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Blade

Eric Brooks

513 appearancesSince 1973

Blade first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #10 (1973-07), published by Marvel. 513 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Eric Brooks

Character history

Key issues

4 issues

Tomb of Dracula
#10
first appearance
1973-07-00
Tomb of Dracula
#49
death
1976-10-00
Nightstalkers
#10
death
1993-08-00
Ultimate Avengers
#16
origin retold
2011-01-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Tomb of Dracula
1972–1979
29 issues →
Nightstalkers
1992–1994
18 issues →
Avengers
2018–2023
17 issues →

Blade cover

Blade

2006–2007

12 issues →

DLCape Archive 1974

Dracula Lives

1974–1976

11 issues →

CBACape Archive 2008

Captain Britain and MI13

2008–2009

11 issues →

BTVCape Archive 1994

Blade: The Vampire-Hunter

1994–1995

10 issues →

MCPCape Archive 2007

Marvel Comics Presents

2007–2008

7 issues →

Avengers by Jason Aaron cover

Avengers by Jason Aaron

2018–

7 issues →

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme cover

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme

1988–1996

6 issues →

Midnight Sons Unlimited cover

Midnight Sons Unlimited

1993–1995

6 issues →

BVHCape Archive 1999

Blade: Vampire Hunter

1999–2000

6 issues →

BCape Archive 2002

Blade

2002–2002

6 issues →

Ultimate Avengers cover

Ultimate Avengers

2009–2011

6 issues →

Mighty Avengers cover

Mighty Avengers

2013–2014

6 issues →

Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates cover

Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates

2011–2011

5 issues →

TODCape Archive 2017

Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection

2017–

5 issues →

SOVCape Archive 2017

Spirits of Vengeance

2017–2018

5 issues →

War of the Realms cover

War of the Realms

2019–2019

5 issues →

Dark Ages cover

Dark Ages

2021–2022

5 issues →

Midnight Suns cover

Midnight Suns

2022–2023

5 issues →

BDOCape Archive 2023

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade

2023–2023

5 issues →

Blood Hunt: Red Band cover

Blood Hunt: Red Band

2024–2024

5 issues →

Blood Hunt cover

Blood Hunt

2024–2024

5 issues →

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POTCape Archive 1974
Planet of the Apes
1974–1977
4 issues →
Marvel Comics Presents
1988–1995
4 issues →
TODCape Archive 2004
Tomb of Dracula
2004–2005
4 issues →
DDGCape Archive 2014
Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet
2014–2014
4 issues →
Doctor Strange Damnation
2018–2018
4 issues →
Immortal Hulk
2018–2021
4 issues →
AACape Archive 2022
All-Out Avengers
2022–2023
4 issues →
MMSCape Archive 2023
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
2023–
4 issues →
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
2023–2026
4 issues →
MBWCape Archive 2025
Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts
2025–2026
4 issues →
Doctor Strange
1974–1987
3 issues →
CPBCape Archive 1980
Chiller Pocket Book
1980–1982
3 issues →
SACape Archive 1980
Savage Action
1980–1982
3 issues →
Ghost Rider
1990–1998
3 issues →
TODCape Archive 1991
Tomb of Dracula
1991–1992
3 issues →
BCape Archive 1998
Blade
1998–1999
3 issues →
ETOCape Archive 2004
Essential Tomb of Dracula
2004–
3 issues →
Black Panther
2005–2008
3 issues →
DSECape Archive 2016
Doctor Strange Epic Collection
2016–
3 issues →
Invincible Iron Man
2017–2018
3 issues →
King in Black
2021–2021
3 issues →
Avengers
2023–2026
3 issues →
Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt
2024–2024
3 issues →
FCape Archive 1970
Fear
1970–1975
2 issues →
VTCape Archive 1973
Vampire Tales
1973–1975
2 issues →
Marvel Preview
1975–1980
2 issues →
Morbius: The Living Vampire
1992–1995
2 issues →
Peter Parker: Spider-Man
1999–2003
2 issues →
MMDCape Archive 2003
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange
2003–2024
2 issues →
TTOCape Archive 2008
The Tomb of Dracula Omnibus
2008–2010
2 issues →
Doctor Strange
2015–2018
2 issues →
UGCape Archive 2016
Unbelievable Gwenpool
2016–2018
2 issues →
FCape Archive 2017
Falcon
2017–2018
2 issues →
DSSCape Archive 2017
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus
2017–
2 issues →
Venom
2018–2021
2 issues →
HOTCape Archive 2019
History of the Marvel Universe
2019–2020
2 issues →