Darkhold Reading Order

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

Marvel Jan 1973

Werewolf By Night #3

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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
Marvel Mar 1974

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
Marvel Aug 1979

Avengers, The #186

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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
Marvel Oct 1983 Vol 2

Doctor Strange #61

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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
Marvel May 1988

X-Men Annual #12

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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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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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