Vampire Tales Vol 1 4

Vampire Tales #4
Previous Issue	Vampire Tales #3
Next Issue	Vampire Tales #5
Cover Date	April, 1974
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Len Wein

1. "Lighthouse of the Possessed"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Don McGregor
Penciler(s)	Tom Sutton
Inker(s)	Tom Sutton
2. "Everything You Always Wanted Know About Vampires"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Chris Claremont
Letterer(s)	Typeset
3. "Somewhere Waits the Vampire"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Paul Reinman
Inker(s)	Paul Reinman
4. "A Vampire's Home Is His Castle"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Doug Moench
Penciler(s)	Lombardia
Inker(s)	Lombardia
5. "The Vampire's Coffin"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Tony DiPreta
Inker(s)	Tony DiPreta
6. "The Drifting Snow"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	August Derleth Tony Isabella
Penciler(s)	Esteban Maroto
Inker(s)	Esteban Maroto
7. "Lilith: The First Vampire"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Tony Isabella
Penciler(s)	Ernie Chan
Inker(s)	Ernie Chan

Appearing in "Lighthouse of the Possessed"

Featured Characters:

• Morbius

Supporting Characters:

• Amanda Saint

Antagonists:

• Demon-Fire
  • Oliver (Death)
  • Blood-Tide (First appearance)
  • Sister Saint (First appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Jason Knight (Death)
• Brock Kilbride
• Arlene Randolph
• Mister Harris

Races and Species:

• Living Vampires

Locations:

• Maine
  • Malevolence
    • Clandestine Lighthouse

Synopsis for "Lighthouse of the Possessed"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Everything You Always Wanted Know About Vampires"

Featured Characters:

• Vampires (Referenced)
• Ekimmu (Referenced)
• Lilith / Lilitu (Referenced)
• Ghoul (Djinn) (Referenced)
• Ghouls (Referenced)
  • Amine (Referenced)
• Penanggalan (Referenced)
• Pontianak or Madi-anak (Referenced)
  • Langsuir (Referenced)
    • The original Langsuir (Referenced)
  • Bajang (Referenced)
  • Original Langsuir's child (Referenced)
• Dracula (Referenced)
• Asasabonsam (Referenced)
• Obayifo (Referenced)
• Tezcatlipoca (Referenced)
• Ciuateteo (Referenced)

Supporting Characters:

• Gilgamesh (Referenced)
• Ea-bani (Referenced)
• Nergal (Referenced)
• Adam (Referenced)
• Sidi Nouman (Referenced)
• Liu (Referenced)
• Liu's wife (Referenced)
• Liu's neighbor (Referenced)

Other Characters:

• Hebrews (Referenced)
• Arabs (Referenced)
• Chinese (Referenced)
• Ben Grimm (Referenced)
• Conan (Referenced)
• Man-Thing (Referenced)
• Van Helsing (Referenced)
• Ashanti (Referenced)
• Doctor Strange (Referenced)
• Aztecs (Referenced)
• Dr. Hellstrom (Referenced)

Races and Species:

• Vampires (Referenced)
• Babylonian and Assyrian mythology spirits (Referenced)
  • Muttaliku (Referenced)
  • Uttuku (Referenced)
  • Ekimmu (Referenced)
• Babylonian and Assyrian gods (Referenced)
• Demons (Referenced)
  • Succubi (Referenced)
  • Ch'ing Shih (Referenced)
  • Pontianak or Madi-anak (Referenced)
  • Djinn (Referenced)
    • Ghouls (Referenced)
    • Bajang (Referenced)
    • Langsuir (Referenced)
• Humans (Referenced)
• Aztec gods (Referenced)
• Ciuateteo (Referenced)

Locations:

• Babylon (Referenced)
• Assyria (Referenced)
• Arabia (Referenced)
• Bagdad (Referenced)
• Samarkand (Referenced)
• Central Asia (Referenced)
• Euphrates (Referenced)
• China (Referenced)
  • Yellow River (Referenced)
• Europe (Referenced)
  • Balkans (Referenced)
• Malay Peninsula (Referenced)
• Indian Ocean (Referenced)
• Africa (Referenced)
• Hell (Referenced)
• Atlantic Ocean (Referenced)

Items and Concept:

• Hun (superior soul) and P'o (inferior soul) (Referenced)

Synopsis for "Everything You Always Wanted Know About Vampires"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Somewhere Waits the Vampire"

Featured Characters:

• Herr von Heinif

Supporting Characters:

• Sophia von Heinif
• Kraska
• Doctor

Antagonists:

• Vampires

Other Characters:

• Von Heinif's wife (Only in flashback)
• Von Heinif's son (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Vampires

Locations:

• Germany (or another German speaking area)
  • The village (Main story and flashback)

Items:

• Silver-headed arrows
• Silver covered bear trap

Synopsis for "Somewhere Waits the Vampire"

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Appearing in "A Vampire's Home Is His Castle"

Featured Characters:

• Syrenzy

Supporting Characters:

• Christina

Antagonists:

• Count Varma

Other Characters:

• Syrenzy's daughters
  • Nadia

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Vampires

Synopsis for "A Vampire's Home Is His Castle"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "The Vampire's Coffin"

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "The Vampire's Coffin"

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Appearing in "The Drifting Snow"

Featured Characters:

• Clodetta Bellis

Supporting Characters:

• Ernest Bellis (Clodetta's husband)

Antagonists:

• Martin Bellis (Ernest's grandfather)
• Darla August

Other Characters:

• Mary Bellis (Ernest's aunt)
• Henry Bellis (Ernest's cousin)
• Anthony Bellis (Ernest's uncle)
• John Bellis (Mentioned) (Ernest's father)
• Sam
• Lisa

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Wisconsin
  • Bellis house

Synopsis for "The Drifting Snow"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Lilith: The First Vampire"

Featured Characters:

• Lilith

Supporting Characters:

• Adam

Antagonists:

• Sanvi (First appearance)
• Sansanvi (First appearance)
• Semangelaf (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Lilith's children (Mentioned)
• Eve (Mentioned)
• Children of Adam and Eve

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Angels
• Vampires

Synopsis for "Lilith: The First Vampire"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• "The Drifting Snow" is adapted from the short story "The Drifting Snow" by American author August Derleth.
• "Lilith: The First Vampire" isn't mnetioned in the summary.

See Also

• 14 image(s) from Vampire Tales Vol 1 4
• 6 reprint(s) of Vampire Tales Vol 1 4