Who Is Frank Drake? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Frank Drake is a Marvel comic book character, with over 170 comic issue appearances. Drake is an experienced supernatural detective and a vampire hunter. One of his experiences was when he was dwelling in Transylvania, and faced Dracula and escape with out death.

Who is Frank Drake?

Origin Frank Drake was once a millionaire playboy until he wasted his inherited fortune. All he had left was his charm and a castle that had been in the service of his family for many generations. Before deciding to sell the place, he, his friend Clifton Graves , and fiance Jeanie went to Transylvania to investigate the ancient castle which was the resting place of Count Dracula . During his search, him and another stumbled upon the remains of the lord of vampires and accidentally revived him. Dracula instantly attacked Frank and his friends throughout the castle, Frank escaped with his life due to Dracula finding that Frank was Dracula's descendant. Character Creation Frank Drake was created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan and first appeared in Tomb of Dracula Vol. 1 issue 1 (1972). Mayor Story Arcs Legacy of Vampires Drake fled to London where he became broke and in a state of despair, he attempted to commit suicide but was stopped by a woman named Rachel Van Helsing and her companion Taj Nital .

Key facts

Frank Drake is of human origin and first appeared in "Dracula". The character is published by Marvel. With 170 recorded issue appearances, Frank Drake ranks among the most featured characters in comics.