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Kolchak: The Night Stalker                Trade Paperback
Writer: Jeff Rice
Artist: Gordon Purcell
Inker: Terry Pallot
Colorist: Ken Wolak & Dawn Groszewski
Letterer: Chuck Maly
Editors: Mark Dawidziak & Joe Gentile
Cover by: Ken Mayer

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974 – 1975 season. Kolchak: The Night Stalker was created by Jeff Rice. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter – Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin – who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or science fiction, including fantastic creatures. The series was preceded by two television movies, The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973). Although the series lasted only a single season, it garnered a world-wide fan following and is considered a cult classic in horror television. Subsequent novels and comic books later followed. And it later influenced the creation of the X-Files, which is in the same vein as Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

In 2002, Moonstone began publishing Prestige Format one-shots that pick up where the television show left off in 1975. Moonstone continues the creepy horror anthology that is: “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” in various comic book related projects. Cue the “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” intro theme music and be prepared to get totally spooked out…

And Now, Moonstone Presents, “Kolchak: Night Stalker”, TV’s first paranormal investigator, reporter Carl Kolchak, is drawn into a series of unusual murders in Las Vegas, where all the victims suffer from “severe blood loss”. What is really prowling the streets of this gambling mecca? It’s Kolchak versus the rest of the world, as he fights for the truth, while battling corruption, ignorance, terror, and ultimately, himself.

Story/Spoilers
Newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak recounts the events of the greatest manhunt in the history of Las Vegas: several women have been found dead, their bodies drained of blood, and two small puncture wounds are found on their necks. Using eyewitness accounts the police track down and corner the killer, only to learn that he possesses great physical strength, and is immune to bullets. Kolchak investigates but soon comes up against a cover-up by both the police and the city government; despite warnings he continues to look into the story, and becomes convinced that the murderer is a vampire. He tracks the undead creature to its lair and manages to kill it by driving a wooden stake through its heart. However, the authorities then use the threat of a murder charge to blackmail Kolchak into killing the story.

Trade Paperback is bagged & double boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

First Printing
Publisher: Moonstone Books
Publication Date: 2002
Format: FC, 48 pages, TPB, 10.25″ x 6.5″
ISBN-10: 0971012938
ISBN-13: 9780971012936

Collectible Entertainment note: Trade Paperback is in Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Kolchak the Night Stalker and/or Horror collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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