History ComicBook / TheTombOfDracula

''The Tomb of Dracula'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] horror comic book from Marvel. It follows Count {{Dracula}}'s exploits throughout Europe and America as he tries out various evil schemes while fighting with vampire hunters and various monsters. The series is most well known today for introducing vampire hunter Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Comicbook/{{Blade}}. Most issues were drawn by Gene Colan and written by Marv Wolfman.

The first volume of the series ran for over seventy issues in the seventies. After its cancellation in '79, it was immediately followed by a black and white volume 2 that only had six issues. A SpinOff series named ''Comicbook/DraculaLives'' ran alongside the main book for twelve issues (and one annual issue of reprinted stories).

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[Comicbook/{{Apocalypse}} Apocalypse]] despite Dracula's best efforts.

* BreakoutCharacter: Comicbook/{{Blade}}, who went to become one of the most recognized vampire hunters in Marvel universe, and whose [[Film/{{Blade}} feature film]] helped to bring superhero movies back to public consciousness.

* ContinuityNod: When Dracula fights the [[RefugeeFromTVLand literary version]] of FrankensteinsMonster, he mentions his fight against "the real one" from the pages of ''Comicbook/TheFrankensteinMonster''.

* EvilVsEvil: Dracula will often fight other monsters/villains on his own or by teaming up with the hunters that challenge him or he deems a threat to his plans.
* FlayingAlive: Dracula rips the skin off from strip club guard's head in the 1991 miniseries.

* GodGuise: One major story arc started as a result of Count Dracula appearing before a Satanic cult preparing a sacrifice to give to their dark master. Afterwards, Dracula says that he is in fact the Devil, and that the cult should serve him.

* InterruptedSuicide: After the death of vampirized Jeanie, Frank attempts to kill himself by jumping off from a bridge. However, Rachel and Taj stop him.

* OffWithHisHead: When Smirnoff confronts Dracula to turn him into a vampire in the 90's miniseries, Dracula simply rips off his head and kicks it away like a football.

* PhlebotinumOverload: How Dracula is defeated in 90's miniseries.

* TimeTravel: The black surfaced mirror that appears in the early issues has the power to send its user back in time when proper incantations are used. Dracula attempts to kill Professor Van Helsing in the past through it.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: One anthology issue featured a short story where a man tricks Dracula to help him to end his immortality.

** In ''The Savage Return of Dracula'', an unconscious Jeanie is left as bait on a bed in Castle Dracula, a crucifix around her neck to protect her. Dracula returns from a hunt and finds her in one of his rooms. He attempts to attack her when Frank counterattacks, [[spoiler: but he is overpowered and left for dead. Jeanie awakens and Dracula hypnotizes her to throw away the cross. Defenseless, Dracula drains her dry]].

* BroughtDownToNormal: Satan turns Dracula back to human as a punishment for bringing Janus, a creature of both Heaven and Hell, in to the world. It actually lasted a good 10 issues.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Dracula actually does have some degree of standards. He saves a woman from a rapist, and helped a woman get revenge on her murderous husband by making her into a vampire, healing her injuries in the process. He also expressed disgust when a father killed his wife for obscenely petty reasons.

* RoleCalled: The title was extended into ''The Tomb of Dracula: Lord of Vampires!'' halfway through during the book's run in seventies (which also throws in an ExcitedShowTitle for good measure).

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* ItsAllAboutMe: In one issue, Dracula reminisces about the time he spoke with a [[ChildrenAreInnocent perfectly charming little girl]] who displayed no fear whatsoever of him. He enters her home with her permission to meet the parents of such a delightful child, and finds her parents are a pair of jerks [[TooDumbToLive who insult Dracula]]. [[KillEmAll The expected happens]] and Dracula tells the girl that he 'liberated' her from these oafs. The weeping child curses him and a miffed Dracula walks off, musing sourly on humanity's ingratitude and how [[MoralMyopia he's had such a trying day]].

* SkunkStripe: One-time villain Mrs. Strangway has a white stripe in her hair.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Happens to Frank's girlfriend Jeanie early on. The same fate later befalls [[spoiler:Quincy's daughter Edith]].

* CanonDiscontinuity: The 90s miniseries, which events are ignored by subsequent stories set in Marvel universe.

''The Tomb of Dracula'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] horror comic book from Marvel. It follows Count {{Dracula}}'s exploits throughout Europe and America as he tries out various evil schemes while fighting with vampire hunters and various monsters. The series is most well known today for introducing vampire Hunter Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Comicbook/{{Blade}}. Most issues were drawn by Gene Colan and written by Marv Wolfman.

''The Tomb of Dracula'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] horror comic book from Marvel. It follows Count {{Dracula}}'s exploits throughout Europe and America as he tries out various evil schemes while fighting with vampire hunters and various monsters. Most issues were drawn by Gene Colan and written by Marv Wolfman.

There have also been two four-issue miniseries bearing the book's name afterwards; a DarkerAndEdgier tale titled ''Day of Blood! Night of Redemption!'' in 1991 (which resides in its own continuity) and the other one in 2004, which was mostly to show how badass Comicbook/{{Blade}} can be. Dracula himself is still a recurring villain in the Marvel Universe.

''The Tomb of Dracula'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] horror comic book from Marvel. It follows Count {{Dracula}}'s exploits throughout Europe and America as he tries out various evil schemes while fighting with vampire hunters and various monsters.

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* AllHallowsEve: After his death in the middle of the series, Dracula is resurrected on Halloween.

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* UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard: Featured on some of the issues set in England.

* SkunkStripe: One-time villain Mrs. Strangway has a white stripe on her hair.
* SmiteMeOhMightySmiter: After [[spoiler:his son's death]], Dracula climbs up a skyscraper to [[ClifftopCaterwauling scream his plea of death to the heavens]].

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Happens to Frank's girlfriend Jeanie early on. The same fate later falls on [[spoiler:Quincy's daughter Edith]].
* SummonBiggerFish: The satanists try to summon a big monster to kill Dracula, [[spoiler:what they get is the ComicBook/SilverSurfer.]]

** Dracula at times mentions want to take over the world by placing vampires at the top with himself as the Lord of Vampires ruling. This is more of a long-term deal since he only takes a step every now and then such as creating a few new vampires or enslaving someone who might be useful later. He spends most of his time fighting threats to himself such as hunters or other villains.

* TimeTravel: The black surfaced mirror that appears in the early issues has the power to send its user back in time when proper incantations are used. Dracula attempts to kill professor Van Helsing in the past through it.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: Angry mob from a village near Dracula's castle burn the place down in the first issue.

* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Drake hits Dracula in throat with a stake in the 90's miniseries.

* MustBeInvited: True to the legends, vampires can't enter inside someone's home unless they are invited. If in a hurry, Dracula would bypass this by [[SuperWindowJump crashing through a window]].

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: One issue has Dracula hypnotizing bunch of children to attack the vampire hunters.

* PluckyComicRelief: When the action moves to Boston, we're introduced to bumbling novelist Harold Harold and his [[TheDitz ditzy]] co-worker Aurora.

* BigNo: Cried out every now and then. First example being Clifton's reaction when he sees freshly resurrected Dracula in the first issue.

* TimeTravel: The black surfaced mirror that appears in the early issues has the power to send its user back in time when proper incantations are used. Dracula attempts to kill professor Van Helsing in past through it.

* ThrillerOnTheExpress: One of the issues has Dracula on-board a train, along with his chasers and (at the the moment) an unknown third party who thinks they are after them.