![]() Whenever she was "killed", she would be reborn by her spirit taking over the body of an innocent woman who wanted her father dead this included the ability to shift forms and clothing between Lilith's own form and that of her "hostess". As part of the curse, she would haunt Dracula, ever opposing him, until Dracula was finally, irrevocably destroyed. She cast a spell upon Lilith to make her into a vampire, but one with rather different powers: unlike conventional Marvel Comics vampires, she did not fear holy symbols, was not able to be killed by being out in the daylight and did not need to sleep in a coffin lined with her native soil. When Lilith was a young girl, Dracula, now a vampire thanks to the Gypsy woman Leandra, attacked and murdered many Gypsies, including Gretchin's son Arni, enraging her into seeking revenge. Lilith's foster-mother was the Gypsy elder Gretchin. Lilith was raised by Gypsies to whom she had been entrusted after her mother's suicide. After Dracula's father died, he renounced Zofia and forced her and their infant daughter to leave Castle Dracula so that he could marry his second wife, Maria, the woman he truly loved. Lilith is Dracula's oldest child and is his only child by his first wife, Zofia, who was forced on Dracula by his father through an arranged marriage. Lilith received an entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18 and in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005. 2= #20 (May 1998), Dracula: Lord of the Undead #1-3 (December 1998), Witches #2 (August 2004), Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #2-6 (January–May 2006), and Legion of Monsters: Morbius #1 (September 2007). Lilith returned years later in Ghost Rider vol. She made a posthumous appearance in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #9 (November 1989). 2) #5-6 (June–August 1980), The Uncanny X-Men Annual #6 (1982), and her apparent "death" occurred in Doctor Strange (vol. The character subsequently appeared in Vampire Tales #6 (August 1974), The Tomb of Dracula #23 (August 1974), #25 (October 1974) and #28 (January 1975), Dracula Lives! #10-11 (January–March 1975), Marvel Preview #12 (September 1977), The Tomb of Dracula #60 (September 1977), Marvel Preview #16 (June 1978), The Tomb of Dracula #66-67 (September–November 1978), The Tomb of Dracula (vol. Most of her solo appearances were written by Steve Gerber, who would later use a supporting character he created for these stories, Martin Gold, in the two-issue miniseries The Legion of Night. Lilith, the daughter of Dracula, first appeared in Giant-Size Chillers Featuring The Curse of Dracula #1 (June 1974), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. She is unable to personally kill Dracula herself and will continue to exist as his eternal nemesis until he is permanently destroyed. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Paranormal Containment UnitĪlthough a vampire, Lilith is immune to sunlight, is not repelled by holy symbols, does not need to sleep in a coffin lined with her native soil and is not completely dependent on drinking blood. Giant-Size Chillers Featuring The Curse of Dracula #1 (June 1974) ![]()
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