Andrew Bennett (New Earth)

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 * RealName               = Andrew Bennett
 * CurrentAlias           = Andrew Bennett
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 * Aliases                = I... Vampire, Lord Andrew Bennett
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Good
 * Affiliation            = Formerly Team 13
 * Relatives              = Queen of Blood (wife, separated)
 * Universe               = Earth-One; New Earth
 * BaseOfOperations       = Mobile formerly New York; California; England


 * Gender                 = Male
 * Height                 = 6'3"
 * Weight                 = 180 lbs
 * Eyes                   = Red
 * Hair                   = Black
 * UnusualFeatures        = Black hair with white strip; sharpened canines, claw fingernails, bloodshot eyes, and slightly pointed ears.


 * Citizenship            = British
 * MaritalStatus          = Separated
 * Occupation             = Vampire; In life, Andrew Bennett was a member of British nobility.
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 * Creators               = J.M. DeMatteis; Tom Sutton
 * First                  = House of Mystery #290


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Origin
During the sixteenth century, Lord Andrew Bennett, an English nobleman, was transformed into a vampire following a bite from one of the undead. From the very beginning, he was determined not to become like the other vampires and abstained from human blood, taking instead the blood of animals. He did, however, bite one human, his lover Mary Seward, who wanted to be with him. However, she happily fell into the vampiric tradition, becoming one of the most powerful and evil vampires in the world and the founder of the Cult of the Blood Red Moon.

Bennett battled Seward for several centuries, an untiring antagonist to her plans. Over the years, some of the people who Bennett saved from her would join him in the battle, but they would inevitably die fighting Mary. Eventually, he and his sole surviving ally, Deborah Dancer, invented a serum which would strip Bennett of his vampiric limitations, in order to make him a more powerful force against Mary. However, although it had the desired effect, it also killed him as his internal organs collapsed under the strain. Mary was, however, defeated by Deborah, who she turned into a vampire, unaware that the young woman had also taken the serum.

Lords of Order
Some time later, Andrew Bennett returned to life through unknown means. He became an agent of the Lords of Order, who wished to bring about the end of time, and arguably succeeded (temporarily), though he came to see the folly of their plan. He has since been a free agent, occassionally allying himself with others, but more likely to live and work alone.

DCnU
Andrew Bennett reminiscences with his former lover Mary about why she became the thing she is and what her future plans are. He does so as he wipes out a seemingly small vampire population that had recently been awakened in Boston. As he hacks and slashes his way through the bodies littering the ground he remembers why he loved Mary, why he kills vampires, the extent of their powers and why Mary has become the Queen she is today. Andrew is suddenly attacked by hundreds of more vampires who all say they had been awakened by their Queen. He escapes to a subway where the horde follows him, despite his actions they board the train and slaughter the riders. He wakes up in a bed with a note written by the Queen directed to him. The note challenges him to fight her and her army even if he must rely earth's heroes to help him...


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 * CustomSection1         = Recommended Reading
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 * House of Mystery
 * Doctor Fate (Volume 2)
 * Tales of the Unexpected (Volume 2)
 * Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11 (Andrew Bennett biography page)


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 * Cult of the Blood Red Moon
 * Deborah Dancer
 * Dmitri Mishkin
 * Lords of Chaos

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