Appearing in "And Some Call Him... Madness!"
Tomb of Dracula #32
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Adri Nital (Death)
- Zombie workers
- Brides of Dracula
- unnamed members
Other Characters:
- Danny Summers
- Indian villagers
- Jyota's brother
- Jyota Nital
Locations:
Synopsis for "And Some Call Him... Madness!"
Tomb of Dracula #32
Continued from last issue...
Quincy Harker has goaded Dracula into coming to him with the belief that Harker has a means of destroying Dracula once and for all. As he waits patiently with his dog Saint, the phone rings, Quincy answers it thinking it's Rachel but it turns out to be Dracula who tells Harker that he will be coming to kill him shortly.
While in India, Taj Nital attempts to stop the local villagers from enter his home and killing his son Adri who was changed into a vampire years ago by Dracula. Despite his best efforts, the villagers push past him and drive a stake through Adri's heart killing him. While in Brazil, Frank attempts to encourage Danny's workers to work when he suddenly realizes to his horror that they are really zombies. The zombies then turn on Frank and begin closing in on him, Frank is all by himself with nothing but a gun to protect himself. His "friend" Danny, back at his home, calls Dracula in London and confirms that Frank Drake has been dealt with.
With Drake supposedly dealt with, Dracula flies off to face Quincy Harker. Arriving at Harker's home, Dracula scoffs at Harker's poor attempt to get Dracula to sit in a chair rigged to stake him. As the two match wits, Quincy lets Saint loose and the dog attacks Dracula. When Dracula attempts to grab the dog, the silver crosses studded on the dogs collar burns his hands, Dracula tosses the dog aside, knocking it out. In the confusion Harker had managed to slip away and Dracula chases after him.
Following Harker through the mansion, Dracula finds that Harker had rigged it with many vampire killing draps, including a spear firing pool cue, a crucifix shaped pool table, and vents which drop cloves of garlic. Even though Dracula is weakened from a wooden spear in the arm and being struck by Harker's wheelchair fired darts, Dracula continues to pursue his mortal foe. Changing into his mist form, Dracula follows Harker into his study where he knocks he enemies sun-glasses off. This proves to be a weakness of Harker's as years of near death by many vampire bites, Harker's eyes had grown sensitive to light.
Although Dracula has the advantage, Quincy manages to activate one last trap which fires wooden spears into Dracula's chest mortally wounding the vampire. As Dracula begins to wither away, Harker damns Dracula to hell for all the years of torment upon Harker's family and Dracula's murdering his wife and daughter. However, before Quincy can claim final victory the phone rings. When his automated system picks up the call, he is told by Rachel that she has been ambushed by two female vampires who will kill her, but tells him to go through with killing Dracula once and for all. One of the female vampires then takes the phone and gives Quincy an ultimatum: Free her master, or van Helsing dies.
This story is continued next issue...
Appearing in "A Sister of Hell"
Werewolf by Night #29
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- LAPD
- 23rd precinct chief
- Victor Northrup
- Eddie
- Sandy, Jack's former landlady
- Jeesala of de Thousand Years (First appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for "A Sister of Hell"
Werewolf by Night #29
Jack and Lissa's werewolf forms fight as Taboo and Topaz mystically grapple with Glitternight. While the good guys' magic isn't strong enough to deal with their master, Buck manages to take out Glitternight by tackling him from behind and running his head into a wall. Jack and Lissa's battle carries them over the edge of the roof of the manor, which Lissa takes harder, ending the fight and leaving her heavily injured once she changes back the next morning. As she regains consciousness, she behaves like she believes it was all a dream and she didn't transform at all.
Appearing in "The Demon Plague!"
Fear #14
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Joshua Kale
- Andy Kale
- Jennifer Kale
- Cult of Zhered-Na
- Dakimh the Enchanter (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Emperor of Sandt (First appearance)
- Mongu the Gladiator (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Grant
- Howard
- Hubert Meese
- Ms. Kelman
- Salesman (Unnamed)
- Debby
- TV Reporter (Unnamed) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Enrico Elnardo (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Zhered-Na (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Vultures]
- Man-Things
- Snakes
- Crocodiles
- Humans
- Cows (Mentioned)
- Lizards (Referenced)
- Birds (Referenced)
- Insects (Referenced)
- Reptiles (Referenced)
- Demons (Mentioned)
- Unidentified alien species
- Hawks (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- Florida
- Missouri (First appearance)
- St. Louis (First appearance)
- Ohio
- Michigan
- New York State (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- New York City (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Iowa (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- United States of America
- South America (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Delvadia (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- North America
- Earth
- Netherworld (Mentioned)
- Sandt
- Moons of Ergard (Invoked)
Items:
- Mists of Maalock
- Tome of Zhered-Na (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Demon Plague!"
Fear #14
Across the country, people begin committing wanton acts of violence. Children begin trying to kill one another. An underpaid secretary karate kicks her employer. A traveling salesman tries to run down an innocent couple.
In the Florida Everglades, Joshua Kale and his grandchildren Jennifer and Andy watch news reports detailing the strange outbreaks of violence. Kale realizes that these seemingly unrelated incidents are in connection with the takeover of human minds and souls by demons of the underworld. He decides to assemble his cult. The cult meets in the swamp and Kale prepares a ritual that he hopes will block the demons' entry to the Earth realm. Jennifer and Andy sit nearby and watch the spectacle. The Man-Thing is likewise nearby and shambles close to them. Suddenly, Jennifer Kale and the Man-Thing disappear and re-appear in chains in an other-worldly dimension. They meet Dakimh the Enchanter who explains to them that he used the Mists of Maalock to transport them to the realm of Sandt. He needs to recover the Tome of Zhered-Na, a mystical artifact that was once in the possession of Joshua Kale. Dakimh is aware of the pending demonic invasion of Earth and tells Jennifer that the Man-Thing is the guardian of the Nexus of All Realities. He alone can prevent the doorways between worlds from being opened - providing he can survive a trial by combat.
Dakimh transports Jennifer and the Man-Thing to a gladiatorial arena. The Man-Thing is ushered into the center of the arena where he is forced to fight a barbarian named Mongu. Mongu's battle-axe is ineffective against the Man-Thing, and the swamp monster fights back with his burning touch, winning the fight. As per a pre-arranged promise, Dakimh returns Jennifer and the Man-Thing to Earth. Jennifer reunites with her father who is grateful to see her, but warns that the final battle against the forces of evil is yet to come.