Baron Blood
Baron Blood is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
John Falsworth
Eventually, Falsworth sought the castle Dracula in Romania in order to find and control the Dracula as a means for achieving immense wealth and power. However, Falsworth fell victim to Dracula's hypnotic powers and was turned into a vampire himself. Dracula bid Falsworth to return to England to wreak havoc upon the country that had repulsed him earlier while Dracula himself fought Abraham van Helsing and other enemies. (Invaders v1 #9)
Once World War I broke out, Falsworth, still intent on destroying England, offered his services to the German intelligence, who gave him the code-name Baron Blood. Falsworth adopted his costume to better instill terror in his victims. Falsworth became the German's greatest secret weapon in the final months of the war. He battled Freedom's Five, a group of costumed agents from Great Britain and her allies, but, although Blood was always defeated, he also managed to escape. He was finally found and fought by the costumed hero, the original Union Jack. Union Jack injured Falsworth with a silver blade, causing him to flee England. (Invaders v1 #8) After World War I, Falsworth began studying occult arts and followed Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He understood Hitler and his Nazi party were similar to him. (Invaders v1 #9)
Although Falsworth's activities remain largely unrevealed during this time, at some point he again offered his services to the emerging Nazi regime in Germany. German scientists performed painful experiments which enabled him to avoid his vulnerability to direct sunlight. During World War II, German intelligence once again sent Falsworth to England to continue a new reign of terror. (Invaders v1 #9)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Baron Blood was created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins where he made his first appearance in Invaders v1 #7 (July, 1976).
Alternate Versions
- In Avengers of the Wasteland v1 #3 (2020), an alternate version of the character appeared in the Wastelands that was designated as Earth-807128. This version participated in the villain takeover of the world that was enacted by the Red Skull which saw many of the planets superheroes being killed. Set fifty years later, Baron Blood led a brood of vampires who feasted on people. When Doctor Doom assembled an army, he set forth to wipe out the last traces of a superhero resistance. This led to Baron Blood and his vampires following in their wake to feed on any survivors. They eventually lost the trail and laid in wait at an abandoned town to attack any travellers. This was until they were defeated by Dani Cage and her band of new Avengers.
Appearances
- Invaders v1: (1976)
- All-New Captain America v1:
- Captain America: Steve Rogers v1:
- Avengers of the Wastelands v1:
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