David Anthony Kraft

Marv Wolfman's complex, long-form plotting on TOMB OF DRACULA was years ahead of its time. On the art side, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer's visuals were arguably the final word on Dracula. So what do they have in store for us? An absolute Marvel Masterworks Quincy Harker and his vampire hunters thought they had put an end to the Lord of Vampires -- but no Dracula's evil has survived...and has split our heroes apart. All the threads come together as Dracula enacts his revenge, but Dr. Sun may have different plans. Meanwhile, in the shadows lurks Deacon Frost And Blade pursues the Legion of the Damned in his complete '70s solo stories. Also featuring Dracula's final Giant-Size issues -- including John Byrne's first Marvel story Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #31-40, GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #4-5, and material from VAMPIRE TALES (1973) #8-9, and MARVEL PREVIEW #3 and #8.

Roger Stern's seminal run on Spectacular Spider-Man concludes and Bill Mantlo returns for a second fan favorite stint After a run-in with the Jack O' Lantern, Spider-Man must protect Marla Madison (scientist and J. Jonah Jameson's one true love) from the deadly Will O' the Wisp. The Ringer menaces Spidey's world in a tale drawn by John Byrne, setting up a double-sized issue featuring Stern's retelling of Spidey's origin. Then, Bill Mantlo comes aboard, pitting Spidey against a cavalcade of his deadliest rogues: Kraven, Electro and the Molten Man And in one of the most timeless tales of Spectacular history, teen-runaways-turned-heroes Cloak and Dagger make their first appearance Plus: An Annual that takes Spidey to the "Dark Side of the Moon" with Man-Wolf COLLECTING: Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 56-66, Annual (1979) 3

The complete original adventures of She-Hulk in one mighty Omnibus When criminal defense attorney Jennifer Walters is shot by a mob hitman, her cousin saves her life with a blood transfusion--but that cousin is Bruce Banner and his gamma-irradiated blood turns her into the Savage She-Hulk Suddenly, she's a mean, green lawyering machine, and criminals the world over had better watch out. Conflict rages not just between She-Hulk and the many super-powered enemies in store, but between Jennifer Walters and She-Hulk Our heroine's two halves are in a battle for control as She-Hulk fights transforming back into Jen Walters, while Jen risks losing herself in the She-Hulk's power. And each has their own separate romantic interest -- it ain't easy being green. COLLECTING: Savage She-Hulk (1980) 1-25, Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 88

The Defenders, Marvel's "non-team" with an ever-changing roster, brings together its most famous members - Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner - with new comrades - Red Guardian, Moon Knight, Nick Fury - and fan-favorites - Luke Cage, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Nighthawk - and the result is nothing short of classic The creative team of Kraft and Giff en jumps into the series feet first and spin some of the Defenders' greatest adventures: Doctor Strange, possessed by the Red Rajah, becomes a mystic threat to the entire universe Scorpio and his Zodiac launch a kidnapping conspiracy involving S.H.I.E.L.D. Valkyrie struggles to reclaim her life Also featuring an all-new Emissaries of Evil, the origin of the Red Guardian, Atlantean mega-monsters, and the debut of Lunatik COLLECTING: DEFENDERS (1972) 42-57; MATERIAL FROM FOOM (1973) 19