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| Michele, The | |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Type: | Boat |
| Crew: | Charlie O'Casey |
| Passengers: | Garbiel Trulaine; Lola; Martin Scampt |
| 1st appearance: | Tomb of Dracula #10 |
The Michele was a fictional watercraft featured in the original Tomb of Dracula comic book series by Marvel Comics. It was featured in Tomb of Dracula #10 and has made only one appearance.
Description[]
The Michele was a luxary liner owned by wealthy playboy Garbiel Trulaine. It was captained by an old sea salt named Charlie O'Casey. Many years ago, Garbiel hosted a giant party on his ship in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Europe. As a special guest at the function, he invited the one and only Dracula. Garbiel was unaware that Dracula truly was the lord of all vampires and believed that he was just a delusional man seeking celebrity status. Dracula played up the sensationalistic aspects of his legendary status, inwardly scheming to turn all of the passengers aboard the Michele into his slaves. The vampire hunter known as Blade tracked Dracula down and boarded the Michele to fight him. Dracula's true identity was exposed to the guests and several of them, such as Martin Scampt, rebelled against him. Dracula threw Scampt off the side of the boat into the water. Prepared for just about any circumstance, Dracula had his servant Clifton Graves plant explosives on the Michele should his plan fail. Blade succeeded in driving Dracula away, and evacuating many of the passengers, but was unable to stop the liner from exploding. [1]
Passengers & Crew[]
- Charlie O'Casey - Captain
- Garbiel Trulaine - Owner
- Lola - Passenger
- Martin Scampt - Passenger
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Michele is likely named after colorist Michele Wolfman, then-wife of writer Marv Wolfman.
- The Michele was also briefly seen in flashback in Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #11.