First appeared in Savage Tales #1 in 1971 and was created by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, and Gray Morrow. Dr. Ted Sallis became Man-Thing after injecting himself with a serum before crashing his car into a swamp with magical energy.
Live action TV Series of Blade. Born a dhampir or "Daywalker" (half-human, half-vampire), he seeks out the vampire who murdered his mother during her pregnancy.