A band of terrorists
led by a blind woman invades a Scottish country home during a classy dinner and
carries off Quincy Harker, killing everyone else. The leader, Elianne, wants
the Montesi Formula which can destroy Dracula forever. Reason: In 1459, Lady
Elianne Turac saw her father return from the wars, turned into a vampire by
Dracula, killing his entire family before Elianne managed to pierce his heart
with a spear; after this she sacrificed a child to the dark gods to gain
immortality so she could seek revenge against Dracula. Her wish was granted but
the dark gods took away all of her good qualities…and her sight. Now, in her
skyscraper headquarters (she has grown wealthy as a drug lord), she is having
Harker tortured but he says he doesn’t have the formula. She has her men take
Harker to her country estate but on the way, Harker fights back and causes the
car to crash. Dracula appears and hypnotizes him to learn about his female
enemy, then prepares to kill his old enemy but Inspector Kate Fraser and the
police arrive so Dracula flees….
Dracula finds a
woman named Ruth Caulderon, a power engineer whom he takes into his power and
sends her on a mission. Dracula invades the Saracen building (Elianne’s
company) in search of his enemy but he is easily spotted by her security
systems. Crosses light up in the lobby, garlic and holy incense gas explodes in
the elevator, laser beams dot the floor, sonics cut into Dracula’s brain,
leaving him helpless for an attack team to stake him. But then Ruth succeeds in
her mission, turning off the power at Battersea Station thus shutting down the
Saracen building. When the power comes back on, Dracula has slain the attackers
and confronts Elianne, first electrocuting her mad scientist guy and then
facing her. But even blind, Elianne’s hatred is such as to power her to fight
with a silver sword. When the vampire gets the upper hand, Elianne’s
second-in-command Stefan (who is in love with her) attacks Dracula who throws
him out of the window. He then captures Elianne and kills her with a bite,
planning to see her as his servant in three days….
Inspector Chelm and
Kate Fraser arrive. Kate uses her psychic powers to read Elianne’s mind and, learning
her history, stakes her to allow her to rest in peace….
“I Was a Vampire”
Writer: ? Art: Matt
Fox. Colors: ? Letters: ?
Synopsis: A vampire
falls in love with a beautiful woman and murders a doctor to gain a serum that
can turn him into a normal man. He marries the object of his affections and it
turns out she is a vampire and she kills him! Reprinted from UNCANNY TALES #6.
“The Wedding
Present”
Writer: ? Art: Paul
Reinman. Colors: ? Letters: ?
Synopsis: Ugly Harry
is in love with cold-hearted nightclub singer Lila; when she is set to marry
another man, Harry seeks a love potion from a witch doctor, but cheats the
shaman out of his fee. Harry slips the potion to Lila and she agrees to marry
him but the witch doctor shows up and transforms them both into ornaments atop
a wedding cake! Reprinted from SPELLBOUND #22.
“The Mark of the
Vampire!”
Writer: ? Art: Mac
Pakula. Colors: ? Letters: ?
Synopsis: Frank
suspects his brother Rudolph of being the vampire that has been terrorizing the
city; he is torn between family loyalty and saving lives. Eventually Frank
kills Rudolph but before he dies, Rudolph bites Frank, making him the new
vampire in town! Reprinted from SPELLBOUND #22.
“The Man Who
Changed”
Writer: Carl Wessler
Art: Sid Greene. Colors: ? Letters: ?
Synopsis: Ugly
Luther marries beautiful Dorothy but he is sensitive to people’s comments about
his looks. He secretly has plastic surgery to make him handsome and returns
home to learn Dorothy has had plastic surgery to make her ugly! Reprinted from
UNCANNY TALES #6.