Darkhold
| Darkhold | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Spotlight #4 (June 1972) |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway Mike Ploog |
| In-story information | |
| Type | Book, Mystic item/artifact |
| Element of stories featuring | Chthon |
| Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins | |
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Cover of Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins 1 (Oct, 1992). Art by Richard Case. |
| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 1992 – January 1994 |
| Number of issues | 16 |
The Darkhold, also known as The Book of Sins, is a fictional book (a grimoire) appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Darkhold was co-created by Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog. The Darkhold was first mentioned in Marvel Spotlight #3 (May 1972) but first shown in Marvel Spotlight #4 (June 1972). The book has subsequently appeared in Werewolf by Night #1 (September 1972) and Marvel Chillers #3 (February 1976).
The series Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins ran 16 issues, from October 1992 through January 1994.
The Darkhold received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #2.
Chthon, a demonic Elder God who was the Earth's first practitioner of black magic, was the principal author of the Darkhold. Being academic, Chthon wrote all his collected knowledge of magic into the iron-bound scrolls that served as the first form of the Darkhold. It remained as the Darkhold after most of the Elder Gods were slain by the Demogorge except for Chthon and Set. The Darkhold's power is so vast it took the combined strength and will of both Merlin and St. Brendan to contain it. Even together, they were unable to destroy it or its power. Mordred also seemed to believe that use of the Darkhold would grant him sufficient strength to challenge Merlin himself.
Humans first found the Darkhold during the time before Atlantis sunk into the ocean. When Kull slew Thulsa Doom, Doom's followers, the Darkholders, used the Darkhold to create the first vampire, Varnae, dying due to wounds suffered in battle with Kull. Varnae consumed one of the Darkholders who attempted to command him, and began creating other vampires. Some surviving Darkholders managed to make off with the Darkhold before Atlantis sank.
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