Spawn: The Impaler #1 and #2 (Image Comics, October and November 1996), 2-Issue Lot

A gothic horror take on the Spawn legend, reimagining Vlad Tepes, Vlad the Impaler, as a Hellspawn. In 15th-century Romania, Prince Vlad is betrayed and killed by Kazakla Bey, rises from the grave as a demon, and is entombed by a church that fears his power. Centuries later, he’s revived in the modern day, where he protects a young woman named Abbie Carfax. Mature readers.

• #1: Vlad’s fall in 15th-century Romania, and his return in the present day.
• #2: Vlad rises to drive out Kazakla Bey, and Abbie becomes drawn to the mysterious Drake.

Writer: Mike Grell
Artists: Mike Grell, with painted art by Rob Prior