Tomb of Dracula 45

"Wait one bloody minute, Mister. I ain't teamin' up with no stinkin' vamp again. I almost lost my lunch when I did that with Big-Daddy Fangs, Dracula!"

- Blade

"Crossfire!" is the title to the 45th issue of the Tomb of Dracula comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Marv Wolfman with artwork by Gene Colan and inks and coloring by Tom Palmer. The cover art illustration was also composed by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. The story was colored lettered by John Costanza. It was edited by Marv Wolfman. This issue shipped with a June, 1976 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy (US).

Featured characters

 * Blade, Eric Brooks
 * Frank Drake
 * Hannibal King
 * Quincy Harker
 * Rachel van Helsing

Supporting characters

 * Domini
 * Harold H. Harold

Antagonists

 * Anton Lupeski
 * Deacon Frost
 * Dracula

Minor characters

 * Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
 * Doctor Sun
 * Saint
 * Satan
 * Wong

Organizations

 * Church of the Damned

Races

 * Humans
 * Vampires
 * Dogs

Locations

 * Massachusetts
 * Boston
 * Cambridge

Items

 * Coffin
 * Knife

Vehicles

 * Wheelchair

Powers

 * Hypnosis
 * Shape-shifting
 * Superhuman strength
 * Transformation
 * Vampirism
 * Vampire mesmerism

Miscellaneous

 * 1903
 * Church
 * Corpse
 * Cult
 * Cult leader
 * Satanism

Notes & Trivia

 * This issue is reprinted in the Essential Tomb of Dracula, Volume 2 trade paperback collection, as well as the Tomb of Dracula Omnibus, Volume 2 hardcover collection. It is also partially reprinted in the The Wedding of Dracula one-shot special.


 * This is the first appearance of Anton Lupeski.


 * This is the first appearance of Domini.


 * This is the first appearance of the Church of the Damned.