Gregor Smirnoff (Earth-616)

Gregor Smirnoff
Name	Gregor Smirnoff
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Grey-haired
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Citizenship	Russian
Occupation	Scientist
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan
First	Tomb of Dracula (Vol. 3) #1 (September, 1991)
First	Tomb of Dracula (Vol. 3) #1 (September, 1991)

History

Doctor Gregor Smirnoff was a Russian scientist from the Soviet Union. For over forty years he studied the effects of psychic awareness and dream phenomena before relocating his practice to London, England. What Smirnoff desired most however, was immortality. He believed that could obtain such a gift if he were to somehow unearth the remains of the lord of vampires Dracula. In his studies, Smirnoff met Marlene McKenna, the wife of former vampire hunter Frank Drake. McKenna had acute psychic awareness, and Smirnoff used her empathic abilities to open a gateway into the spirit world.

He summoned the restless spirit of Rachel van Helsing, one of the few individuals who knew the exact location of Dracula's destruction. Through psychological manipulation, Doctor Smirnoff enabled Rachel's spirit to take physical possession of Marlene McKenna. This enabled him to find the remains of the vampire Dracula.

See Also

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