History ComicBook / Vampirella

* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Vampirella is notable for being one of the earliest examples of a vampire protagonist in modern fiction. She is depicted as a HumanAlien space vampire who comes from the planet Drakulon where blood is naturally occurring [[DependingOnTheWriter or she's the daughter of Lilith sent to wipe out monsterkind.]] Either way, Vampirella is a VegetarianVampire who primarily feeds on a chemistry-created blood substitute and the occasional evil doer while working to protect humankind.

* BadGirlComic: Perhaps the UrExample. The genre of scantily clad female anti-heroes fighting evil didn't really take off until UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, but Vampirella debuted in 1969. That said, [[UnbuiltTrope her original incarnation was more of a campy space adventure heroine]], with her becoming more of a DarkActionGirl ''after'' her revival in the 1990s.

** A story in her magazine had a "vegetarian vampire"...but this is a subversion of this trope, as the story played in an SF setting with intelligent plants and the guy was evil. He met the usual vampire fate - [[IncrediblyLamePun a steak through his heart.]]

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Strictly played for the lulz in "Stake Out". One SF bar buddy tells the other how they defeated the gruesome alien plant vampire (maybe [[ShaggyDogStory he made all up]]). The vampire can't be killed with a (wooden) stake. [[spoiler:So the heroes kill him with a [[IncrediblyLamePun steak]].]] At this point of the story, intergalactic policemen storm the bar. Probably it's the Creator/MontyPython "This is silly!" police.

* WouldntHitAGirl: In "Hit Six", the killer is very uncomfortable with adding a woman to his hit list. He plays stalker while trying to make his mind up, but since this is a Vampirella comic, the women are spunky and she [[IncrediblyLamePun kinda hits on him.]] Things get very turbulent quickly. [[spoiler:For once, there is no downer ending and they can admire each other [[RunningGag ankles]] happily ever after.]]

** The comic is kind of all over the place with this. In some versions Lilith is presented as a demon, in others she's just an ordinary vampire from the planet Drakulon who associated and/or mated with demons. Usually Earth vampires are a [[VampireVarietyPack different species]]. Sometimes not.

* SpreadWingsFrameShot: One of the covers for ''Vampirella: Bloodlust'' depicts Vampirella standing in front of a wall with a pair of wings made out of blood drawn on the wall behind her. Played with in that Vampi actually ''is'' a WingedHumanoid. She just hides them most of the time to appear more human.

** One of the alternative covers for issue 16 shows Vampirella in her classic outfit, except ''[[AgeWithoutYouth without]]'' her eternal youth. It's not a pretty sight.

* ArmedWithCanon: Amy Chu prefers the bonkers "Vampirella is a alien from the planet Drakulon" origin to her being the daughter of Lilith. It is her origin in the ''''Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica'' comic.

* FanDisservice: There's a sex scene between villains Von Kreist and the Blood Red Queen of Hearts, the former of whom is a rotting corpse, and the latter of whom is possessing a very fat woman.