Blade was introduced as a supporting character in Marvel Comics' The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973), written by Marv Wolfman and penciled by Gene Colan. The artist recalled in 2003, "Marv told me Blade was a black man, and we talked about how he should dress, and how he should look – very heroic looking.

Was blade the first black superhero?

In the comics, Blade, born in London, is English (though Black), while his on-screen depictions have him as an African-American from Detroit. 1975: Storm (Ororo Munroe): The first Black female superhero, Storm is also the first Black member of the X-Men.

What superheroes were originally black?

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Black Panther is often credited as the first Black superhero, having debuted in Marvel's Fantastic Four #52 in 1966, but in 1947 Black journalist Orrin C Evans created All-Negro Comics, the first ever all-Black comic book.