Frank Drake (comics)
| Frank Drake | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tomb of Dracula #1 (Apr 1972) |
| Created by |
Gene Colan (artist) Gerry Conway (writer) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Frank Drake |
| Team affiliations |
Nightstalkers Midnight Sons |
Frank Drake is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared most notably in the Tomb of Dracula series created by Gerry Conway.
Frank Drake was a direct descendant of Count Dracula, resulting from one of Dracula's wives prior to him becoming a vampire. Over the generations, Frank's ancestors would eventually change their surname to Drake to remove themselves from the unwanted connotations of their ancestry.
Frank Drake first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #1 (Apr 1972), and was created by Gene Colan and Gerry Conway.
Frank Drake is introduced as a millionaire playboy who had squandered his inheritance and now had nothing more than an ancestral castle in his assets. Planning to sell it, Drake and friends traveled to Transylvania where the castle was located. it was discovered that this was the castle of Count Dracula, though Drake never truly believed in the Dracula legends. Drake and his friends stumble across the skeleton of Dracula and accidentally resurrected him. Drake narrowly escaped death when Dracula recognized Drake as a descendant. Drake eventually relocated to London.
Broke and in despair, Drake attempted to commit suicide but was saved by Rachel van Helsing and Taj Nital, two vampire hunters. Through them, Drake met Quincy Harker, the son of Jonathan Harker and Mina Harker whose tale was told in Bram Stoker's novel. Rachel was the granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing. Drake learned that Dracula had eventually caused the death of Jonathan Harker and Abraham Van Helsing some years after they had defeated him in the book's events. Quincy, Rachel, and Taj (whose family had been killed by vampires) were dedicated to killing Dracula and his vampiric followers. Frank Drake joined Quincy Harker's band of vampire hunters under the close tutelage of Rachel van Helsing and Quincy Harker.
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