Rise of the Darkhold The hidden history of the book written by the Elder God, Chthon The Darkhold has connections to Werewolf By Night, Dracula, Blade, Modred the Mystic and many other characters in the Marvel Universe Featued are the individual issues that comprise the Avengers/Docctor Strange Rise of the Darkhold trade paperback
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2nd appearance of Werewolf by Night
First mention of the Darkhold
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2nd appearance of Werewolf by Night
First mention of the Darkhold
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3rd appearance of Werewolf by Night
Introduction of the Darkhold
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3rd appearance of Werewolf by Night
Introduction of the Darkhold
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First Werewolf By Night solo title series continued from Marvel Spotlight #4
Interior artwork inspired end credits of the Werewolf By Night Disney+ special
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First Werewolf By Night solo title series continued from Marvel Spotlight #4
Interior artwork inspired end credits of the Werewolf By Night Disney+ special
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1st appearance of Dragonus, a demon in the employ of Chthon who could be summoned by a Darkhold spell from a different dimension
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1st appearance of Dragonus, a demon in the employ of Chthon who could be summoned by a Darkhold spell from a different dimension
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First battle of Dracula versus Werewolf By Night, part one of a two-part crossover continuing in Werewolf By Night #15
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First battle of Dracula versus Werewolf By Night, part one of a two-part crossover continuing in Werewolf By Night #15
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First battle of Dracula versus Werewolf By Night, conclusion of a two-part crossover continued from Tomb of Dracula #18
Origin of Werewolf By Night
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First battle of Dracula versus Werewolf By Night, conclusion of a two-part crossover continued from Tomb of Dracula #18
Origin of Werewolf By Night
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Blade discovers he is immune to vampirism because he is part vampire
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Blade discovers he is immune to vampirism because he is part vampire
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1st appearance of The Other, a manifestation of Chthon, an Elder God and writer of the Darkhold
1st appearance of Modred the Mystic
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1st appearance of The Other, a manifestation of Chthon, an Elder God and writer of the Darkhold
1st appearance of Modred the Mystic
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2nd appearance of Modred the Mystic
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Origin of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
First meeting of Modred- possessed by Chthon, and Wanda, where she encounters the Darkhold
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Origin of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
First meeting of Modred- possessed by Chthon, and Wanda, where she encounters the Darkhold
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Chthon appears as a cloud entity and possesses the Scarlet Witch
1st appearance of Magda, the wife of Magneto and mother to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
Origin of Scarlet Witch and Pietro, told by Bova
Hinted that Magneto is the father of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
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Chthon appears as a cloud entity and possesses the Scarlet Witch
1st appearance of Magda, the wife of Magneto and mother to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
Origin of Scarlet Witch and Pietro, told by Bova
Hinted that Magneto is the father of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
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Origin of the Darkhold
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Doctor Strange battles the Children of the Night who have been summoned by Dracula and a cult of Darkholders
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Doctor Strange battles the Children of the Night who have been summoned by Dracula and a cult of Darkholders
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In pursuit of the Darkhold, Dracula and the Darkholders battle Doctor Strange, Hannibal King, Captain Marvel, and Scarlet Witch
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In pursuit of the Darkhold, Dracula and the Darkholders battle Doctor Strange, Hannibal King, Captain Marvel, and Scarlet Witch
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Origin of vampires and how they are linked to the Darkhold
First meeting of Doctor Strange and Blade
First team-up of Blade, Hannibal King and Frank Drake who would later form Borderline Investigations aka the Nightstalkers
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Origin of vampires and how they are linked to the Darkhold
First meeting of Doctor Strange and Blade
First team-up of Blade, Hannibal King and Frank Drake who would later form Borderline Investigations aka the Nightstalkers
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Battle of Doctor Strange versus Dracula
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1st official team appearance of Blade, Hannibal King and Frank Drake who would later form Borderline Investigations aka Nightstalkers
