Dracula is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan in 1972. He is based on the character of Dracula from the novel of the same name written by famous English novelist Bram Stoker in 1897. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Gerard F. Gerry Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... Vampires are fictional characters found in the Marvel Universe. ... The Legion of the Unliving is a name used by five fictional groups in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero group — usually presented as a non-team of individualistic outsiders each known for following their own agendas — that usually battles mystic and supernatural threats. ... “Dracula” redirects here. ... Superhuman strength, also called super strength or enhanced strength, is an ability commonly utilized in fiction. ... A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate. ... A tornado in central Oklahoma. ... Tsarevna Frog by Viktor Vasnetsov: a frog metamorphoses into a princess Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology and folklore, as well as in science fiction and fantasy. ... Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air by aerodynamically generating lift or aerostatically using buoyancy, or movement beyond earths atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight. ... A cubical magnet levitating over a superconducting material (this is known as the Meissner effect). ... Sublimation of an element or compound is the change from a solid directly to a gas with no intermediate liquid stage. ... Professor Charcot was well-known for showing, during his lessons at the Salpêtrière hospital, hysterical woman patients – here, his favorite patient, Blanche (Marie) Wittman, supported by Joseph Babiński. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Gerard F. Gerry Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... “Dracula” redirects here. ... Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ...

Publication History

Dracula first appears in a Atlas Comics publication.^[1] In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ...

In Marvel Comics, Dracula appeared in a Tomb of Dracula comic^[2] which ended in 1979. Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. ...

Several years later, Dracula resurfaced in an issue of The Uncanny X-Men. However, in appearance, this lord of the undead did not much resemble the Dracula of old, and there remains some discussion among fans over whether or not this was the same Dracula as had appeared in Tomb of Dracula. Although Wolfman and Colan's version had been established as inhabiting the regular Marvel Universe (and battling such super-heroes as Spider-Man and Doctor Strange), there are some who feel that the redesign of the character in the X-Men's story was an attempt to establish that the Tomb of Dracula version lived in his own alternate universe, apart from the mainstream Marvel world and characters. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ...

Although Dracula (and all other vampires in the Marvel Universe) were eventually destroyed by the mystical "Montesi Formula" in the pages of Doctor Strange, the vampire lord was revived. Marvel published a four-issue Tomb of Dracula miniseries, reuniting Wolfman and Colan, under its Epic Comics imprint in 1991, and revived Dracula and his foes in the short-lived Nightstalkers and Blade series in the 1990s. Most recently, Dracula took the title role in the miniseries Dracula: Lord of the Undead. A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s. ... The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ... Blade (Eric Brooks) is a fictional superhero. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Apocalypse vs. Dracula featured Dracula battling the immortal foe of the X-Men in Victorian London. Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a powerful supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe, one of the foremost enemies of the X-Men. ...

Fictional character biography

Born Vlad Dracula in 1430 in Schassburg, Transylvania (now Sighişoara, Romania), as the second son of a Transylvanian nobleman. He was named prince of Wallachia and became ruler while still a child. Over the next several years, he struggled against the Ottoman Turks, losing and regaining his throne. Through an arranged marriage to a Hungarian noblewoman, he sired his daughter, Lilith. He sent his wife away and later married a woman named Maria, with whom he had a son named Vlad Tepelus. County MureÅŸ County Status Municipality Mayor Ioan Dorin DăneÅŸan, Social Democratic Party, since 2004 Population (2002) 32,287 Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Lilith is the daughter of Dracula in the Marvel Comics series Tomb of Dracula. ...

In 1459, Dracula was mortally wounded by the Turkish warlord Turac, who brought Dracula to a gypsy named Lianda to be healed. However, Lianda was a vampire, and transformed Dracula into a vampire as well. Turac raped and killed Maria, and in revenge Dracula slew Turac, causing him to become a vampire. Dracula gave his son Vlad Tepelus to gypsies to raise. Turac is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Vampires are fictional characters found in the Marvel Universe. ...

Dracula defeated the vampire Nimrod in battle, and thus succeeded him at ruler of Earth’s vampires. Soon afterwards, he enhanced his own blood with that of Varnae, giving him greater powers than any other vampire. In 1471, Dracula abdicated his princehood. Nimrod is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. ...

