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Marvel Preview #12 (Fall 1977):
“The Haunt of Horror”
by Roger Slifer, Steve Gerber, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, etc.

Marvel Preview #12

Title: “The Haunt of Horror”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Fall 1977

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Roger Slifer, Steve Gerber
Art by: John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Tom Sutton, George Pérez, Pablo Marcos


7 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Dracula Dracula (Vlad Tepes) villain based on a real person
CBR Scale: D Romanian Orthodox; Catholic convert; vampire lord
[] Marvel 1,363
Lilith Lilith (Lily Drake) supporting character
CBR Scale: M Gypsy; vampire
[Dracula's daughter] Marvel 39
Morbius, The Living Vampire Morbius, The Living Vampire (Michael Morbius) hero scientist
  A.R.M.O.R.; Legion of Monsters...  Marvel 226
Werewolf By Night Werewolf By Night (Jack Russell) hero
  Night Shift; The Howling Commandos Marvel 273
The Living Mummy The Living Mummy (N'Kantu) hero
CBR Scale: S African primal-indigenous
religion (Swarili)
Shock Troop; The Howling Commandos Marvel 40
Man-Thing Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) hero scientist
  Daydreamers; Legion of Monsters... 
[Guardian of the Nexus of Realities]
Marvel 176
Frankenstein's Monster Frankenstein's Monster hero
  First Line; S.H.A.D.E.... 
[Uses name Frankenstein in tribute to his creator.]
Marvel DC 990

This entry covers the opening 5 pages of this magazine-format publication. These pages are not a regular comic story, but consist of the following:
Stan Lee Presents The Haunt of Horror: A one-page credits page/frontispiece which serves as an introduction to the the entire issue and provides a table of contents. This page features an illustration of Dracula attacking a woman. Pencilled by John Buscema and inked by Ernie Chan.
Editorial: 1 page. Written by magazine editor Roger Slifer.
untitled 1-page illustration: Pencilled and inked by Tom Sutton. Depicts several monstrous creatures attacking editor Roger Slifer and artist Tom Sutton. The monsters and horror characters depicted include: Lilith, Dracula, Man-Thing, Morbius, Frankenstein, Werewolf, Living Mummy.
Lilith, Daughter of Dracula: 2-page illustration by George Perez and Pablo Marcos, with Steve Gerber credited as writer.