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Bronze Age Marvel Horror Comic "Giant-Size Dracula" #2
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Let’s sink our teeth into this one: Marvel’s Bronze Age horror gem, "Giant-Size Dracula" #2, a 68-page monster from September 1974. Oversized, over-the-top, and dripping with Gothic drama, it features the Lord of Vampires tangling with an eldritch menace in "Vengeance of the Elder Gods!"
In comics history, this issue lands squarely in Marvel’s early‑’70s horror boom, when relaxed Comics Code rules finally let Dracula back onto American newsstands. The Giant-Size line promised more pages, more story, and more spectacle—a perfect format for supernatural epics.
The cover is classic Pablo Marcos: lurid reds, writhing tentacles, and a kinetic Dracula locked in desperate combat. Printed on period newsprint with a thicker color cover, the book shows the hallmarks of mid‑’70s production—bold but slightly muted inks and that unmistakable ad-packed back cover.
Condition-wise, your copy presents cleanly: modest spine stress, minor corner and edge wear, but no catastrophic creases or graffiti. Without interior shots we must assume average page tanning for the era and grade it in the Very Good to Fine neighborhood.
On authenticity, the price box, Marvel banner, Comics Code stamp, and wonderfully dated mail‑order prizes signal a genuine 1974 printing, not a modern reprint. I’d place authenticity at about 90%, and current auction value in the $25 to $60 range for this raw mid‑grade example. A vivid slice of Bronze Age horror—more cult classic than blue-chip key, but undeadly charming all the same.
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Item Report
Bronze Age Marvel Horror Comic "Giant-Size Dracula" #2
By:Marvel Comics Group; cover art by Pablo Marcos (interior story by Marv Wolfman et al.)
Style:Bronze Age American superhero/horror comic book
Origin:United States
Materials:Color-printed newsprint interior pages with glossy cardstock-like color cover, staple-bound
Age:Circa 1974 (cover date September 1974)
Condition:Very Good/Fine (approx. 5.0–6.0; light spine stress, minor edge and corner wear, no major defects visible; raw, not officially graded)
Value:$25–$60 USD at auction, assuming raw, unrestored, mid-grade copy
Maker's Marks / Writing:Standard Marvel Comics Group trade dress; Comics Code Authority seal at upper right; issue box at upper left reads: "Giant-Size Dracula 2 Sept 02116 50¢"; cover sluglines include "Vengeance of the Elder Gods!" and "Now comes Y’garon—he who can slay even a vampire!"; artist signature "Pablo Marcos" on lower left of cover art.
Date:2025-12-06 13:54:50.366988
Description:
Original U.S. Bronze Age Marvel horror comic book, "Giant-Size Dracula" #2 (September 1974), 68 pages, 50¢ cover price, featuring the story "Vengeance of the Elder Gods!" with Dracula battling Y’Garon. Cover art credited to Pablo Marcos; published by Marvel Comics Group under Comics Code Authority.
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
This is an authentic Bronze Age Marvel key horror title, "Giant-Size Dracula" #2, identifiable by its 50¢ cover price, September cover date, 68 Big Pages banner, and Pablo Marcos cover art. The front and back covers show solid color with some light spine stress, minor edge wear, and slight corner blunting but no obvious major creases, tears, or writing; pages are not visible, so full grading is limited. Market-wise this is a desirable but not top-tier key—collector interest comes from the Giant-Size format, the Dracula run, and its classic horror cover rather than a major first appearance. Raw mid‑grade copies like this generally trade in the $25–$60 range, with sharper, graded examples bringing more. A word about fakes.. reprints and facsimiles of Bronze Age Marvels do exist, but this copy shows correct period price box, indicia styling, ad content, and aging consistent with a 1970s original, so I consider it genuine. Overall, a solid collectible example of Marvel’s horror experimentation era, especially appealing to Dracula and Bronze Age horror specialists. COMICS LASS – OFFICIAL VERDICT.
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Condition:
Very Good/Fine (approx. 5.0–6.0; light spine stress, minor edge and corner wear, no major defects visible; raw, not officially graded)
Identification Score: 98%
All visible details—title, issue number, price, date, Marvel Comics Group trade dress, and interior/back-cover ad style—match the known original 1974 "Giant-Size Dracula" #2.
Authenticity Score: 90%
Printing, cover stock, 1970s-style advertisements, and light age toning all align with an original Bronze Age Marvel rather than a modern reprint; no signs of being a facsimile are evident from the photos.
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Keywords
Giant-Size Dracula #2, Marvel Comics, Bronze Age comic, horror comic, Dracula, Pablo Marcos cover, United States, 1974, vintage comic book, Marvel horror
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