Blade hit the comics scene in the 1970s - a time when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes who defied authority. Blade immediately changed the stakes of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's TOMB OF DRACULA, bringing a sense of unstoppable determination as he pursued Deacon Frost, the vampire who killed his mother. And if a few other vampires died along the way, all the better! This Omnibus collects, for the first time, Blade's complete early adventures: from his influential role in TOMB OF DRACULA to his 1970s solo stories and his climactic battle against Dracula alongside Doctor Strange! Collecting Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53 and #58; Marvel Preview #3; Fear #24; and Doctor Strange (1974) #61-62 and #67 - plus material from Tomb of Dracula (1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50 and #52; Vampire Tales #8-9; Marvel Preview #8; and Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #64.
Relive the adventures of Marvel's half-vampire monster slayer - the man called Blade! In his deadly debut, Blade becomes immortal enemies with the biggest bloodsucker of all - Dracula himself! The stakes get higher when Blade's girlfriend is targeted by vampires! For Blade and Safron, love definitely hurts! Then, Blade heads to New Orleans to take on the city's new crime boss - one that just happens to be the vampire that killed his mother! Deacon Frost isn't the only thing giving Blade the blues - there's some bad Voodoo going down. Good thing Blade knows a Brother who can help with that! Get ready for Blade's sensational new series with four key stories that give you the lowdown on the Daywalker! Collecting Tomb Of Dracula (1972) #10, #24 and #58; and Blade: Crescent City Blues.
The Curse of Dracula is back in this deluxe new hardcover edition! A mysterious, charismatic figure is moving amongst the circles of San Francisco's political elite. When Jonathan Van Helsing and his team of vampire hunters come to town investigating a string of grisly murders, they know it's only a matter of time before they come face to face with the master of the dark! Previously unseen sketches by the legendary Gene Colan! [(W) Marv Wolfman (A) Gene Colan (CA) Dave Stewart]
A classic collection of rare stories featuring the original Guardians of the Galaxy! Welcome to the 31st century! A thousand years from now, Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex and Charlie-27 - the original Guardians of the Galaxy - rise to retake the Solar System from reptilian raiders! But they need a little help from the greatest heroes of the present dayand soon Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Thing, the Hulk and more will join the Guardians in the future's greatest war! Then, as the Guardians help society rebuild, threats arise from two worlds: one of them living, the other gone mad! The Guardians meet the flame-haired Nikki and the mysterious, all-knowing Starhawk, and the team will face a baptism of fire! Plus: Thor lends a hand against the all-powerful man-machine called Korvac! Collecting: Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #18, Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #4-5, Giant-Size Defenders (1974) #5, Defenders (1972) #26-29, Marvel Presents (1975) #3-12, Thor Annual (1966) #6
Dracula's reign of terror continues, brought to you by the fan-favorite creative team of Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer! While being pursued by Frank Drake, Rachel Van Helsing and Taj Nital, the King of the Vampires draws attention from other parties - including Jack Russell, the Werewolf by Night! What unexpected role has Dracula played in the family history of Marvel's most famous werewolf? And it's not just vampire hunters that Dracula must worry about in his pursuit of power: The Count has his hands full with other members of his bloodthirsty brethren, not to mention the inimitable super villain Doctor Sun! Also featuring the dire secrets of the Darkhold and the origin of Blade: Vampire Hunter! Collecting Tomb of Dracula (1972) #12-22, Werewolf By Night (1972) #15, Giant-Size Spider-Man #1 and material from Dracula Lives #4 and #6. [(W) Marv Wolfman; Marvel Various (A) Gene Colan; Marvel Various (CA) Gil Kane]
Watch the skies - Captain Marvel, the space-born super hero, is coming! Branded a traitor to the alien Kree race for defending the natives of Earth, Captain Mar-Vell assumes the human identity of Walter Lawson and becomes our planet's protector against an awesome array of interstellar enemies! The massive Sentry #459, the savage Super-Skrull, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner and Quasimodo the Living Computer all wage war against Captain Marvel here in his very first adventures! There's plenty of drama as well, with Kree medic Una and Earth's own Carol Danvers both catching the Captain's eye. Crafted by top talents of the Marvel Age, this one's certifiably out of this world! Collecting Marvel Super Heroes (1967) #12-13, Captain Marvel (1968) #1-7 and material from Not Brand Echh #9.
Star-Lord soars back into action in his second collection of scintillating seventies sci-fi! When Star-Lord is shot down and crashes on a desert planet, Ship must take human form to save his life - but can the two rescue an alien god from space pirates? An unimaginably powerful alien race has destroyed an innocent, inhabited world - and Star-Lord must find a way to stop them from targeting a second! When Star-Lord is sucked through a wormhole onto a gigantic, centuries-old space ark, can he learn the inhabitants' true agenda before Earth is overrun? Collecting material from Marvel Preview #14-15 and Marvel Super Special #10. [Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & DOUG MOENCH / Penciled by CARMINE INFANTINO & GENE COLAN / Cover by STE]
Dracula rises as comic book giants Gerry Conway and Gene Colan begin an epic reinvention of the Lord of Vampires in the Mighty Marvel Manner! When Frank Drake, descendant of the fabled Count Dracula, inherits a certain Transylvanian castle, he journeys there with his girlfriend, Jeanie, and his jealous friend, Clifton. Ignoring warnings from locals to turn away, they enter Castle Dracula - and set in motion the nightmarish return of its one, true owner! Not everybody will survive the night... TOMB OF DRACULA is revered as one of the finest horror comics of the 1970s, and it all began with this blood-curdling premiere issue! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting Tomb of Dracula (1972) #1. [(W) Gerry Conway (A) Gene Colan (CA) Neal Adams]
Experience Dracula's terrifying return in this lavishly illustrated tale of horror! Supernatural dream team Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Al Williamson reopen the Tomb of Dracula in this prestige-format series for Marvel's Epic imprint - collected for the first time! Dracula is dead - but his last living descendant, Frank Drake, is being manipulated by a shadowy occult investigator who plans to revive the lord of the vampires! But when Dracula comes roaring back to life, can Blade the Vampire Hunter be far behind? The vampire king is once again free to stalk the Earth, but the world has changed much in his absence. As Dracula targets Frank's wife and concocts a gruesome scheme to obtain power via human sacrifice, can Drake, Blade and their ragtag band return him to his eternal grave? Collecting Tomb of Dracula (1991) #1-4.
