#Blade (Marvel)

Blade, whose real name is Eric Brooks, is a prominent character within Marvel Comics. He is a Dhampir, a human-vampire hybrid, possessing the strengths of vampires without their traditional weaknesses, earning him the moniker "Daywalker." Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, he first appeared in The Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10 as a skilled martial artist and vampire hunter.