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Rachel van Helsing is a vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Archie Goodwin and Gene Colan, first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #3 in July 1972. Within the context of the stories, she is the great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing. She is killed by Dracula and turned into a vampire. She asks Wolverine to kill her, and he does. Frank Drake avenged her death.
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