VAMPIRELLA COMPLETE SET #1-54 [MURRAY] AUSTRALIAN HORROR COMIC MAGAZINE 1974-78

Series Title: Vampirella (Murray, 1974 series)

Issue #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 (Complete Full Set #1-54)

Story Title: Various horror, fantasy, and adventure stories featuring Vampirella and other Warren Publishing characters (anthology format with multiple short stories per issue, including Vampirella lead stories, reprints from Vampirella magazine, and backup horror tales)

Date of Publication: March 1974 – October 1978

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition (Australian reprint series)

Publisher: The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd (later Murray Publishers Pty. Ltd.)

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 0.50 AUD per issue (most issues)

Cover Artists: Various (including Sanjulian, Enrich Torres, Aslan, Bill Hughes, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Vaughn Bodé, Luis Dominguez, and Frank Frazetta for promotional images used on covers and interior pages)

Artists: Various (including José González, Tom Sutton, Frank Brunner, Neal Adams, Esteban Maroto, Rafael Auraleón, Luis García Mozos, Bill DuBay, and many other Warren Magazine artists; Frank Frazetta for multiple promotional images used throughout the series)

Writers: Various (including Archie Goodwin, T. Casey Brennan, Don Glut, Steve Skeates, Doug Moench, Wally Wood, Gerry Boudreau, Bill DuBay, and other Warren writers)

Characters: Vampirella, Pendragon, Dracula, Evily (Vampirella’s cousin), Pantha, Fleur, and various monsters, demons, witches, and horror characters from the Warren Publishing library

Key Facts: This is the complete 54-issue run of the Australian Vampirella reprint series published by K.G. Murray (later Murray Publishers) from March 1974 to October 1978. It reprints stories from the original Warren Publishing Vampirella magazine (and related titles), presented in black and white interiors with glossy colour covers (often adapted, recolored, or mirrored from US originals). Frank Frazetta images were frequently used for promotional material and interior pages across many issues. Magazine size, saddle-stitched binding, newsprint paper. Rated “M for the Mature Reader”. One of Australia’s longest-running and most popular horror reprint titles of the 1970s, capitalizing on the popularity of Vampirella in the Australian market. The series ended in late 1978. Highly collectible among Australian comic fans and Vampirella enthusiasts.

Page Count: 68 pages per issue

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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