Appearing in "The Night Shocker!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Night Shocker (R. Lambert Martinson) (First appearance) (Impersonates Janos Trevorik)
- Hazel Donovan (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Power Man (Erik Josten) (Mentioned in narration)
- Phantom of 42nd Street's (Armand Loring) (Mentioned in narration)
- Lionfang (Alejandro Cortez) (Mentioned in narration)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Mentioned in narration)
- Black Goliath (Bill Foster) (Mentioned in narration)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Mentioned in narration)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Mentioned in narration)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Mentioned in narration)
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Carolyn Evans (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Linda (First appearance)
- Janos Trevorik (First appearance) (Forced to impersonate the Night Shocker)
- Night Shocker (Janos Trevorik) (First appearance)
- Hazel Donovan (First appearance)
- NYPD
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth-75826 (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- North America (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- New York City (First appearance)
- Manhattan (First appearance)
- New York City (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- North America (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Night Shocker!"
After a rash of "vampire killings" that have hit the area, Luke Cage finds himself attacked by a supposed vampire. Fighting off the creature, it leaves him a message in blood telling Luke to stop him before he kills again, he signs the note Janos Trevorik.
When Luke tracks down Trevorik's home, he finds a coffin and various occult items located inside. He decides to seek the aid of R. Lambert Martinson, who tells him how to kill a vampire. After interviewing people around town, Luke is once more attacked by the Night Shocker.
The Night Shocker however turns out to be Martinson himself, who is the lover of Janos' landlord. The two have conspired to kill Janos for money owed to them by having Martinson (disguised as Janos) attack people dressed like a vampire. They then hoped to "attack" the landlord, and have Luke kill the real Janos.
However, Luke sees through this ploy and busts both Martinson and his partner in crime.
Notes
- This story was inspired by Kolchak the Night Stalker television series, which also had a number of made-for-TV movies based upon it. The series featured Carl Kolchak, a reporter (played by Darren McGavin) who would often get involved solving mysteries of a supernatural bent. This was a script that Steve Englehart prepared for the series.
- Last issue of Power Man by noted author Steve Englehart.
- This issue is "Dedicated to Jef Rice, Mickey Spillane, and Mike Ploog.
- There is no letters page in this issue.