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Most Expensive 70s Marvel Horror Comics
1970s Marvel Horror Comics Price Guide
Shockingly valuable! The old horror comics on this page are all published by Marvel in the Bronze Age.
The good news is that horror comic books are more popular than ever, so if you have a stack of Marvel horror titles then you could be in for a windfall.
There are plenty of horror stories lurking in the popular Marvel titles like Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man and others. Monsters and zombies appear all over the place in the MCU.
We mostly feature the 1970s Bronze Age horror comics here. Other pages will address the 1950s Pre-Code horror comics which are so popular now.
Also check out our DC horror comics price guide.
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List of Series of Marvel Horror Comics
Comic Book-Size Series
- Beware
- Chamber of Chills
- Chamber of Darkness
- Creatures on the Loose
- Crypt of Shadows
- Dead of Night
- Fear/Adventure into Fear
- Frankenstein/Monster of Frankenstein
- Ghost Rider
- Giant-Size Chillers
- Giant-Size Creatures
- Giant-Size Dracula
- Giant-Size Man-Thing
- Giant-Size Werewolf By Night
- Godzilla
- Man-Thing
- Marvel Chillers
- Marvel Spotlight
- Monsters on the Prowl
- Son of Satan
- Tomb of Darkness
- Tomb of Dracula
- Uncanny Tales
- Vault of Evil
- Weird Wonder Tales
- Werewolf by Night
- Where Creatures Roam
- Where Monsters Dwell
Magazine-Size Series
- Dracula Lives
- Haunt of Horror
- Legion of Monsters
- Marvel Preview
- Masters of Terror
- Monsters Unleashed
- Savage Tales
- Tales of the Zombie
- Tomb of Dracula (magazine)
- Vampire Tales
Key Issue 70s Marvel Horror Comics
Tomb of Dracula #1 (1972)
Neal Adams cover
Lowest price $50
Average price $350
Recent 9.8 Sale $4,300
Record price $16,800
Tomb of Dracula ran for 70 issues, from 1972-79.
Blade the Vampire Hunter was introduced in issue #10 (see below).
Frankenstein #1 (1973)
1st in series
Lowest price $20
Average price $160
Record price $4,300
This 18-issue run is sub-titled Monster of Frankenstein.
A classic Marvel horror comics run from the Bronze Age.
Fear #19
1st Howard the Duck
Lowest price $25
Average price $165
Recent 9.8 Sale $2,350
Record price $4,800
The C-list character Howard the Duck makes his debut in this otherwise unremarkable issue.
Marvel Spotlight #2
1st Werewolf by Night
Lowest price $80
Average price $400
Recent 9.8 Sale $6,600
Record price $14,000
Werewolf by Night was introduced in this issue.
He goes on to become one of the fan favorites of all Marvel horror comics characters.
Marvel Spotlight #5
1st Ghost Rider
Lowest price $500
Average price $1,200
Record price $360,000
Ghost Rider has a future in the MCU, despite already being made into movies featuring Nic Cage years ago.
An incredible sale of $360K smashed the record on this comic book in January 2024.
Werewolf by Night #32
1st Moon Knight
Lowest price $330
Average price $1,200
Recent 9.8 Sale $26,400
Record price $70,500
Moon Knight starred in a Marvel TV series, and may yet be unfinished business in the MCU.
The pandemic high of $70K will probably not be seen again for years.
Best Marvel Horror Comics: Monsters
Amazing Adventures #1 (1961)
Monster cover by Jack Kirby
Lowest price $300
Average price $600
Record price $5,570
The six-issue run of Amazing Adventures in 1961 all feature monster covers by the King Jack Kirby.
Similar to the Strange Tales and Tales to Astonish covers from the Silver Age, the series ran for just six issues. All feature monsters on the covers.
Amazing Spider-Man annual #10
1st Human Fly
Lowest price $5
Average price $80
Record price $900
Richard Deacon was left for dead after an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap him. He made a pact with Dr. Harlan Stillwell, who coded the genetics of a housefly into him to save his life.
This character is very similar to Jeff Goldblum's in the classic horror movie The Fly.
