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VladTcpes Dracula was boru in 1430 in Schassberg, Trausvlvania.The tollowing ycar his fathcr. theTransylvanian noblemanVlad Dracul, becamc prince of ncarby Wallachia. Dracula s fathcr was latcr assassinated by othcrTransylyanians. Dracula ncverthcless went through with the marriage his father had arranged with Zofia, a Hungarian noblewoman After the birth of their daughter, Dracula put an end to their marriage. Zofia committed suicidc; ber daughter would become the yampircss Lili ih.

THEIMPALER

Dracula regained the thronc ołWallachia in 1456. and lud thosc rcsponsible lor his father s assassm.uion impaled. I le thcn fought a war with theTurks.during which he impaled huge munbers of thein. I lence Dracula bccame known as“Vlad the Impaler" Dracula married lns second wite. Maria, who borę him a son,VladTepelus In 1459, Dracula was dofeated in battle by theTurkisli warlord Turac. who mortalk woundcd him. lurac took Dracula to the gvps> liealer Lianda. who prowd to l>c a \ampiress and bit and killed I >racula. transforming him imo a vampire.

After Turac niurdered Maria. Dracula siew him and tumed his łonVlad lepelus mer to the care of gypsics. B\ deleuting the \ampirc Nnnrod. I>r.u'ula took Ins place as the ruler ol I.arth s vampires. The eldest eampirc on Larth.Yarnae. enhanced I )r.u ula s blood with his own before killing lumsell As a rosult 1 )racula became the most powcrtiil vampirc on tlie planet

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FIRST APPEARANCE

Tomb of Dracula # 1 (Apnl 1972)

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PRACULA:

THE VAM PI RE HUNTERS

In 1K9<* Dracula employed Bntisli sohcitor Jonathan Harker to bu\ Carfa\ Abbcy m England. Moving there. Dracula attacked ł larkers liam ee Mina Murray. Yampire hunter Abraham Van I lelsing intervened and led the pursuit of Dracula toTramylyauia. wherc Van Hekings alhes impaled the vampire. Howeser. Dracula lus repeatedk returned łrom reul or agarem death.and he has continued to menace humamt\ mto the 21st centurv

In rccent vears. I )racuL s nemeses were a team led b\ Jonathan Ilarkers son. Quincy Antong his allies were RachelV\\

1 Illsjm.. Abraham s descendant; Drąc ula s own descendant Fiank Draki; and the campire hunter Bladł. Quincy H \rkik and RachelVan Heking have tfied. but Drakę and Blade contmue the hunt Dracula has ako battled such adcersanes as Dtx tor Si ramol. the sampire detectivx*

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ESSENTIAL STORYLINES

• Dracula Lives a2-3

•    Tomb of Dracula #45-59

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•    Tomb of Dracula #64-70

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