Vampirella is a vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine Vampirella #1, a sister publication of Creepy and Eerie.
Vampirella #1 (September 1969). Cover art by Frank Frazetta
Forrest James Ackerman was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a prominent advocate of the Esperanto language; and one of the world's most avid collectors of genre books and film memorabilia. He was based in Los Angeles, California.
Ackerman in 1965
Ackerman and Morojo at the 1st Worldcon (1939, NYC), in the "futuristicostumes" she created for them
Letting a fan try on the cape worn by Bela Lugosi in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957, directed by Ed Wood)
Forrest J Ackerman at the Ackermansion