Marvel

Blade Epic Collection: His Name Is... Blade TP

2026-10-20

Release date: 2026-10-20
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 496
Price: $54.99
Publisher: Marvel
Series: Blade Epic Collection: His Name Is... Blade TP
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First tracked: 2026-10-19
Updated: 2026-10-25

Creators

Artist Gene Colan, Rico Rival, Steve Leialoha, Tony DeZuniga

Artist, Inker Rico Rival

Artist, Penciller Gene Colan, Tony DeZuniga

Assistant Editor David Anthony Kraft, Jim Massara

Associate Editor Don McGregor, Kelly Corvese

Colorist Bob Sharen, George Roussos, Glynis Oliver, Linda Lessmann, Marie Severin, Michele Wolfman, Paty Cockrum, Petra Scotese

Consulting Editor Len Wein

Cover Inker, Cover Colorist Tom Palmer

Cover Penciller Gil Kane

Editor Carl Potts, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Roy Thomas, Terry Kavanagh

Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wacker

Inker Jack Abel, John Romita Sr., Joseph Adiletta, Rick Magyar, Rico Rival, Tom Palmer

Inker, Colorist Tom Palmer

Letterer Charlotte Jetter, Dan Crespi, Denise Wohl, Gaspar Saladino, Jean Simek, Jim Novak, Joe Rosen, John Costanza, Karen Mantlo, Marcos Pelayo, Rick Parker

Penciller Dan Green, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Malcolm Davis, P. Craig Russell, Tony DeZuniga

Story, Editor Marv Wolfman

Story, Writer Marv Wolfman

Writer Chris Claremont, Marcus McLaurin, Marv Wolfman, Roger Stern, Scott Edelman, Steve Gerber

Writer, Editor Marv Wolfman

Characters

Asti Supporting
Aurora Rabinowitz Supporting
Blade Main
Captain Marvel Cameo
Clea Strange Supporting
Clifton Graves Supporting
Dai Thomas Supporting
Deacon Frost Main
Doctor Strange Main
Domini Supporting
Edith Harker Supporting
Frank Drake Main
G'uranthic Guardian Cameo
Hannibal King Main
Harold H. Harold Supporting
Jamal Afari Supporting
Jessica Drew Supporting
Kate Fraser Supporting
Lilith Drake Cameo
Lucas Brand Cameo
Morgana Blessing Cameo
Quincy Harker Main
Rachel van Helsing Main
Rahl Supporting
Safron Caulder Main
Sara Wolfe Supporting
Scarlet Witch Cameo
She-Hulk Cameo
Shiela Whittier Supporting
Shroud Supporting
Son of Satan Supporting
Starfox Cameo
Sun Supporting
Taj Nital Supporting
Tigra Cameo
Vanessa Brooks Supporting
Vlad Dracula Main
Wasp Cameo
Wong Supporting

Description

Volume #1 in the Blade Epic Collections Read the stories that created the legend! Blade burst onto 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. He immediately raised the stakes in Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's TOMB OF DRACULA, bringing unstoppable determination as he hunted the vampire who killed his mother – and dispatching a few others along the way. This Epic Collection presents Blade's complete early adventures – from his influential role in TOMB OF DRACULA and his 1970s solo stories in Marvel's black-and-white magazine titles to his final vengeance on Deacon Frost and his 1980s collaboration with Doctor Strange to end the vampire menace once and for all! COLLECTING: Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #51, #58; Fear (1970) #24; Marvel Preview (1975) #3; Doctor Strange (1974) #61-62, #67; material from Tomb of Dracula (1972) #17-19, #21, #44-50, #52-53; Vampire Tales (1973) #8-9; Marvel Preview (1975) #8; Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #64