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CATALOG RECORD

Essential Tales of the Zombie #1

Marvel · Series began 2006 · 2006

Dates

Cover date
2006
Pages
596

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 978078511916651699

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Creators

pencils: Pablo Marcos, Boris Vallejo, Tony DiPreta, Tom Palmer, John Buscema, Bill Everett, Dick Ayers, Tom Sutton, Syd Shores, Jordi Penalva, Gene Colan, Win Mortimer, George Tuska, John Romita, Ralph Reese, Vicente Alcázar, Bill Walton, Romero, Vic Martin, Rich Buckler, Ron Wilson, Ernie Chan, Earl Norem, Russ Heath, Frank Springer, Alfredo Alcala, Dan Green, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Virgil Redondo, Yong Montaño, Tony DeZunigainks: Pablo Marcos, Boris Vallejo, Tony DiPreta, Tom Palmer, Bill Everett, Dick Ayers, Tom Sutton, Syd Shores, Jordi Penalva, Dick Giordano, Win Mortimer, George Tuska, Gene Colan, John Romita, Ralph Reese, Vicente Alcázar, Bill Walton, Romero, Vic Martin, Ron Wilson, Ernie Chan, Earl Norem, Russ Heath, Mike Esposito, Frank Springer, Frank Chiaramonte, Alfredo Alcala, Dan Green, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Frank Giacoia, Tony DeZuniga, Rudy Nebrescolors: Morry Hollowell, Boris Vallejoscript: Steve Gerber, Roy Thomas, Stan Lee, Tony Isabella, Marv Wolfman, Kit Pearson, Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Don McGregor, Gerry Conway, Lin Carter, John Albano, Gerry Boudreau, Jim Harmon, Len Wein, Carla Conway, Kenneth Dreyfack, Carl Wessler, David Anthony Kraft, Larry Lieber, John Warnerletters: Tom Sutton

Stories

  • Zombie! · 6 pages

    In a Haitian village, a criminal named Blackie becomes afraid for his life when a man named Larson he framed for a crime has learned how to raise the dead and control the reanimated corpses as zombies. Also learning how to raise the dead he tricks Larson into meeting him in the grave yard and tries to raise a zombie to kill Larson. But to Blackie's horror, he has risen the zombie that Larson previously raised himself. Instead of following Blackie's orders, the zombie turns on his would be master, with Larson watching in glee at his enemies fate.

  • Altar of the Damned (Ch. 1) · Zombie · 13 pages

    Businessman Simon Garth is kidnapped by one of his employees and taken into the swamp to be turned into a zombie.

  • Zombie! (Ch. 2) · Zombie · 7 pages

    Gyps sends his zombie to bring back more money, and a girl. The zombie revolts and kills Gyps.

  • Iron-Head · 5 pages

    Bronson blows up his boss's ship to keep a treasure for himself.

  • The Sensuous Zombie · 6 pages
  • Back To Back And Belly To Belly At The Zombie Jamboree Ball! · 1 pages
  • The Thing From the Bog! · 10 pages

    A child found in the peat bog holds the secret to the return of the bog men.

  • Mastermind · 2 pages

    Manaak is brought to life but his master ends up with more than he bargained for.

  • Night of the Walking Dead (Ch. 3) · Zombie · 11 pages

    Donna loses the controlling amulet to a junkie who ends up being killed by the Zombie.

  • The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans! · 14 pages

    Marie Laveau's henchman steals Dracula's coffin, with Dracula inside, in New York and transports him to New Orleans to obtain vampire blood to complete a voodoo ritual.

  • Voodoo Island (Ch. 1) · Zombie · 12 pages

    The Zombie makes his way to Haiti to find his friend Dr. Cartier.

  • Voodoo Unto Others · 6 pages

    Young Raymond Gerard is hit by a drunk driver and saved by voodoo.

  • Acid Test · 5 pages

    A killer is terrorized by his nightmares and jumps at a chance to stop them.

  • Introducing Brother Voodoo! · 4 pages
  • Twin Burial · 10 pages

    Della is accidentally buried alive.

  • From Out of the Grave · 5 pages

    A trio of corpses get revenge on a grave robber.

  • Voodoo: What's It All About, Alfred? · 5 pages
  • Night of the Spider! (Ch. 2) · Zombie · 10 pages

    Professor Rickard turns Donna into a giant spider.

  • When the Gods Crave Flesh! · Zombie · 22 pages

    The Zombie stops a voodoo ceremony that would turn Bruce Mason into a zombie.

  • With the Dawn Comes Death (Ch. 1) · 6 pages
  • Net Result · 5 pages

    Mr. Worth travels to Argentina to complete his butterfly collection.

  • Warrior's Burden · 6 pages

    A zombie samurai battles a dragon.

  • Night of the Living Dead · 6 pages
  • I Won't Stay Dead! · 5 pages

    Eddie Johnson has no heartbeat yet he is still alive.

  • Jilimbi's Word · 9 pages

    John Banning burns down Jilimbi's hut. To retaliate, Jilimbi sends his zombie army to take care of John Banning.

  • Zombie Feature Page · 1 pages
  • The Law and Phillip Bliss! (Part 1) · Zombie · 11 pages

    Katanya and her cult attempt to kill the Zombie and throw him into the ocean. Philip Bliss unknowingly calls the Zombie to himself in New Orleans.

  • James Bond Meets Baron Samedi · 8 pages
  • The Drums of Doom! · 5 pages

    When James Semedi is fired from a movie production he gets even with voodoo.

  • Neo Witch Craft · 5 pages
  • Courtship By Voodoo · 1 pages

    Zombies in ancient Egypt.

  • Nightfilth Rising · 7 pages

    Steve returns from the dead to take revenge on his murderer.

  • Four Daughters of Satan · 8 pages

    Four women escape prison and travel to a relative's house where they plan to rob and kill her.

  • Dead Man's Judgment (Part 2) · Zombie · 12 pages

    Philip Bliss uses his control over the zombie to attack the lawyers who made a mess of his life.

  • Pablo Marcos · Zombie Feature Page · 1 pages

    Biography of Pablo Marcos.

  • Palace of Black Magic · Zombie · 22 pages

    Papa Shorty receives the Amulet of Damballah and uses it to summon the zombie.

  • White Zombie: Faithful Unto Death · 6 pages
  • Who Walks With a Zombie? · 4 pages

    Ken travels to an island in the West Indies to find that his girlfriend has been turned into a zombie.

  • With the Dawn Comes Death (Part 2) · 5 pages
  • Brother Voodoo Lives Again... · 3 pages
  • Voodoo War! · 8 pages

    Two ranchers use voodoo to try to drive each other from the land.

  • Death's Bleak Birth! · 9 pages

    Professor Cochran has the secret to cheating death.

  • Tales of the Zombie Prologue · Zombie · 1 pages

    Why did a seemingly rational broker and his young bride abandon their house in New Orleans to retreat to a rickety old house in the bayou?

  • Child of Darkness! · Zombie · 19 pages

    Simon and Layla stumble upon the Masterson house.

  • Sugar Hill · 3 pages
  • The Compleat Voodoo Man · 4 pages
  • End of a Legend · 17 pages

    In rescuing Loralee Tate, Brother Voodoo discovers his suspicions about Mama Limo were well founded.

  • The Voodoo Beat · 3 pages
  • The Blood-Testament of Brian Collier · Zombie · 32 pages

    The Zombie stumbles upon a house in the swamp, where the elderly man Brian Collier has just been murdered. Police is called to the scene, and all family members automatically become suspects. According to Collier's will, his fortune will be divided equally amongst the members of the family. Soon, someone begins killing off relatives one by one, in order to reduce the number of beneficiaries. James Collier discovers that his uncle's lawyer Jerome Ralston and his cousin Jason Collier are the culprits. James is saved by the Zombie.

  • Voodoo in the Park · 3 pages
  • Haiti's Walking Dead · 2 pages

    A voodoo priest turns a girl into a zombie.

  • Inside Voodoo · 4 pages
  • A Second Chance To Die · 7 pages

    Brad Sloan is about to be executed for murder when he is saved from the gallows by the victim's widow, Lura Harrow. She brings him to an island where she uses voodoo to give him eternal life before she sicks manhunters on him. Although wounded and shot, Sloan simply cannot die and is in agony. Suddenly, through magic, he is transported back to the gallows. And this time, he dies for real.

  • Voodoo Killers · 1 pages
  • A Death Made Out of Ticky-Tacky! · Zombie · 22 pages

    Layla and the Zombie return to New Orleans. While Layla looks for a way to end Simon's suffering, another group finds the Amulet of Damballah and orders the Zombie to do their bidding.

  • Jimmy Doesn't Live Here Anymore · 4 pages
  • Night of the Hunted! · 8 pages

    A Houngan takes revenge on a sadistic prison captain.

  • Tales of the Happy Humfo · 4 pages
  • Makao's Vengeance · 6 pages

    An Indian witch doctor takes revenge on Ricardo Fenner.

  • Was He a Voodoo-Man? · 1 pages
  • Simon Garth Lives Again (Ch. 1) · Zombie · 13 pages

    Simon Garth is returned to life for one day.

  • A Day In the Life of a Dead Man (Ch. 2) · Zombie · 12 pages

    Simon spends his day of life attending his daughter's wedding and trying to right various wrongs he committed in his previous life.

  • The Second Death Around (Ch. 3) · Zombie · 11 pages

    Simon returns to his zombie state and Doc Kabel and Anton Cartier return him to a permanent death.

  • Herbie the Liar Said It Wouldn't Hurt · 7 pages

    Deformed Gregory accidentally kills his friend Herbie, but Herbie's ghost returns to tell him he forgives him.

  • The Partial Ressurrection of a Voodoo-Haunted Editorial · 1 pages

    Don explains why there is no Zombie story in this issue.

  • The Resurrection of Papa Jambo · 21 pages

    Brother Voodoo travels to Haiti to stop Dramabu and his zombie army.

  • Eye For an Eye, Tooth For a Tooth · 9 pages

    Dr. Harris discovers an agency that will supply zombies to do your bidding.

  • Malaka's Curse! · 7 pages

    A voodoo priestess gains her revenge on a judge that likes to kill his prisoners.

  • Grave Business · 10 pages

    The dead take revenge on two grave robbers.

Characters

DraculaSimon GarthThe ZombieMarie LaveauDamballah

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