Surprisingly (or not), the 1st appearance of Blade, the Vampire Slayer, in Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973), is worth considerably more that Tomb of Dracula #1, and is the highest valued issue in the series.

Deacon Frost, another vampire in the ToD series, was responsible for biting Blade's mother, who died giving birth to Blade. The 1998 movie adaptation has Blade's mother surviving as a vampire who Blade later encounters.

Blade was actually born in a brothel in London England in the late 19th century. Blade's mother Tara Brooks was a prostitute who was experiencing sever labor problems. A doctor was called to the scene who was actually the vampire Deacon Frost. He feasted on her blood while she gave birth to Blade she may of died but certain enzymes were passed onto Blade. This gave him his vampiric abilities, which he honed to become Blade the Vampire Hunter.

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