Dracula is the title of several Marvel Comics comic books starring the titular Dracula.
Marvel's Dracula is Vlad the Impaler himself, turned into a vampire after one fateful battle in 15th century. He is the Lord of Vampires and serves as primary antagonist to more supernatural oriented characters. His outside appearances vary by the timeline from his initial Classical Movie Vampire in the seventies to a "modern" long-haired Walking Shirtless Scene in 00s to an armor-clad warrior.
Dracula provides examples of:
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In general
- Breakout Character: Blade, who went to become one of the most recognized vampire hunters in Marvel universe, and whose feature film helped to bring superhero movies back to public consciousness.
- Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: Dracula's appearance was originally modelled after Jack Palance, who did play Dracula in a movie
after the comic had started. - Cool vs. Awesome: A number of the fights pit Dracula against other famous Marvel characters for no other reason then it sounding cool. Dracula vs the Silver Surfer is the best example.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: After his initial defeat in The Tomb of Dracula, Doctor Sun later went on to bedevil Nova and the Fantastic Four.
Ongoing series
Tomb of Dracula Vol 1 (1972–1979)
Tomb of Dracula Vol 2 (1979–1980)
- What Happened to the Mouse?: "And From Order There Will Come Chaos," a story in the second series, involves Dracula developing a mutually damaging psychic connection with the daughter of a woman Drake and Rachel saved from him about fifteen years ago. The girl's half-brother is a notable character early on but then inexplicably vanishes from the story while his mother and stepfather remain prominent.
Tomb of Dracula Vol 3 (1991–1992)
- Breaking and Bloodsucking: In the 90's miniseries, Lila has locked herself in her dorm and lies in bed mourning the death of her girlfriend. Dracula slips through her door as a mist and she's terrified because she recognizes him and had seen him kill before. A moment later his shirt comes off and his raw, primal sex appeal overpowers both her fear and her protests of being lesbian. He feeds during sex dooming her to become his obsessed slave.
- Canon Discontinuity: The 90s miniseries, whose events are ignored by subsequent stories set in Marvel universe.
- Flaying Alive: Dracula rips the skin off a strip club guard's head in the 1991 miniseries.
- Impromptu Tracheotomy: Drake hits Dracula in the throat with a stake in the 90's miniseries.
- Man on Fire: One woman is burned to death in the 90's miniseries.
- Phlebotinum Overload: How Dracula is defeated in 90s miniseries.
Tomb of Dracula Vol 4 (2004–2005)
Tomb of Dracula Presents: Throne of Blood (2011)
What If...? Dark: Tomb of Dracula (2023)
Limited series
Dracula Vol 1 (1973)
Dracula Lives Vol 1 (1974–1975)
See Dracula Lives!
Giant-Size Dracula Vol 1 (1974–1975)
Dracula: Lord of the Undead Vol 1 (1998)
Stoker's Dracula Vol 1 (2004–2005)
X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula Vol 1 (2006)
- Always Someone Better: Apocalypse despite Dracula's best efforts.
Fear Itself: Hulk vs. Dracula Vol 1 (2011)
See Fear Itself
Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet Vol 1 (2014)
Dracula: Blood Hunt Vol 1 (2024–...)
See Blood Hunt