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Legion of Monsters #1 (1975)
Curtis (Marvel) Magazine
Lowest price $20
Average price $140
Record price $1,200
The Legion of Monsters first appeared in 1975 in this Curtis magazine. They would be recast in Marvel Premiere #28 (see below) with better-known monsters from the Marvel horror comics universe.
Why Were Marvel Horror Comics so Tame?
Marvel horror comics really didn't exist before the 1970s, when their Curtis magazine spin-off imprint started releasing hard-edged horror issues to get around the rules of the Comics Code Authority (CCA).
The CCA was introduced in the 1950s, in response to fears that American youths were in danger of being corrupted by graphic violence and language in 50s horror comics.
As a result, publishers were banned from showing certain images or using certain language, or concepts such as walking dead, cannibalism or torture.
The Bronze Age of comics was already pushing the boundaries of the CCA. But the publishers wanted to go further.
There was a loophole. Magazines were not technically comic books, so they were not subject to the same rules.
Magazines like Savage Tales #1, with Conan holding up a decapitated head, and horror-themed titles like Haunt of Horror, could publish darker, more graphic stories for an adult audience.
Silver Surfer #7
Frankenstein's Monster cover story
Lowest price $15
Average price $200
Recent 9.8 Sale $5,750
Record price $24,000
An early appearance of Frankenstein's monster soon after his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #40 (see below).
Strange Tales #89
1st Fin Fang Foom
Lowest price $250
Average price $1,200
Record price $18,600
Fin Fang Foom was an alien monster in deep slumber. Reawakened by a Chinese scholar, it wreaked havoc on the world.
X-Men #40
1st Frankenstein's Monster in Marvel
Lowest price $15
Average price $100
Record price $3,100
The first appearance of Frankenstein's monster in Marvel horror comics. One of the stranger X-Men villains.
Supernatural Thrillers #5
1st Living Mummy
Lowest price $20
Average price $150
Record price $2,650
The Living Mummy revisits a classic horror movie villain popular in the Golden Age of Pre-Code horror comic books.
Marvel Horror Comics: Vampires
Amazing Spider-Man #101
First Morbius, the Living Vampire
Lowest price $100
Average price $400
Recent 9.8 Sale $12,500
Record price $26,400
The Morbius movie has come and gone, and it was not well received by fans.
Co-inciding with the downturn in the comics market and the pandemic bubble bursting, values of this book have gone off a cliff lately. It's still one of the classic Marvel horror comics.
Vampire Tales #1
Curtis (Marvel) magazine
Lowest price $10
Average price $100
Record price $800
One of the Curtis magazines which explored the darker side of Marvel horror comics without flouting the rules of the Comics Code Authority.
Giant-Size Chillers #1
1st Lillith, Dracula's daughter
Lowest price $10
Average price $150
Record price $4,000
Of course Dracula has a daughter!
Spin-offs and reboots are all part of the horror movie heritage, and this was carried into comic books.
Tomb of Dracula #10
1st Blade the Vampire Hunter
Lowest price $250
Average price $750
Recent 9.8 Sale $19,200
Record price $48,000
Blade the Vampire Hunter has been rebooted recently after a series of popular horror movies years ago.
A nailed-on key issue from the 1970s Bronze Age era.
Giant-Size Super-Heroes Featuring Spider Man #1 (1974)
Spider-Man and Morbius
Lowest price $10
Average price $75
Record price $1,300
Spider-Man and Morbius clash many times over the years.
Marvel Preview #3
Blade the Vampire Slayer story
Lowest price $10
Average price $100
Record price $385
A cool painted cover featuring Blade the Vampire Hunter in this Curtis magazine.
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Fear #20
Morbius stories begin
Lowest price $10
Average price $100
Recent 9.8 Sale $840
Record price $3,600
Morbius becomes the lead character in Fear from this issue for a period.
Marvel Horror Comics: Zombies
Black Panther #29 (2005)
Marvel Zombies cover story
Lowest price $1
Average price $10
Record price $35
A Marvel Zombies crossover into Black Panther featuring some cool cover art.
Tales of the Zombie #1
Curtis (Marvel) magazine
Lowest price $10
Average price $80
Record price $500
Another of the graphic magazine-sized horror comic books by Curtis/Marvel.
