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Tomb of Dracula #1

Marvel ⋅ 1972

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Tomb of Dracula #1
 
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1st appearance of Dracula, created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan, inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic character

1st appearance of Van Helsing

1st appearance of Frank Drake, a descendant of Dracula

Giant-Size Chillers: Dracula #1

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Giant-Size Chillers: Dracula #1
 
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1st appearance of Lilith, the daughter of Dracula

[April 2023 - unconfirmed speculation Mia Goth will portray Lilith in the Blade movie]

Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers / X-Men: Judgment Day #1

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers / X-Men: Judgment Day #1
 
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1st appearance of Bloodline, Brielle, the daughter of Blade

[September 2022 - an insider source informs us that the Blade movie will be a hand-off film to a younger character]

Creatures on the Loose #30

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Creatures on the Loose #30
 
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Solo stories featuring Man-Wolf begin

1st appearance of Agent Simon Stroud

Tomb of Dracula #3

Marvel ⋅ 1972

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Tomb of Dracula #3
 
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1st appearance of Rachel Van Helsing

1st appearance of Taj Nital

[January 2022 - unconfirmed rumor Taj to appear in the Blade film]

Captain Britain and MI 13 #1

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Captain Britain and MI 13 #1
 
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1st appearance of Dr Faiza Hussain, later becomes Excalibur

Captain Britain joins MI:13

Spitfire joins MI:13

[January 2022 - Faiza rumored for Blade / September 2022 - an inside source strongly believes this character has already been cast]

Blade: The Vampire Hunter #7

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Blade: The Vampire Hunter #7
 
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Cover art featuring Deacon Frost, the vampire responsible for the creation of Blade

Bloodstone #1

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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Bloodstone #1
 
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1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone, daughter and successor of the famous monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone

1st appearance of Nosferatu in the Marvel Universe

[November 2023 - a Bloodstone project is rumored to be in development]

Blade Sins of the Father #1

Photo Cover ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Blade Sins of the Father #1
 
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Promotional one-shot given away exclusively at theaters for the Blade movie

Approximately 2,000 copies printed

Blade: Vampire Hunter #1

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Blade: Vampire Hunter #1
 
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Variant cover art by Bart Sears

Castle of Horror #2

Portman ⋅ 1978

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Castle of Horror #2
 
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Reprint of Vampire Tales #8, origin of Blade

Reprint of the Amazing Spider-Man #102, origin of Morbius

Value unknown

Tomb of Dracula #45

Marvel ⋅ 1976

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Tomb of Dracula #45
 
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1st full appearance of Deacon Frost, the vampire that caused Blade’s creation

1st appearance of Domini, the bride of Dracula

1st team appearance of the Church of the Damned

Tomb of Dracula #10

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Tomb of Dracula #10
 
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1st appearance of Blade

Strikeforce #1

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Strikeforce #1
 
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1st team appearance of Strikeforce: Angela, Blade, The Winter Soldier, Spider-Woman, Wiccan, Spectrum, Daimon Hellstrom

1st appearance of Count Ophidian and the Vridai

Blade: The Vampire Hunter #8

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Blade: The Vampire Hunter #8
 
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Cover art featuring Blade and Morbius

Blade: The Vampire Hunter #10

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Blade: The Vampire Hunter #10
 
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Scarce, final issue featuring a cover appearance by Dracula

Wolverine vs. Blade #1
Non-Key

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Wolverine vs. Blade #1
 
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One-shot featuring Wolverine vs Blade

Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

Comic Reader #95

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1973

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Comic Reader #95
 
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Preview of Blade on an image of the Tomb of Dracula #10 cover

Spirits of Vengeance #1

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Spirits of Vengeance #1
 
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1st team appearance of a new Spirits of Vengeance: Ghost Rider(Johnny Blaze), Daimon Helstrom, Satana, and Blade

Avengers #12

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Avengers #12
 
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1st team appearance of the Agents of Wakanda: Black Panther, American Eagle, Fat Cobra, Dr. Nemesis, Ka-Zar and Zabu, Gorilla Man, Odin, Wasp, Okoye and Rosalind Solomon

1st cameo appearance of Shadow Colonel, later revealed to be Xarus

Blade joins the Avengers

Captain Britain and MI 13 #5

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Captain Britain and MI 13 #5
 
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Blade joins MI 13

Vampire Tales #8

Curtis ⋅ 1974

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Vampire Tales #8
 
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First solo story featuring Blade

Blade: The Vampire Hunter #1

Marvel ⋅ 1994

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Blade: The Vampire Hunter #1
 
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First solo titled series featuring Blade

Tomb of Dracula #58

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Tomb of Dracula #58
 
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Solo Blade issue

Tomb of Dracula #19

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Tomb of Dracula #19
 
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Blade discovers he is immune to vampirism because he is part vampire

Tomb of Dracula #17

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Tomb of Dracula #17
 
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Blade is bitten by Dracula

Tomb of Dracula #13

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Tomb of Dracula #13
 
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3rd appearance and origin of Blade

1st cameo appearance of Deacon Frost, the vampire who bit Blade's mother as she gave birth

Tomb of Dracula #25

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Tomb of Dracula #25
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hannibal King, a detective and a vampire, ally of Blade

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #49 - Odin

Marvel Preview #3

Curtis ⋅ 1975

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Marvel Preview #3
 
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1st appearance of Afari, Blade's vampire mentor

1st appearance of Dai Thomas, a detective who specializes in magic and paranormal activities

Origin of Blade, how he met Safron Caulder, the mother of his daughter Brielle

[May 2023 - Afari rumored for Blade to be depicted by Saul Williams]

Mighty Avengers #4

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Mighty Avengers #4
 
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1st appearance of the fourth Ronin, later revealed to be Blade

1st appearance of Jason Quantrell, later becomes the avatar of the Beyond Corporation

Mighty Avengers #9

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Mighty Avengers #9
 
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Blade reveals himself to be the fourth to wear the Ronin costume

1st appearance of Evald Skorpion who is later turned into Neohedron by The Maker

1st full appearance of Kevin Brashear, eldest son of the Blue Marvel

Tomb of Dracula #12

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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Tomb of Dracula #12
 
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2nd appearance of Blade

1st appearance of Safron Caulder, the girlfriend of Blade and mother of Brielle

Fear (Adventure Into) #24

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Fear (Adventure Into) #24
 
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First appearance of Blade outside of Tomb of Dracula

First meeting of Blade and Morbius

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