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1st official team appearance of Blade, Hannibal King and Frank Drake who would later form Borderline Investigations aka Nightstalkers
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1st full appearance of Rintrah, an alien apprentice to Dr. Strange
Final issue of the 1974 series
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1st full appearance of Rintrah, an alien apprentice to Dr. Strange
Final issue of the 1974 series
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Thor versus Dracula
Two issue arc that follows up on events that occurred in the Doctor Strange series
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Thor versus Dracula
Two issue arc that follows up on events that occurred in the Doctor Strange series
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Thor versus Dracula
Two issue arc that follows up on events that occurred in the Doctor Strange series
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Thor versus Dracula
Two issue arc that follows up on events that occurred in the Doctor Strange series
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Introduction of the Montesi Formula, a spell from the Darkhold that could be used to destroy vampires
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Introduction of the Montesi Formula, a spell from the Darkhold that could be used to destroy vampires
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1st appearance of Speedball
First artwork on Spider-Man by Mark Bagley
Origin of Chthon in a back-up story, how his essence was locked away in Wundagore Mountain - story continues in X-Men Annual #12 (1988)
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1st appearance of Speedball
First artwork on Spider-Man by Mark Bagley
Origin of Chthon in a back-up story, how his essence was locked away in Wundagore Mountain - story continues in X-Men Annual #12 (1988)
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1st official team appearance of the X-Babies, childlike clones created by Mojo
Previous appearance of the X-Babies were the actual X-Men de-aged by Mojo
Origin of the High Evolutionary
1st cameo appearance of Matthew Plunder as a baby, the son of Ka-Zar and Shanna the She-Devil
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1st official team appearance of the X-Babies, childlike clones created by Mojo
Previous appearance of the X-Babies were the actual X-Men de-aged by Mojo
Origin of the High Evolutionary
1st cameo appearance of Matthew Plunder as a baby, the son of Ka-Zar and Shanna the She-Devil
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Part one of a back-up story The Book of the Vishanti: The Curse of the Darkhold
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Part one of a back-up story The Book of the Vishanti: The Curse of the Darkhold
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1st appearance of Victor Strange, the brother of Doctor Strange who later becomes Baron Blood, a vampire
Morbius returns as a vampire after nearly a decade of being cured of the disease
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1st appearance of Victor Strange, the brother of Doctor Strange who later becomes Baron Blood, a vampire
Morbius returns as a vampire after nearly a decade of being cured of the disease
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Origin of Varnae the Vampire
Origin of the Darkhold, the assembly of Chthon's pages to form the book
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Origin of Varnae the Vampire
Origin of the Darkhold, the assembly of Chthon's pages to form the book
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Origin of the Darkhold, the Montesi family, caretakers of the book
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Origin of the Darkhold, the Montesi family, caretakers of the book
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Origin of vampirism
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Victor Strange becomes Baron Blood
1st appearance of Varney the vampire, not to be confused with Varnae the vampire
Controversial cover: In 1990, Christian singer Amy Grant sued Marvel for her likeness being used on the cover of this issue, fearing her audience would view it as an association with the occult
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Victor Strange becomes Baron Blood
1st appearance of Varney the vampire, not to be confused with Varnae the vampire
Controversial cover: In 1990, Christian singer Amy Grant sued Marvel for her likeness being used on the cover of this issue, fearing her audience would view it as an association with the occult
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406-page trade paperback that collects:
Marvel Spotlight #3 and #4
Werewolf By Night #1, #3 and #15
Tomb of Dracula #18 and #19
Marvel Chillers #1 and #2
Avengers #185 - #187
Doctor Strange (1963 series) #59 - #62 plus #67 and #81
Thor (1962 series) #332 and #333
Partial material collected from:
Dracula Lives #6
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22
Uncanny X-Men (1963 series) Annual #12
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #9 - #13 and #15
Original retail price: $39.99
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406-page trade paperback that collects:
Marvel Spotlight #3 and #4
Werewolf By Night #1, #3 and #15
Tomb of Dracula #18 and #19
Marvel Chillers #1 and #2
Avengers #185 - #187
Doctor Strange (1963 series) #59 - #62 plus #67 and #81
Thor (1962 series) #332 and #333
Partial material collected from:
Dracula Lives #6
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22
Uncanny X-Men (1963 series) Annual #12
Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #9 - #13 and #15
Original retail price: $39.99
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