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Vampirella (I.P.C. UK Editions)
Issue #1 (February 1975)
Regular cover - Manuel Sanjulian £0.30
The Origin of Vampirella
Artist - José Gonzalez / Writer - J. R. Cochman
An extended version of Vampirella's origin, with more information about Drakulon and her relationship with Tristan. A slight variant on
the Warren origins, both Vampirella nd Tristan approach the spaceship from Earth, and Tristan is killed by the "laser blasts" of
the Earthmen.
A completely new (though familiar) origin story for Vampirella. This issue is a real collector's piece if only for a Jose Gonzalez
story that was never published in the USA.
Backing up the Vampirella story is a collection of Warren horror reprints; Wolf Hunt (Esteban Maroto/Joe Wehrle, from Vampirella
#14), Cry of the Dhampir (Auraleon/John Jacobson from Vampirella #22), and As Though They
were Living (Richard Corben/ Gerry Boudreau - from Vampirella #30).
There is also a text only story The Call of the Dead (uncredited).
The text stories were translations of stories from the German editions of Vampirella.
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Issue #2 (March 1975)
Regular cover - Enrique Torres £0.30
Death's Dark Angel
Artist - José Gonzalez / Writer - Archie Goodwin
(from Vampirella #12)
Back up stories are Black and White Vacuum to Blues (Esteban Maroto/Doug Moench - from Vampirella
#34), Death in the Shadows (Luis Garcia/Doug Moench - from Vampirella #17) and Eye Opener!
(Auraleon/Doug Moench - from Vampirella #20). The all text story is The Curse of the King of God
(uncredited) and is a translation from the German Vampirella #4.
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Issue #3 (April 1975)
Regular cover - Enrique Torres £0.30
The Lurker in the Deep
Artist - José Gonzalez / Writer - Archie Goodwin
(from Vampirella #13)
Back up stories are The Curse (Wally Wood - from Vampirella #9), The Man whose Soul was Spoiling
(Fernando Fernandez - from Vampirella #32) and The Witch's Promise (Auraleon/ Gerry Boudreau
from Vampirella #23). The all text story is Just Wait a Little Longer (uncredited) and is a translation from the German Vampirella #2.
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Issue #4 (May 1975)
Regular cover - Enrique Torres £0.20
Isle of the Huntress
Artist - José Gonzalez / Writer - Archie Goodwin
(from Vampirella #14)
Back up stories are Sentence (Jose Bea/Steve Skeates - from Vampirella #22), To Kill a God
(Wally Wood - from Vampirella #12) and The Road of the Gods (Esteban Maroto). The all text
story is Just Wait a Little Longer (uncredited) and is a translation from the German Vampirella #3.
A short lived series in the U.K., but it had the advantage over it's American cousins of having it's stories all in glorious colour.
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TRIVIA: Dez Skinn of Quality Comics informs me that in the mid 1970s he was in negotiations with Jim Warren about publishing a UK version of Vampirella following the success of Dez' House of Hammer magazine. "But
when the Hammer movie fell through, so did the deal and Jim Warren then got the hump about us exporting 200,000 launch edition US HoHs into HIS territory!"
Quality Comics is part of Quality Communications Ltd, publishers of Comics International, Toy Max, Comix, Warrior, Marvelman, House of Hammer and more. Dez and Quality Comics have been around since 1965 and are still going strong!
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