I Vant Kirby Vampires, Blah

So this discovery the other day, along with reading through Essential Tomb of Dracula volume 2 recently, coupled with needing a new subject for my "Incidental Iconography" column in Jack Kirby Collector #52 -- not to be confused with JKC #51, due out next week -- got me to thinking about Kirby vampires. The theme of the JKC #52 is "Kirby Obscura" and, since I haven't really seen Kirby do many vampire stories, I figured that'd be a good subject.

I was actually thinking I'd look at Kirby's Dracula specifically. But that one Topps card image is the only instance I can seem to find. Broadening out to vampires doesn't provide much either. All I can see there is Captain Marvel Adventures #1 and Jimmy Olsen #142. This, despite Jack coming up with the idea for a whole Dracula-themed comic series!

I thought there was an issue of Captain America Comics which featured vampires, but that story was drawn by Al Avison. Fantastic Four #30 references Transylvania, but there aren't any vampires actually in the book.

For as many monster stories as Jack drew over the years, you'd think he would've hit on the "classics" more often. I've never seen Kirby draw a werewolf or Frankenstein's monster, and his vampires and mummies are pretty rare as well.

I've got enough for my article already, but I do like to be as comprehensive as possible. So, any Kirby-philes out there who might be able to point out any other instances of Kirby-drawn vampires?

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