| Frank Drake | |
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| Frank Drake | |
| Franchise: | Tomb of Dracula |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Type: | Monster hunter |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts; London, England; New York City, New York |
| Associations: | BorderLine Investigative Services |
| Relations: | Vlad Dracul [1] Marlene Drake [2] Lilith Drake [3] |
| Status: | Formerly deceased |
| Born: | 1950s [4] |
| Introduction: | Tomb of Dracula #1 |
Frank Drake is a fictional character featured in various horror-related comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. He was introduced in the premiere issue of the 1972-1979 ongoing series Tomb of Dracula where he was presented as a millionaire playboy who discovers that he has inherited the castle estate of his great-ancestor, the one and only Dracula. Frank Drake was a central protagonist throughout the entire run of Tomb of Dracula, but fell into obscurity following the series' cancellation. In the early 1990s, he was re-introduced as an occult investigator, where he teamed up with reformed vampire Hannibal King and half-human/half-vampire Blade to form the Nightstalkers. Drake appeared in all eighteen issues of the Nightstalkers comic series published from 1992 to 1994.
Biography[]
Family ties[]
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Vampire fighter[]
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The Nightstalkers[]
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Rise of the Midnight Sons[]
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Midnight Massacre[]
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Siege of Darkness[]
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Equipment[]
- Exorcist gun: The Exorcist Gun is a unique firearm that utilizes necro-technology; which is to say, it employs supernatural elements merged with mechanically engineered components. The gun was developed by a former M.I.T. scientist named Silicon Valle for Stark Industries. Several years ago, vampire hunter Frank Drake used the last of his waning fortune to commission the development of the Exorcist gun, which he nicknamed, "Linda". Using Nanotechnology, the Exorcist gun tracks and targets the unique energy signature given off by supernatural entities.
Body Count[]
- Lenore DeCade - Shot with Rachel van Helsing's crossbow. [5]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Frank Drake was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Gene Colan.
- Was formerly engaged to a girl named Jeannie, but she was killed during Frank's first encounter with Dracula.
- As a member of the Nightstalkers, Frank Drake developed the Exorcist gun which he nicknamed "Linda". This is a reference to actress Linda Blair who played Regan MacNeil in the 1973 film The Exorcist.
See also[]
- Tomb of Dracula
- Tomb of Dracula locations
- Tomb of Dracula characters
- Tomb of Dracula comic titles
- Tomb of Dracula comic issues
- Tomb of Dracula miscellaneous
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References[]
- ↑ Ancestor, Lord of the Vampires.
- ↑ Wife, deceased.
- ↑ Distant paternal ancestor.
- ↑ Based on the notion that Frank was approximately in his mid-twenties when the character was introduced in 1972. However, the passage of time works differently in the Marvel Universe than it does in the real world, so it is impossible to gauge Frank Drake's actual date of birth.
- ↑ Tomb of Dracula 6
 This article relates to characters featured in the Tomb of Dracula comic book franchise. |