In the 19th century, he faced opposition from Abraham van Helsing and Jonathan Harker in England, the exploits of which were recorded in the 1897 novel by Stoker, Dracula. When the humans destroyed Dracula, his remains were placed in his coffin, concealed within a cave blocked by an enormous boulder. In Frankenstein's Monster, the behemoth in the story was tricked into unsealing the cave and opening the coffin, thus, freeing Dracula. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frankenstein’s Monster is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ...

In the 20th century, Dracula encountered numerous opponents, including Quincy Harker and Rachel van Helsing, the descendants of his enemies described by Stoker, vampire hunter Blade, his only known living descendant Frank Drake, vampiric detective Hannibal King, Mephisto, Doctor Sun, the X-Men, and others. Just before World War I, he was responsible for transforming Lord John Falsworth into Baron Blood. Doctor Strange destroyed Dracula and all of Earth’s vampires by casting the Montessi Formula, though Dracula eventually returned. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Quincy Harker is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Rachel van Helsing is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Blade (Eric Brooks) is a fictional superhero. ... Professor Frank Drake Frank Drake (born May 28, 1930, Chicago, Illinois) is an American astronomer and astrophysicist. ... Hannibal King is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Mephisto is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... Doctor Sun is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Baron Blood is the name of several fictional vampiric supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Dracula attempting to vampirize Rachel van Helsing^[3]

Dracula possesses far greater powers than most vampires. He has superhuman strength, celerity, shapeshifting, flight (which is a usual attribution to most vampires with shapechanging abilities, see vampires in fiction), superhuman stamina, agility and reflexes; he is immune to aging, conventional disease, sickness and most forms of injury. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (450x650, 101 KB) Licensing This image is a sequence of panels from the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic book or the... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (450x650, 101 KB) Licensing This image is a sequence of panels from the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic book or the... Rachel van Helsing is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Superhuman strength, also called super strength or enhanced strength, is an ability commonly utilized in fiction. ... This articles content is specific to the fictional setting known as the World of Darkness. ... Tsarevna Frog by Viktor Vasnetsov: a frog metamorphoses into a princess Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology and folklore, as well as in science fiction and fantasy. ... Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air by aerodynamically generating lift or aerostatically using buoyancy, or movement beyond earths atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight. ... Vampire fiction covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. ... This article is about living for infinite period of time. ...

He ignores most assaults and can rapidly regenerate damaged tissue; however, he must drink blood regularly to survive, and is vulnerable to silver, garlic, sunlight, a wooden stake through the heart, and religious symbols (whose threat is related to the strength of faith of their wielder, provided said religion existed during his human life) and other magic items, such as the Bloodgem. Certain spells, such as the Montesi Formula, can destroy Dracula; however, in all circumstances of apparent destruction, Dracula has been revived by some means. If Dracula fatally drains a victim, that person will arise in three days as a vampire. In biology, regeneration is an organisms ability to replace body parts. ...

Dracula can manipulate the minds of others; commanding the minds of animals such as rodents, bats and wolves alike. With limited exceptions, he may control other vampires. He is capable of transforming into a bat — normal or human size — and into a fog or mist — partially or fully — and has the ability of weather control, such as summoning electrical storms. Like some vampires in other works of fiction, Dracula does not cast reflections and cannot enter a house without being invited. His powers have sometimes been greatly amplified and his weaknesses circumvented by magical sources, such as spells of the Darkholders. Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ... Golden Gate Bridge in Fog Evening fog obscures Londons Tower Bridge from passers by. ... Dramatic morning mist Mist is a phenomenon of a liquid in small droplets floating through air. ... A tornado in central Oklahoma. ... A shelf cloud associated with a heavy or severe thunderstorm over Enschede, The Netherlands. ...

Dracula is also a skilled combatant and swordsman, specializing in 15th century warfare and militaristic strategy. He has a gifted intellect. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Intelligence is a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. ...

Notes and references

External links

• The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Dracula
• Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Dracula