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[[File:dracstrikes_6810.jpg|frame|Dracula sinks his fangs on yet another victim.]]
 
 
{{quote|''"The years have been long, and I am weary of them. I yearned for those things for which I once lived... The clouds across a glowing moon... The baying of night's children... And most of all, I yearn for that most pleasing taste... The sweet nectar of life itself!"''|Dracula in the first issue}}
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Series was also the basis of the [[Anime]] movie ''Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned''.
 
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* [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels]]: Brand's biker gang, which Dracula comes across two times.
* [[All Hallow's Eve]]: After his death in the middle of the series, Dracula is resurrected on Halloween.
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* [[Attempted Rape]]: Dracula saves one woman from being raped, only to feed on her blood.
* [[Badass Boast]]: When Dracula is dueling Brand for the status of Lord of Vampires, he gives this boast:
{{quote| '''Dracula''': "For 500 years I've defended what is mine agains insipid upstarts as you, Brand -- for 500 years I've clawed my way past the mindless minions who have ever sought to take what is mine. But never shall my lien be taken by one such as you. I am lord of evil, little man -- forever and '''always!'''"}}
* [[The Beast Master]]: Dracula is shown to have power upon rats and wolves.
* [[Big No]]: Cried out every now and then. First example being Cliffton's reaction when he sees freshly resurrected Dracula in the first issue.
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* [[Bold Inflation]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: One issue has Dracula hypnotizing bunch of children to attack the vampire hunters.
* [[Canon Dis ContinuityDiscontinuity]]: The 90's miniseries.
* [[Comic Relief]]: When the action moves to Boston, we're introduced to bumbling novelist Harold Harold and his [[The Ditz|ditzy]] co-worker Aurora.
* [[Compressed Adaptation]]: ''Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned'' tried to fit the entire 70-issue comic into an hour and a half of film.
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* [[The Dragon]]: Vampirized Brand and later Juno to Dr. Sun.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Just when it seems that everything is finally over upon Dracula's death, Dr. Sun puts his plan into motion to conquer the world and the vampire hunters are forced to resurrect the Lord of Vampires to stop the doctor.
* [[Everything's Deader Withwith Zombies]]: Frank is attacked by "zuvembies" while visiting South America. Luckily, Brother Voodoo is there to help him.
** Dracula [[Rise Fromfrom Your Grave|rises one graveyardful of undead]] in the final book of the 90's miniseries.
* [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]: Quincy's guard dog Saint.
* [[Evil Knockoff]]: A vampire version of Blade is created.
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* [[Interrupted Suicide]]: After the death of vampirized Jeanie, Frank attempts to kill himself by jumping off from a bridge. However, Rachel and Taj stop him.
* [[Man On Fire]]: One woman is burned to death in the 90's miniseries.
* [[Murder Byby Mistake]]: {{spoiler|Janus' death}}.
* [[Off Withwith His Head]]: When Smirnoff confronts Dracula to turn him into a vampire in the 90's miniseries, Dracula simply rips off his head and kicks it away like a football.
* [[Oh Crap]]: There's a collective Oh Crap moment when the combined forces of the vampire hunters and Anton Lupeski attempt to defeat Dracula, and {{spoiler|Anton accidentally shoots Dracula's infant son Janus}}. Dracula is not pleased.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Dracula has his moments of helping and caring for others than himself.
* [[Phlebotinum Overload]]: How Dracula is defeated in 90's miniseries.
* [[Questioning Title?]]: Title of the third issue; "Who Stalks the Vampire?"
* [[The Renfield]]: Dracula turns Cliffton Graves into his slave for the first dozen issues. His servitude ends when he is caught in an exploding cruiser at the sea.
* [[Role Called]]: The title was extended into ''The Tomb of Dracula: Lord of Vampires!'' halfway through during the book's run in the seventies (which also throws in an [[Excited Show Title!]] for good measure).
* [[Scotland Yard]]: Featured on some of the issues set in England.
* [[Silver Bullet]]: One of the means to fight vampires.
* [[Skunk Stripe]]: Mrs. Strangway has a white stripe on her hair.
* [[Smite Me, OhO Mighty Smiter!]]: After {{spoiler|his son's death}}, Dracula climbs up a building to scream his plea of death to heavens.
* [[The Speechless]]: Taj, whose throat was damaged when vampires attacked him and his family in India.
* [[Staking the Loved One]]: {{spoiler|Quincy is forced to stake his daughter Edith after Dracula has turned her into a vampire}}.
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* [[Take Over the World]]: Dr. Sun's primary goal. Dracula will also adopt such plans if he learns the method to do so.
* [[Talking Is a Free Action]]: Just because there's a fight going on, doesn't mean that Dracula can't gloat and boast at the same time.
* [[Thriller Onon the Express]]: One of the issues with Dracula on-board a train.
* [[Time Travel]]: The black surfaced mirror that appears in the early issues has the power to send its user back in time when proper incantations are used. Dracula attempts to kill professor Van Helsing in past through it.
* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]: Angry mob from a village near Dracula's castle burn the place down in the first issue.
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* [[Villain Protagonist]]
* [[Virgin Power]]: Fallen vampires can be resurrected with the tears of those of virginal purity.
* [[Weakened Byby the Light]]: Vampires can't stand sunlight.
* [[Wham! Line]]: "...it went through my husband. And {{spoiler|it hit Janus! ''That bullet killed our son!''}}
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: One anthology issue featured a short story where a man tricks Dracula to help him to end his immortality.
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