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| Whitby | |
| Aliases: | Whitby |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Servant |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location: | Strangway Manor, England |
| Associations: | Ilsa Strangway |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Tomb of Dracula #3 |
| Final: | Tomb of Dracula #6 |
Whitby is a fictional butler and a minor character featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is associated with the Dracula line of titles and first appeared in The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #3 in July, 1972 in a story called "Who Stalks the Vampire?"
Biography[]
Whitby was a middle-aged English gentleman. He worked as a butler for Isla Strangway for many years and was the guardian of a mystical artifact known as the Black mirror. Whitby was present the day that Ilsa purchased the mirror, as well as a book on the occult that she hoped would help her solve the riddle of the mirror. Whitby later assisted Frank Drake and Rachel van Helsing in recovering the book from the library at Strangway Manor. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Whitby the butler was created by writer Gardner F. Fox and artist Gene Colan.
- Whitby is not to be confused with the town of Whitby in England, which played a major role in the novel Dracula.
Appearances[]
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #3
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #4
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #5
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 #6
See also[]
Media
The World of Dracula
External Links[]
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 at MDP
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 at Comics.org
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 at Comic Vine
- The Tomb of Dracula, Volume 1 at Amazon.com