TOMB OF DRACULA #51 (1976)

After a long time–over a year of issues–Dracula finally confronts the rest of the Tomb cast once again.

But first, Dracula confronts the satanic cult that delivered to him his wife Domini, demanding  revenge after last issue, where the cultists summoned Silver Surfer to kill him.

But when he busts in, he finds Rachel Van Helsing and Frank Drake–who have infiltrated the cult–and believes them responsible.

After the minor confrontation, Dracula attends a fundraiser–yes, the satanic cult has fundraisers–which is crashed by Blade.  During the fight, Dracula learns for the first time that Blade is also a vampire. Then, Dracula kills Blade.

But of course we know that’s not the real Blade.  It’s a clone created by Deacon Frost.

Watching the fight is Deacon Frost, who vamp-created both Hannibal and Blade.  While Blade is fighting, Hannibal is doing crowdwork and finds Hannibal.

Frost escapes.

This book is firing on all cylinders now.

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