Vampire by Night

Vampire By Night
Vampire By Night (Nina Price)
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 #10
Created by	Jeff Parker Federica Manfredi
In-story information
Alter ego	Nina Price
Species	Vampire/Werewolf Hybrid
Team affiliations	S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Paranormal Containment Unit S.T.A.K.E.
Abilities	Immortality Superhuman Strength Superhuman Speed Superhuman Agility Superhuman Endurance Superhuman Senses Night vision Healing Factor Hypnosis Shapeshifting (wolf and bat)

Vampire by Night (Nina Price) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the niece to Jack Russell and has the ability to become either a werewolf or a vampire between dusk and dawn.

She first appeared in Amazing Fantasy Vol. 2, #10 and was created by Jeff Parker and Federica Manfredi.

Through her mother's bloodline, Nina became part of a long family curse. This curse had originated with Nina's 18th century ancestor Grigori, who had been tainted by the Darkhold, a grimoire of black magic, and was subsequently bitten by a Werewolf who served Dracula. Because of this, all the descendants of Grigori were cursed to become Werewolves upon their 18th birthday. Nina's mother Lissa Russell was a victim of the curse until an altercation with a sorcerer named Glitternight altered her standing and she was freed from being a Werewolf. Lissa then married a wealthy business tycoon named Mr. Price and gave birth to Nina. Although her mother was able to alter the curse's path against her, the curse continued its course to Nina. At some point Nina was attacked and bitten by a Vampire who attempted to change her into the undead. This attack altered the curse for Nina somewhat and caused her to become both Werewolf and Vampire in one. By day Nina Price seems to be a normal Human, but once the sun goes down she becomes a Vampire. Due to the Werewolf's bite, Nina became a white wolf during the full moon, and she used her father's money and status to reserve a zoo or park, in which she would cage herself until the full moon was over and she was no longer an animal (so she would not hurt innocents). However, Nina had no problem using her supernatural abilities to harm criminals, as she found them acceptable targets for her Vampiric thirsts, feeding on rapists and thieves once the sun went down.