Marvel Zombies #1
Origin and first appearance; Amazing Fantasy #15 cover homage
Lowest price $1
Average price $30
Recent 9.8 Sale $200
Record price $515
Marvel Zombies is a cool concept in which superheroes are undead. There are multiple series, and lots of crossover appearances and variant covers.
Ultimate Fantastic Four #23
Marvel Zombies appearance
Lowest price $1
Average price $10
Recent 9.8 Sale $30
Record price $165
Another Marvel Zombies crossover, this time into Ultimate Fantastic Four.
Marvel Zombies #1 variant
Spider-Man #1 homage cover
Lowest price $25
Average price $80
Record price $300
The variant cover edition of Marvel Zombies #1 is an homage to the cover of the McFarlane Spider-Man #1 from 1990.
Marvel Horror Comics: Demons, Ghosts
Silver Surfer #3
1st Mephisto
Lowest price $90
Average price $350
Record price $55,000
Mephisto has a future in the MCU and is a classic Marvel horror comics character.
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Lowest price $20
Average price $75
Record price $3,000
Firelord has appeared in a Marvel movie already, so the chances of him making a comeback are fairly remote, but this issue is worth more than the run around it.
Fantastic Four #30
1st Diablo
Lowest price $20
Average price $150
Record price $10,100
Diablo is a Spanish alchemist with the ability to call on the four elements.
Shanna the She-Devil #1
1st Shanna
Lowest price $5
Average price $70
Recent 9.8 Sale $1,800
Record price $4,500
Shanna's first appearance is tough in high grade. She has a cult following at best.
Vampire Tales #2
1st Satana
Lowest price $30
Average price $200
Record price $3,200
Satana appears in several Marvel horror comics, including Marvel Preview #7 on the cover.
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Marvel Horror Comics: Werewolves
Marvel Team-Up #12
Spider-Man vs Werewolf by Night
Lowest price $5
Average price $60
Record price $1,050
Not to be confused with Man-Wolf, this is the Werewolf by Night who faced Moon Knight.
The first appearance of this character is in Marvel Spotlight #2.
Werewolf by Night #1
1st in solo series
Lowest price $40
Average price $300
Recent 9.8 Sale $18,000
Record price $48,000
Werewolf by Night was successfully tried out in Marvel Spotlight, before starring in this standalone series.
The pandemic price of $48K may never be repeated. Recent sale of $18K is much more realistic.
Amazing Spider-Man #124
First Man-Wolf
Lowest price $10
Average price $100
Record price $9,600
Marvel Horror was briefly all the rage. Man-Wolf ran for two issues, but the speculation around the character was strong.
Until it wasn't. No longer a hot property.
Ghost Rider #55
Werewolf by Night appearance
Lowest price $1
Average price $20
Recent 9.8 Sale $95
Record price $300
A cool crossover between two of the Marvel horror characters, Werewolf by Night and Ghost Rider.
Giant-Size Creatures #1
1st Tigra; Werewolf by Night appearance
Lowest price $20
Average price $100
Record price $2,750
A lesser-known key issue, introducing Tigra to Marvel horror comics.
Marvel Team-Up #37
Spider-Man and Man-Wolf
Lowest price $5
Average price $75
Recent 9.8 Sale $130
Record price $385
Man-Wolf makes a comeback appearance in this team-up with Spidey.
Monsters Unleashed #1
Curtis (Marvel) magazine; Werewolf cover
Lowest price $15
Average price $100
Record price $1,200
A fantastic painted cover featuring a werewolf makes this Curtis magazine stand out.
Marvel Premiere #28
1st Legion of Monsters (Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Morbius, Werewolf)
Lowest price $20
Average price $185
Recent 9.8 Sale $2,150
Record price $10,000
The reboot of the Legion of Monsters features all the Marvel horror comics greats.
The pandemic high of $10K may never be repeatable.
Incredible Hulk #362
Werewolf by Night appearance
Lowest price $1
Average price $10
Record price $80
A fairly unremarkable issue from later in the Hulk run, with a cool werewolf cover.
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