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Publication history

Warren Publishing

Vampirella initially appeared in Warren Publishing's Vampirella #1 (Sept. 1969). The title was a sister magazine of Warren's horror-comics magazines Creepy and Eerie. Like those magazines' respective mascots, Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie, Vampirella hosted anthological horror stories. Unlike the other two hosts, Vampirella would also star in her own story, which would headline each issue. Vampirella was initially edited by Bill Parente. It would later be edited by Archie Goodwin (issues #7-12, 34-5), Billy Graham (#13-16), Bill DuBay (#21-50, 87-95, 101-102) and Louise Jones (#51-86). Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Jack Davis cover for the first issue of Creepy Creepy was a horror-comics magazine launched by Warren Publishing in 1964. ... Look up eerie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An anthology, literally a garland or collection of flowers, is a collection of literary works, originally of poems, but in recent years its usage has broadened to be applied to collections of short stories and comic strips. ... Archie Goodwin (September 8, 1937 – March 1, 1998) was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. ... Billy Graham (deceased) was an African American comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series Luke Cage, Hero for Hire and on the feature The Black Panther in Jungle Action. ... William Bryan Bill Dubay (1948- ) a. ... Louise Simonson (born Mary Louise Alexander) is an American comic book writer and editor. ...

The first artists for Vampirella were Frank Frazetta (the premiere cover) and Tom Sutton (interior art). Jose Gonzalez became the character's primary artist starting with issue #12. Other artists who would draw Vampirella during her magazine's original run included Gonzalo Mayo, Leopold Sanchez, Esteban Maroto, José Ortiz, Escolano, Rudy Nebres, Ramon Torrents, Pablo Marcos, Jim Janes, John Lakey and Val Lakey. Frank Frazetta (born February 9, 1928) is one of the worlds most influential fantasy and science fiction artists. ... Tom Sutton a. ... José González is a Swedish songwriter and musician. ... Leopold Sanchez ( (born 1948) is a Spanish comic book artist. ... Esteban Maroto (1942- ) was a Spanish comic book artist. ... José Ortiz (born September 1, 1932, Cartagena) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, such as the series Hombre. ... Ramon Torrents (born 1938) is a Spanish comic book artist. ... Pablo Marcus (born March 31, 1937, Laran, Chincha Alta, Peru) is a comic book artist and commercial illustrator best known as one of his countrys leading cartoonists and for his work on such popular American comics characters as Batman and Conan the Barbarian, particularly during the 1970s. ...

Backup features appearing in Vampirella included "Tomb of the Gods", "Pantha" and "Fleur". Vampirella herself also appeared in a story with fellow Warren characters Pantha and The Rook in Eerie #94-95, and with most of the Warren characters in a company crossover special in Eerie #130. The final issue of the original Vampirella was cover-dated March 1983. The Rook is a fictional character whose adventures were chronicled in The Rook comic book by Warren Publishing. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ...

Harris Publications

Upon Warren's bankruptcy shortly afterward, Harris Publications in acquired the company assets at auction in August 1983, although legal murkiness and a 1998 lawsuit by Warren publisher James Warren resulted in his reacquisition of the rights to sister publications Creepy and Eerie. Harris Comics published Vampirella stories in various series and miniseries from 1991 to 2007. Harris also published Vampirella #113, a one-issue continuation of the original series, containing solely reprinted stories, in 1988. Harris Publications is the publisher of King Magazine, XXL, SLAM, Scratch, Rides, Donk, Box, and Bubbles and among other titles. ... Harris Publications is the publisher of King Magazine, XXL, SLAM Magazine, Guitar World, and Revolver, among other titles. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ...

At the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention in January 2007, Scott Licina, editor-in-chief of Fangoria Comics, announced his company had acquired the character from Harris.^[1] However, on April 30, 2007, Harris editor Bon Alimagno denied there had been such an arrangement in place and that Fangoria's claim was "not factual".^[2] Harris subsequently launched the title Vampirella Quarterly. Weekend of Horrors is a quarter-annual (with occasionally more) traveling convention which focuses on horror films. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Crystal ball, user has created future months and dates before, and been told not to (See User Talk:Jose and Ricardo). ... The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ... Categories: Disambiguation | Stub ...

Fictional character biography

Vampirella #1 (Sept. 1969). Cover art by Frank Frazetta.

