Blade: The Early Years Omnibus
Part of the Marvel Omnibus guide — every release, in reading order
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!
1 printing · 3 variants · 2023
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Standard Cover — David Wilkins
ISBN: 978-1302950231
November 15, 2023
$100.00
Direct Market Cover — Gray Morrow
ISBN: 978-1302950248
November 15, 2023
$100.00
Direct Market Cover — Gil Kane & Tom Palmer
ISBN: 978-1302952440
November 15, 2023
$100.00
Also collected in
66% of this book is also in other books we catalog.
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus Vol. 122% of this bookTomb of Dracula (1972) #10, 12–14, 17–19, 21, 24, 30
Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus13% of this bookTomb of Dracula (1972) #10 · Fear (1970) #24 · Vampire Tales (1973) #8–9 · Marvel Preview (1975) #3, 8Werewolf By Night Omnibus5% of this bookTomb of Dracula (1972) #17–183 more books share a few stories
Adventure Into Fear Omnibus · 2% of this book
Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1 · 2% of this book
Morbius the Living Vampire Omnibus · 2% of this book
Creators
click a creator to highlightWriterMarv Wolfman +4
PencilerGene Colan +17
InkerTom Palmer +18
ColoristTom Palmer +15
LettererJohn Costanza +15
Percentages may exceed 100% when multiple creators share a role on the same issue.
Issues (37)
Unverified order1. #10 Tomb of Dracula (1972)1pp
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"His Name Is...Blade!"20pp
2. #12 Tomb of Dracula (1972)21pp
🖼️Cover — Frank Brunner · 1pp
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"More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel! (Or: Savage Tales Is Alive and Well and Living in a Suburb Outside Cimmeria!) [Column]"1pp
3. #13 Tomb of Dracula (1972)21pp
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4. #14 Tomb of Dracula (1972)20pp
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5. #24 Tomb of Dracula (1972)21pp
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6. #30 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
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7. #41 Tomb of Dracula (1972)20pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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"A Jovial Jamboree of Jaunty Jingles and Jesting Jabs Jury-Rigged to Jettison Your Jim-Jams! [Column]"1pp
8. #42 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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"Mighty Marvel Checklist [Column]"1pp
"A Kaleidoscope of Kinetic Kibitzing and Kooky Kommentary Kenned to Kindle Your Karma! [Column]"1pp
9. #43 Tomb of Dracula (1972)18pp
🖼️Cover — Bernie Wrightson · 1pp
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10. #45 Tomb of Dracula (1972)18pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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11. #51 Tomb of Dracula (1972)18pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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"Tomes to the Tomb! [Letters]"1pp
"A Testament to Tapestries Tempestuous, Tales Titanic, and Tableaux Treasured! [Column]"1pp
12. #53 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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"Of Vainglorious Vampires, Vanquished Villains, and Valiant Victors! [Column]"1pp
13. #58 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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14. #17 Tomb of Dracula (1972)20pp
🖼️Cover — Gil Kane · 1pp
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"Tomes to the Tomb! [Letters]"1pp
"Plaudits, Pronouncements, and Just Plain Plugs — Pontifically Presented! [Column]"1pp
15. #18 Tomb of Dracula (1972)20pp
🖼️Cover — Gil Kane · 1pp
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"Tomes to the Tomb! [Letters]"1pp
16. #19 Tomb of Dracula (1972)20pp
🖼️Cover — Gil Kane · 1pp
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"Tomes to the Tomb! [Letters]"1pp
17. #21 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
🖼️Cover — John Romita · 1pp
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"Tomes to the Tomb! [Letters]"2pp
18. #44 Tomb of Dracula (1972)18pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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19. #46 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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20. #47 Tomb of Dracula (1972)18pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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21. #48 Tomb of Dracula (1972)3pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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"A Song for Marianne!"12pp
"Tomes to the Tomb! [Letters]"1pp
"Lost: One Vampire!"3pp
"A Quaff of Quixotic Quips to Quench Your Quakes and Quandaries! [Column]"1pp
22. #49 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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"A Ragbag of Riotous Repartee for Our Resplendently Rarefied Readers! [Column]"1pp
23. #50 Tomb of Dracula (1972)18pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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"Tomes to the Tomb! [Letters]"1pp
"A Scientillating Soliloquy of Stunning Stories, Sagacious Sagas, and Senses-Shattering Super-Heroes! [Column]"1pp
24. #52 Tomb of Dracula (1972)19pp
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"Of Ugsome Usurpers, Utopic Uncos, and Unearthly Utterances! [Column]"1pp
25. #3 Marvel Preview (1975)57pp
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"Blade [Illustration]"1pp
"A Short Picto-History of Blade"2pp
"Stan Lee Presents Blade the Vampire-Slayer [Credits]"1pp
26. #24 Fear (1970)21pp
🖼️Cover — Gil Kane · 1pp
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27. #8 Vampire Tales (1973)12pp
🖼️Cover — José Antonio Domingo · 1pp
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"The Heart Devourer"1pp
"High Midnight"19pp
"Vampire Mails [Letters]"2pp
"The Vendetta"6pp
"The Inheritance"10pp
28. #9 Vampire Tales (1973)13pp
🖼️Cover — Martí Ripoll · 1pp
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"The Vampire of the Inn"1pp
"Vampire Mails [Letters]"2pp
"Blood Lunge"5pp
"The Bleeding Time"10pp
"Blood Stalker!"9pp
"Shards of a Crystal Rainbow"7pp
"The Marvel Bullpen Page Goes Black and White and Read All Over [Column]"1pp
29. #8 Marvel Preview (1975)7pp
🖼️Cover — Ken Barr · 1pp
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"Man-Thing [Illustration]"1pp
"The Madman of Mansion Slade"21pp
"The Reality Manipulators"11pp
"Curse of Anubis!"10pp
"Preview Review [Letters]"2pp
"Stan Lee Presents The Legion of Monsters [Credits]"1pp
"The Man-God Conspiracy!"1pp
"Monsters Unleashed---Again"5pp
30. #64 Marvel Comics Presents (1988)10pp
🖼️Cover — Mike Thomas · 2pp
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"Acts of Vengeance Part One: Ghosts of the Past"8pp
"Vandals of the Heart! Chapter 5: Injuries"8pp
"Deadly Dimensions Part 1: Common Sense!"8pp
"Marvel Readers Present [Letters]"1pp
"Marvel Comics Presents [Credits]"1pp
31. #61 Doctor Strange (1974)23pp
🖼️Cover — Frank Cirocco · 1pp
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32. #62 Doctor Strange (1974)23pp
🖼️Cover — Steve Leialoha · 1pp
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33. #67 Doctor Strange (1974)23pp
🖼️Cover — Steve Leialoha · 1pp
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34. #1 Tomb of Dracula (1991)45pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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35. #2 Tomb of Dracula (1991)45pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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36. #3 Tomb of Dracula (1991)45pp
🖼️Cover — Gene Colan · 1pp
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37. #4 Tomb of Dracula (1991)46pp
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