We kick off the spooky season by welcoming Jack Rudo (Stapled Spine fanzine, Stapled Sounds) into our haunt of horror to talk about a pair of monstrous crossovers between Dracula and the Monster of Frankenstein, and Werewolf by Night and Tomb of Dracula!
Jack Rudo is the mad scientist behind the Stapled Spine fanzine, a must-read for HorrOregonians and fright fans the world over! You can also tune into XRAY.fm and hear his Stapled Sounds radio show anywhere the internet can find you.
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Stories Covered in this Episode:
"My Name Is... Dracula" - Monster of Frankenstein #8, written by Gary Friedrich, art by John Buscema and John Verpoorten, letters by Jean Izzo, colors by Linda Lessmann, ©1973 Marvel Comics
"The Vampire Killers!" - Monster of Frankenstein #9, written by Gary Friedrich, art by John Buscema and John Verpoorten, letters by John Costanza, colors by Glynis Wein, ©1973 Marvel Comics
"Enter: Werewolf by Night" - Tomb of Dracula #18, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, letters by John Costanza, colors by Linda Lessmann, ©1973 Marvel Comics
"Death of a Monster!" - Werewolf by Night #15, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Mike Ploog and Frank Chiaramonte, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics
"MONSTER by the Month" theme written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.
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