Vampirella was originally presented as an inhabitant of the planet Drakulon, a world where people lived on blood and where blood flowed in rivers. Drakulon orbited twin suns, Satyr and Circe, with the former erupting at irregular intervals to destroy all life on the planet. As the effects of the explosion wane, a new civilization begins. The race of which Vampirella was born, the Vampiri, were able to transform themselves into bats at will, sprout wings when required, and drink blood. Image File history File links Vampirella1. ... Image File history File links Vampirella1. ... Frank Frazetta (born February 9, 1928) is one of the worlds most influential fantasy and science fiction artists. ...

The story begins with the inhabitants of Drakulon being destroyed slowly by Satyr's latest eruption. The last few lie dying when a spaceship from Earth crashes on the planet. Vampirella, sent to investigate, is attacked; retaliating, she discovers that the astronauts have blood in their veins. In order for her race to survive, she manages to pilot the ship back to Earth where her adventures begin. Vampirella becomes a "good" vampire, and devotes her energy to ridding our world of the homegrown "evil" kind. This article is about Earth as a planet. ...

Harris Comics revived Vampirella in the miniseries Morning In America, written by Kurt Busiek. Soon thereafter, Vampirella was established as being brainwashed by her sister and brother (in the story "Mystery Walk") and led to believe she was from the planet Drakulon. She learned that she was, in fact, the daughter of Lilith, whom popular medieval Jewish lore depicts as the first wife of Adam. Lilith would not submit before Adam and was cast out of Eden. She mated with demons in hell, giving birth to vampires who would kill the offspring of Adam and Eve on Earth. Later, she sought redemption from God and gave birth to Vampirella, whom she sent to Earth to kill all evil vampires. According to this account, Drakulon was a part of Hell where Lilith lived and ruled. Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... “Lilitu” redirects here. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Michelangelos Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel. ...

Characters

Vampirella Lives #2 (Jan. 1997), cover art by Adam Hughes.

• Vampirella

The heroine is considered a vampire, since she needs blood to survive and has many of the typical vampiric powers, including increased strength and reflexes, shapeshifting into a bat, and a mesmeric stare. She is not prone to the group's traditional weaknesses, such as daylight, holy water, garlic, or crosses. She cannot, most importantly, transform others into vampires. She does not attack people to drink their blood, except occasionally when she herself is attacked. She is almost always scantily clad in a red bikini with a white collar and wearing shiny black knee-high boots. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (474x736, 104 KB) Summary Cover to Vampirella Lives #2 by Adam Hughes, more Vampirella Covers here : http://abcovers. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (474x736, 104 KB) Summary Cover to Vampirella Lives #2 by Adam Hughes, more Vampirella Covers here : http://abcovers. ... I am Adam Hughes. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... 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. ... bikini briefs, from Roman London. ...

• Conrad van Helsing

A blind psychic and vampire hunter, he makes the substitute blood serum that keeps Vampirella's thirst under control. He was pursuing Dracula and initially tried to destroy Vampirella, believing her to be akin to that vampire lord. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. ...

• Adam van Helsing

Conrad's son, and the last of a long line of vampire hunters, he followed his father's steps and became a paranormal researcher. He is portrayed as more open-minded than his father. He believed Vampirella was not evil, and eventually he and she fell in love. Vampirella has often helped Adam in his research. Adam was killed in Vengeance of Vampirella #25

• Pendragon / Mordecai the Great

A former sorcerer, now a sideshow magician. Vampirella often traveled with him in the Warren stories.

• Madek and Magdalene

Evil brother and sister of Vampirella, who planted false memories of the planet Drakulon in Vampirella's mind. Vampirella also has a blonde twin sister, Draculina, who appeared only once, in Vampirella #2.

• Nuberus

The demon who tempted Vampirella with her true origin in order to gain access to Earth.

• Dixie Fattoni

One of two daughters of a Mafioso boss whom she was forced to kill by von Kreist; her twin sister Trixie was turned into a vampire by von Kreist's minions. Vampirella took the orphaned girl under her wing and trained her in combating vampires.

• Pantha

Initially, alien shapeshifter from Vampirella's native planet who can morph into a black panther. She is generally portrayed as more violent and feral than Vampirella. Later stories rewrote her origin to that of an ancient Egyptian cursed by the gods because of a murderous spree. She is cursed to live forever, with periods where she does not know who or what she is. A melanistic black jaguar, or black panther The black panther is the common name for a black specimen (a melanistic variant) of any of several species of cats. ...

