Who Is Mary, Queen of Blood? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mary, Queen of Blood is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Mary Seward, with over 55 comic issue appearances. Leader of the Blood Red Moon and mortal enemy and ex-lover of Andrew Bennett.

Who is Mary, Queen of Blood?

Origin Mary Seward was the personal handmaiden of Queen Elizabeth . Mary was known by some to have an intuition that bordered on the psychic. One day before her lover, Lord Andrew Bennett, left on a journey, Mary warned him not to leave fearing for his safety . He laughed and left anyway. On the road he was attacked by a vampire, devoured, and died. He rose again three days later, undead, but with his mind unaffected by the curse. After nights of having nightmares of the vampire that attacked Bennett, and Bennett avoiding her for days, Mary burst in to Bennett’s chamber to find him drinking blood. Mary Seward decided to share the fate of her lover and become a vampire.

Key facts

Mary, Queen of Blood is of other origin and first appeared in "I... Vampire!; An Exercise in Fear; Special Defects". The character is published by DC Comics. With 55 recorded issue appearances, Mary, Queen of Blood ranks among the most featured characters in comics.