Hannibal King
Hannibal King is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Hannibal King
While working on a case in London, King came to be attacked and bitten by vampire Deacon Frost. After awakening, he came to realise that he had been turned into a vampire where he became disgusted and horrified by the transformation. King vowed never to feed from a human and instead purchased blood from blood banks to feed. King also decided not to use his newfound powers in his line of work, deciding to rely on his own natural skills he had developed over years of work, but was now forced to work only at night-time. (Tomb of Dracula v1 #25)
A woman named Adrianne Brown Walters entered the London office of King. She wanted him to look into the murder of her newlywed husband, Fred Walters, whom she believed was killed by an otherworldly beast. Mrs. Walters described the case in detail, including the fact that she witnessed a man bite her husband across the throat before disappearing out of sight. King automatically knew that Mrs. Walters was describing the actions of a vampire. He went to the Lucky Inn in order to ask questions. The bartender invited King into the back where he subsequently attacked him. King easily beat the man down and discovered two small bite marks on the man's neck. The bartender was obviously in service to a vampire. King began to investigate Fred Walters' employers, Wyandanch Limited. He encountered Dracula conspiring with one of his underlings. Dracula turned to attack him, and King fired a gunshot into the vampire lord. The bullet passed through him and struck Dracula's servant, O'Brien. Dracula pushed Hannibal out of a two-story window. King got up and went back inside, but Dracula was gone. He interrogated O'Brien and asked him about his latest shipping manifest - specifically, the destination of a wooden coffin. O'Brien told him that one was shipped to a warehouse in Kensington. Hannibal went to the warehouse and found Dracula as well as several of his followers. He fought off each of the vampires; Dracula heard police sirens in the distance and dispersed. Hannibal met with Mrs Walters. He told her everything that he learned and explained that Dracula killed her husband to cover up the paper trail concerning the export of his various coffins. (Tomb of Dracula v1 #25)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Hannibal King was created by Gene Colan and Marv Wolfman where he made his first appearance in The Tomb of Dracula v1 #25 (October, 1974).
In other media
Films
- In Blade: Trinity, Hannibal King appeared in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Ryan Reynolds.
Appearances
- Tomb of Dracula v1: (1974)
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