Appearing in "Where Lurks the Chimera!"
Tomb of Dracula #26
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- David Eshcol (First appearance)
- Taj Nital
- Frank Drake
- Chastity Jones (First appearance)
- Shiela Whittier
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Solomon (Mentioned)
- Joshua Eshcol (First appearance; dies)
- Ramon, Taj's friend in Jaipur
- Abner Gent (Death)
- London policemen
- Randolph
- Lydia
- C'Thunda (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- King Kull (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- London
- Jajpur
- Ancient Atlantis (Only in flashback)
- Valusia (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Chimera (First appearance)
Events and Eras:
Synopsis for "Where Lurks the Chimera!"
Tomb of Dracula #26
Pawnshop owner Joshua Eshcol has found the final components to a mystical statue called the Chimera - a symbolic creature of nightmares. His son David is concerned about what sort of power it might bring. While debating the danger of the statue, they are suddenly gassed by a group of men who have broken in to steal the statue. When the smoke clears, David notices that clutched in his dead father's hand, is the tail of the Chimera, which had been broken off in the melee.
Meanwhile, in far off India, Taj Nital is putting away his belongings in a rented room when he is visited by an old friend, Ramon. He asks Taj to forgive his wife for the accident that took the use of her legs and his voice and accept the fact that his son is dead. Taj then strikes out at his friend, who allows Taj to strike him as many times as need be, begging him to go to his wife.
While back in London, Dracula is walking the streets when he is stopped by a group of muggers who attempt to rob him. Dracula simply uses his hypnotic powers to make them fight each other to the death. Finding that the altercation has taken up precious time, he turns into bat form and flies to his intended location: Joshua Eschol's pawn shop. He arrives just in time to see the dead body of Joshua before he is asked to leave the scene by Scotland Yard. Noticing that David has the tail of the Chimera statue, Dracula decides to the boy is worth following.
David ends up walking down the street where he runs into Shiela Whittier, Dracula's familiar, who was using her museum credentials to see David's father. Under the guise of concern over David's father's death, she manages to close enough to the boy for Dracula and learn what the vampire lord needs to know about the statue, that it was stolen by parties unknown. While not too far away, one of the thieves calls in to his master to inform him of the missing piece of the Chimera statue, he is berated by his employer who orders him to get the missing piece of the statue no matter the cost.
While elsewhere, Frank Drake gets reacquainted with an old friend, Chastity Jones, on a very intimate level before leaving with her to go to South America, the first step on figuring out who he is, an adventure that will lead to unknown horrors along the way.
And back with David and Shiela, who are traveling to the home of Lydia, an old woman who was the midwife to David's mother to learn what they can about the origins of the Chimera Statue. Lydia explains that the statue was made centuries ago in ancient Atlantis and could give those the power of the Cosmic Eternal. Since its creation it's always exchanged hands through violence over the years until was destroyed and it's parts scattered until they were recently reassembled.
While elsewhere in London, Dracula manages to track down the headquarters of the mastermind behind the theft of the Chimera statue. However, the master planner of this plot has foreseen Dracula's involvement and is prepared. Trapping Dracula in the office with metal shutters on the windows, the mystery mastermind reveals himself to be Dracula's foe Doctor Sun. Before Dracula can begin to try and escape, a panel in the roof slides open an pure holy water begins to fill the room, threatening to destroy Dracula on contact.
This story is continued next issue...
Appearing in "The Murderer is a Maniac"
Werewolf by Night #23
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Jimmy, a stuntman (Only in flashback)
- LAPD
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Murderer is a Maniac"
Werewolf by Night #23
After getting Buck to bail him out, Jack learns about Atlas' origin and realizes the other people involved in the movie project that disfigured him are his next targets, including Buck as the writer of the screenplay. Atlas attacks Buck and Jack just as the moon rises on the second night. Atlas gets the better of the werewolf again and is about to deliver a killing blow when Buck shoots Atlas with the silver bullet that Jack wanted Buck to save for him.
Appearing in "All These Great Pawns!"
Supernatural Thrillers #14
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Dann
- T'Chombi (Only in flashback)
- V'Leema (Only in flashback)
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "All These Great Pawns!"
Supernatural Thrillers #14
Continued from last issue... Having arrived back at their hideout, the Living Mummy and the others find that it's been abandoned by Professor Skarab and Janice. Their departure leads the Living Mummy to recollect back to when he returned to his tribe -- hundreds of years ago -- only to find that they were being herded on board an Egyptian slave ship, and how he failed to stop them from taking them all away (himself included).
Upon closer inspection, Asp finds a note from Skarab telling the others that they had gone to the local hospital to see if the radiology department would have a device which could activate the power of the Scarlet Scarab. Zephyr and the Living Mummy decide to go and track down Skarab while the others stay behind. While at the hospital, Skarab fails at trying to activate the Scarlet Scarab's power with radiation.
However, this time when he makes contact with it, he's visited by the spirit of his ancestor Nephrus, who tells Skarab how to utilize the power of the Scarab. The experience knocks Skarab out just as the Mummy and Zephyr arrive. While elsewhere, Asp, Olddan and Ron decide to go out looking for Zephyr and the Mummy and are confronted by a legion of followers of the Elementals.
Back at the hospital, Skarab awakens and tells them that to unleash the power of the Scarab one has to let it influence the user instead of the other way around and now has the key to fighting the Elementals. Before they can leave, they are attacked by more of the Elemental's followers, however the Mummy tosses them out the window. Exiting the hospital they are confronted by the Elementals who have come to destroy them once and for all.
This story is continued next issue...