Adri Nital

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Adri Nital
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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Tomb of Dracula #28 (Jan 1975)
Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan
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Species Vampire

Adri Nital is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

American comic book Comic book originating in the USA

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Publication history

Adri Nital first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #28-29 (January – February 1975), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan.

Marv Wolfman American comic book writer

Marvin Arthur Wolfman is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's The Tomb of Dracula, for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's The New Teen Titans and the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series with George Pérez.

Gene Colan American comics creator and artist

Eugene Jules Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series. He co-created the Falcon, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics; Carol Danvers, who would become Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel, and was featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson; and the non-costumed, supernatural vampire hunter Blade, who went on to appear in a series of films starring Wesley Snipes.

The character subsequently appears in The Tomb of Dracula #31-32 (April – May 1975).

Adri Nital appeared as part of the "Vampires" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #20.

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed by sporadic updates.

Fictional character biography

Adri Nital was born in Jaipur, India, the son of vampire hunter Taj Nital. As a young boy, Adri was killed by vampires during an attack on his village led by Dracula. [1] Rachel slew the vampire that bit Adri Nital using her wooden crossbow, and drove Dracula off when he tried to slay Taj. [2] Adri became a vampire after this attack, but his mother kept him imprisoned at her home for five years. During this time, his father Taj was aiding Rachel van Helsing in hunting vampires, but despite Taj's best efforts to stop them, a group of villagers broke into the Nital home and destroyed Adri Nital. [3]

Jaipur Metropolis in Rajasthan, India

Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. As of 2011, the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known as the Pink City, due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings. It is located 268 km from the national capital New Delhi.

India Country in South Asia

India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

The concept of the Vampire has been depicted to varying degrees of significance in Marvel Comics. Bearing strong resemblance to their literary counterparts, Marvel vampires are undead beings which sustain their immortality and paranormal power by drinking the blood of the living. Unlike most other depictions of the creature, these vampires have their roots in both the supernatural as well as biology. Victims are converted to vampirism via enzymes carried in the vampire's saliva which causes reanimation once introduced into the bloodstream during feedings.

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References

  1. ↑ Tomb of Dracula #28 (January 1975)
  2. ↑ Tomb of Dracula #29 (February 1975)
  3. ↑ Tomb of Dracula #31-32 (April – May 1975)
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