THE VAMPIRELLA MAGAZINE INDEX.
With addenda. JIM RHODES JR.
1985, 1987

Standard Cover (1985) - $5.95
Standard Cover (1987) - Stan Day $5.95

The Vampirella Index is a fan produced document on A4 paper.

Originally produced in 1985, and then reprinted in 1987 with a different cover and interior art by Stan Day the Index even got a positive mention in a copy of Vampirella!

Stan Day clarified the difference between the 1987 and 1985 versions for me: "I have an older copy from 1985. The 1985 version has the same inside info but with different art on the red cover and none of my pieces on the cover or the inside.

They were a mail order item. On the inside cover of the 1985 version I have, it shows Jim sold it for $5.95 so the 1987 versions were probably the same. He may have advertised it in the Comics Buyer's Guide publication. I used to sell copies of my artwork through the mail using ads placed in CBG years ago as well. This was all way before the internet and ebay and all that."

Red card covers are stapled onto white interior pages which were photocopied as opposed to printed. As well as the Index itself there is a pull out mini poster (not stapled in, thankfully) which is a folded sheet of paper. The front cover, the mini poster and three interior full page drawings of Vampirella, and one of Pantha are by Stan Day.

Credits Page
Complied Jim Rhodes; Produced Julie Rhodes; Art Stan Day.

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Vampirella But Nobody Ever Told You ....
A four page text "history" of Vampirella, how Vampirella was conceived, the artists, writers and characters involved, and a précis of the story through the Warren Years.

The Vampirella Index.
38 pages covering three issues to a page:-

A thumbnail photocopy of the Cover of each issue
The Issue Number
The Date
The Titles of each story
The Artist and Writer for each story
Cover Artist
Frontispiece/Contents Page Artist.

Addendum
Similar to the main Index but covers the 1972 Annual and the Jose Gonzales Special.

Vampirella Guest Appearances
This page lists Vampirella's appearances in
Eerie #94, #95 and #130
Creepy #50
Pantha #1.
Topps Wacky Packs Stickers (1975)

Vampirella European Style
This section covers the four IPC produced British Vampirella magazines, one example of Vampirella in Dutch (issue 6), one in Spanish (issue 9) and two in French (issues 3 and 14).

Vampirella In Paperback
The six Vampirella novels are covered briefly in this section. The covers are all of the USA published novels.

Vampirella Collectibles
The Vampirella Fan Club membership card and badge and the embroidered patch are covered. Other collectibles such as the calendars, stickers, t-shirt, jigsaw puzzle are mentioned briefly.

Vampirella Model Kit
The instructions for assembling the snap together Aurora Vampirella model are reproduced.

Posters and Photos
The posters are listed and there is an advert for black and white pictures by Angelique Trouvere (which can be autographed on request).

The Photos were available from Jim Rhodes, so presumably he was in regular contact with Angelique Trouvere.

As a Vampirella collectible item, this is particularly rare. Not many were made (most likely, just a few dozen), very few people even know this item exists, and I have only ever seen one on eBay since the year 2000! On the good side, the one that did come up on eBay is now in my collection!

I would like to mention the good service I got from Ed Kalb in Arizona, and how pleased I was when I received my copy of the Vampirella Index as it was in absolutely mint condition. If you are in the Mesa, Arizona area it may be worth taking the time to check out his shop.

ED KALB
1353 S. LOS ALAMOS
MESA, ARIZONA 85204
edkalbcomx@aol.com