Comic books in 'Marvel Epic Collection: Blade'

NOTE: Book 1 of the Blade Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1973-1990.

1st printing. Collects The Tomb of Dracula (1972-1979 1st Series) #10, 12-14, 24, 30, 41-43, 51, and 58; Fear (1970) #24; Marvel Preview (1975-1981 Magazine) #3; Doctor Strange (1974-1987 2nd Series) #61-62 and 67; and material from The Tomb of Dracula (1972-1979 1st Series) #17-19, 21, 44-50, and 52-53; Vampire Tales (1973-1975) #8-9; Marvel Preview (1975-1981 Magazine) #8; and Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995) #64. Written by Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, Roger Stern, and Marcus McLaurin. Art by Gene Colan, Tony DeZunga, Dan Green, Steve Leialoha, Malcolm Davis, Jacki Abel, Tom Palmer, Rick Magyar, and Joseph Adiletta. Cover by Gil Kane. Read the stories that created the legend! Blade burst onto the comics scene in the 1970s, a time when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes who defied authority. He immediately raised the stakes in Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's Tomb of Dracula, bringing unstoppable determination as he hunted the vampire who killed his mother — and dispatching a few others along the way. This Epic Collection presents Blade's complete early adventures — from his influential role in Tomb of Dracula and his 1970s solo stories in Marvels black-and-white magazine titles to his final vengeance on Deacon Frost and his 1980s collaboration with Doctor Strange to end the vampire menace once and for all. Softcover, 496 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $54.99.

NOTE: Book 2 of the Blade Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1991-1993.

1st printing. Collects Tomb of Dracula (1991 3rd Series) #1-4, Nightstalkers (1992-1994) #1-6, Ghost Rider (1990-1998 2nd Series) #31, material from Midnight Sons Unlimited (1993) #1. Written by Marv Wolfman, D. G. Chichester, and Howard Mackie. Art by Gene Colan, Ron Garney, Andy Kubert,Cynthia Martin, Al Williamson, Tom Palmer, Joe Kubert, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert. Back Cover by Ron Garney and Tom Palmer. Blade the vampire hunter is one of Marvel's biggest cult favorite characters, and this volume containts some of his most exciting adventures from the 1990s! Rise of the Midnight Sons! Dracula returns to the realm of the unliving - but Blade, along with fellow vampire-hunter Frank Drake, are determined to make sure his revival is short-lived! Then, as a new era of horror dawns in the Marvel Universe, Blade joins Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze in a looming war with the ancient demon, Lilith! But the Daywalker won't fight alone - he has a new crew! Blade, Drake and former vampire Hannibal King form the Nightstalkers - and the hours of darkness are no longer safe for the forces of evil! And that includes Baron Strucker's Hydra and cult leader Shiv! But will the Punisher stand with or against the Nightstalkers? Softcover, 432 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $44.99.