Dracula is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is based on the vampire Count Dracula from the novel of the same name by author Bram Stoker. After the initial run of the series The Tomb of Dracula, the character has been depicted primarily as an antagonist to superheroes in the Marvel Universe.
The cover of The Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #1 (April 1972), in which Gerry Conway and Gene Nolan's iteration of Bram Stoker's character made his debut. Cover by Neal Adams.
Count Dracula, as drawn by artist Gene Colan of The Tomb of Dracula series, paying homage to a scene from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
Dracula attempting to vampirize Rachel van Helsing, from The Tomb of Dracula (vol. 1) #40 (Jan. 1986). Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer.
The Tomb of Dracula is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The 70-issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces. On rare occasions, Dracula would work with these vampire hunters against a common threat or battle other supernatural threats on his own, but more often than not, he was the antagonist rather than protagonist. In addition to his supernatural battles in this series, Marvel's Dracula often served as a supervillain to other characters in the Marvel Universe, battling the likes of Blade the Vampire Slayer, Spider-Man, the Werewolf, the X-Men, Howard the Duck, and the licensed Robert E. Howard character Solomon Kane.
The Tomb of Dracula #1 (April 1972) Cover art by Neal Adams
Dracula attempting to "vampirize" Rachel van Helsing in The Tomb of Dracula #40 (January 1976). Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer.