Marvel-ous Monday: "Morbius, the Living Vampire!" by M. Friedrich, Gulacy, and Abel

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! October is here, so it's time to start getting cracking creaking with the haunted Halloween side of the Groovy Age! We're kicking it all off with Morbius, the Living Vampire's solo color comic debut from Fear #20 (November 1973). Ol' Groove's already given ya a short history of Morbius' Groovy Age career right here, so let's just grab our stakes, tiptoe ever so carefully into Fear, and get reacquainted with "Morbius, the Living Vampire!" by Mike Friedrich, Paul (making his Marvel-ous debut right here, baby!) Gulacy, and Jack Abel...

Cover art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia

And how 'bout those Marvel-ous cameos by a certain Web Slinger and a skeleton crew of Merry Mutants?

Oh, and if you're in a hurry to find out what happens next ish, just click here, my Groovy Ghoulies!

Black and White Wednesday: "Where Is Gallows Bend?" by McGregor and Sutton

Good eeeeeeee-ven-ing, Groove-ophiles! You asked for it, you're gonna get it! More macabre mystery featuring Michael Morbius, courtesy Don McGregor and Tom Sutton! From Vampire Tales #7 (August 1974), we must ask..."Where Is Gallows Bend?"

Black and White Wednesday: "Lighthouse of the Posessed" by McGregor and Sutton

More, more, more Morbius, the Groove-ophiles cry! Ol' Groove has heard! From Vampire Tales #4 (January 1974) here's "Lighthouse of the Posessed" by Don McGregor and Tom Sutton!

Black and White Wednesday: "Demon Fire!" McGregor, Buckler, and Janson

Hey, hey, hey, Groov-ophiles! Today we're gonna take a bite outta supernatural crime with the next installment of Don McGregor, Rich Buckler, and Klaus Janson's Morbius, the Living Vampire series from Vampire Tales! "Demon Fire!" made its debut in Vampire Tales #3 (September 1973). Dig it!

Cover art by Luis Dominguez