• Lilith

Vampirella's mother. Based on the Lilith from an alternate version of the events of Genesis, she was the first wife of Adam, and the sire of demons. She sent her daughter to Earth to atone for her mistakes. Vampirella Revelations #0-3 (see Bibliography) revealed a more sinister side to her.

Bibliography

Warren Publishing

Comics magazines

• Vampirella #1-#112 (Sept. 1969 - March 1983)

Novels

• Bloodstalk
• On Alien Wings
• Deadwalk
• Blood Wedding
• Deathgame
• Snakegod

Harris Comics

Main

• Vampirella #113(1988)
• Vampirella: Morning in America
• Vampirella's Summer Nights
• Creepy 1993 Fearbook (includes Vampirella story "Bugs" by Kurt Busiek and Art Adams)
• Vampirella #1-5
• Vampirella Strikes #1-7
• Vampirella: Chains of Chaos #1-3
• Vengeance of Vampirella #1-25
• Vampirella Zero
• Vampirella: Death and Destruction #1-3
• Vampirella: Sad Wings of Destiny
• Vampirella Bloodlust #1-2
• Vampirella Lives #1-3
• Vampirella vs. Pantha
• Vampirella vs. Hemorrhage #1-3
• Vampirella Monthly #1-26, Special Issue #0
• Vampirella #1-22
• Vampirella Revelations (book 1) #0-3

• Vampirella Comics Magazine #1-10
• Vampirella Comics Magazine Special

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Manga

• Vampirella Manga 2999
• Vampirella Manga 3000
• Vampi #1-25
• Vampi Digital
• Vampi Switchblade Kiss/Dark Angel
• Vampi Vicious #1-3
• Vampi Vicious Circle #1-3
• Vampi vs. Xin #1-2

Reprints of Warren Vampirella

• Comix International #3 (late 1975) stories from #32 & #36 (April & Sept. 1974)
• Vampirella Classic #1-5
• Vampirella of Drakulon #1-5, Special Issue 0
• Vampirella Retro #1-3
• Vampirella: Silver Anniversary Collection #1-4
• Vampirella: Legendary Tales #1-2
• Vampirella: Crimson Chronicles #1-4 (trade paperbacks)

Team-ups

• Vampirella/Shadowhawk: Creatures of the Night #1-2
• Catwoman/Vampirella
• Vampirella/Wetworks
• Wetworks/Vampirella
• Vampirella/Shi
• Shi/Vampirella
• Vampirella vs. Painkiller Jane
• Vampirella/Lady Death
• Lady Death vs. Vampirella
• Lady Death vs. Vampirella II
• Purgatori vs. Vampirella
• Vampirella/Witchblade
• Vampirella/Witchblade II: Union of the Damned
• Vampirella/Witchblade III: The Feast
• The Magdalena and Vampirella
• The Magdalena and Vampirella II
• Witchblade/The Magdalena/Vampirella
• Frankenstein Mobster and Vampirella (featured as a web-comic)
• The Darkness/Vampirella

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Miscellaneous

• Vampirella Flip Book
• Vampirella Pin-up Special
• Vampirella: 25th Anniversary Special
• Vampirella/Dracula: The Centennial
• Vampirella: Julie Strain Special
• Vampirella Model Search Special
• Vampirella Crossover Gallery

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Games

• Vampirella: Hell on Earth Battlebook

Film

• Vampirella is a 1996 direct to video movie starring Talisa Soto and Roger Daltrey, and directed by Jim Wynorski.

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Live models

A variety of models have donned various versions of the trademark scanty outfit for magazine covers, posters, trading cards, and live appearances. The first model to wear the costume was Barbara Leigh on the cover of the original Warren Vampirella magazine, #67 (March 1978). Other officially licensed models have included:

• Brinke Stevens
• Julie Strain
• Cathy Christian
• Sascha Knopf
• Maria DiAngelis
• Kitana Baker

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References

• Official Site
• Grand Comics Database
• Philadelphia City Paper, Jan. 6-12,2005: "Jim Warren Meets Vampirella"
• "The Warren Magazines", by Richard J. Arndt
• The Comics Journal #253: "The Vampirella Wars"

External links

• Warren magazine cover gallery
• Vampirella at the Internet Movie Database