so vampires killed him when he could not fulfill their condition that he partake of human blood before new year's eve.
- Bela Lugosi: Dracula of Stage, Screen, & Coffin · 6 pages
- Castle of the Undead · 12 pages
The Puritan adventurer Solomon Kane is searching for the lost Rosella Carson in Transylvania. He is attacked by bandits and is then saved from a pack of wolves by Count Dracula. Kane accepts the Count's invitation and recuperates in his castle. During the night, he is attacked by a mysterious girl, who turns out to be Rosella transformed into a vampire. Kane kills her and then turns to Count Dracula. He defeats the Count in a duel, but bound by his honor, Kane is forced to spare Dracula's life when the vampire calls in a favor for saving him from the wolves earlier.
- I Was Once a Gentle Man... · 6 pages
- Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble · 5 pages
The Scottish nobleman Macbeth is told by three witches that he will be king one day, and his ambition turns him to murder and tyranny.
- Shadow in the City of Light! · 11 pages
Dracula arrives in Paris, only to be attacked by Helene Dubois, who seeks revenge in the name of her 18th century ancestor, sculptor Jacques Dubois, who allied himself with the magician Cagliostro and tried to kill Dracula with a stone gargoyle. Dracula condemned Jacques to eternal life as a statue. Now, Jacques awakens and tries to kill Dracula again, but he only finds eternal rest as he is splintered into pieces during their final battle.
- Marvel Heroes - Stan Lee - / Dracula Returns! · Dracula Lives Feature Page · 1 pages
Characters
Reprinted in
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus (2008), Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection (2017), Dracula Lives Annual (1975), Essential Tomb of Dracula (2004), Dracula Lives (1974), Conan Saga (1987), Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (2006), Marvel Milestones: Legion of Monsters, Spider-Man & Brother Voodoo (2006), The Saga of Solomon Kane (2009), Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (2019), Solomon Kane: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2020), Marvel Masterworks: Tomb of Dracula (2021)