Speculation and Confirmations related to the film

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1st appearance of Dracula, created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan, inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic character

1st appearance of Van Helsing

1st appearance of Frank Drake, a descendant of Dracula

[April 2023 - if speculation is accurate that Mia Goth will portray Lilith Drake, the daughter of Dracula, chances are her father will be a part of her origin]

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1st appearance of Lilith, the daughter of Dracula

[April 2023 - unconfirmed speculation Mia Goth will portray Lilith in the Blade movie]

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1st appearance of Bloodline, Brielle, the daughter of Blade

[September 2022 - an insider source informs us that the Blade movie will be a hand-off film to a younger character]

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Solo stories featuring Man-Wolf begin

1st appearance of Agent Simon Stroud

Marvel ⋅ 1972

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1st appearance of Rachel Van Helsing

1st appearance of Taj Nital

[January 2022 - unconfirmed rumor Taj to appear in the Blade film]

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1st appearance of Dr Faiza Hussain, later becomes Excalibur

Captain Britain joins MI:13

Spitfire joins MI:13

[January 2022 - Faiza rumored for Blade / September 2022 - an inside source strongly believes this character has already been cast]

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Cover art featuring Deacon Frost, the vampire responsible for the creation of Blade

Marvel ⋅ 2001

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1st appearance of Elsa Bloodstone, daughter and successor of the famous monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone

1st appearance of Nosferatu in the Marvel Universe

[November 2023 - a Bloodstone project is rumored to be in development]

Photo Cover ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1998

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Promotional one-shot given away exclusively at theaters for the Blade movie

Approximately 2,000 copies printed

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Variant cover art by Bart Sears

Portman ⋅ 1978

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Reprint of Vampire Tales #8, origin of Blade

Reprint of the Amazing Spider-Man #102, origin of Morbius

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1st full appearance of Deacon Frost, the vampire that caused Blade’s creation

1st appearance of Domini, the bride of Dracula

1st team appearance of the Church of the Damned

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1st appearance of Blade

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st team appearance of Strikeforce: Angela, Blade, The Winter Soldier, Spider-Woman, Wiccan, Spectrum, Daimon Hellstrom

1st appearance of Count Ophidian and the Vridai

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Cover art featuring Blade and Morbius

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Scarce, final issue featuring a cover appearance by Dracula

1:50 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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One-shot featuring Wolverine vs Blade

Variant cover art by Gabriele Dell'Otto

Street Enterprises ⋅ 1973

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Preview of Blade on an image of the Tomb of Dracula #10 cover

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1st team appearance of a new Spirits of Vengeance: Ghost Rider(Johnny Blaze), Daimon Helstrom, Satana, and Blade

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st team appearance of the Agents of Wakanda: Black Panther, American Eagle, Fat Cobra, Dr. Nemesis, Ka-Zar and Zabu, Gorilla Man, Odin, Wasp, Okoye and Rosalind Solomon

1st cameo appearance of Shadow Colonel, later revealed to be Xarus

Blade joins the Avengers

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Blade joins MI 13

Curtis ⋅ 1974

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First solo story featuring Blade

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First solo titled series featuring Blade

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Solo Blade issue

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Blade discovers he is immune to vampirism because he is part vampire

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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Blade is bitten by Dracula

Marvel ⋅ 1973

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3rd appearance and origin of Blade

1st cameo appearance of Deacon Frost, the vampire who bit Blade's mother as she gave birth

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1st appearance and origin of Hannibal King, a detective and a vampire, ally of Blade

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #49 - Odin

Curtis ⋅ 1975

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1st appearance of Afari, Blade's vampire mentor

1st appearance of Dai Thomas, a detective who specializes in magic and paranormal activities

Origin of Blade, how he met Safron Caulder, the mother of his daughter Brielle

[May 2023 - Afari rumored for Blade to be depicted by Saul Williams]

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1st appearance of the fourth Ronin, later revealed to be Blade

1st appearance of Jason Quantrell, later becomes the avatar of the Beyond Corporation

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Blade reveals himself to be the fourth to wear the Ronin costume

1st appearance of Evald Skorpion who is later turned into Neohedron by The Maker

1st full appearance of Kevin Brashear, eldest son of the Blue Marvel

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2nd appearance of Blade

1st appearance of Safron Caulder, the girlfriend of Blade and mother of Brielle

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First appearance of Blade outside of Tomb of Dracula

First meeting of Blade and Morbius

Marvel Value Stamp Series A #38 - Red Sonja

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