Varney the Vampyre originated in the 19th century [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_dreadful penny dreadful] of that name. Francis Varney, a nobleman from the English Civil War, was punished for the murder of his son by being transformed into a loathsome blood-sucking monster. He was the first vampire to be depicted with fangs and possessed both a hypnotic gaze and super strength, as well as the first tragic, sympathetic vampire anti-hero of sorts.

*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/v/varney.htm International Hero]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varney_the_Vampire Wikipedia]
*[http://http://www.comicvine.com/varney-the-vampire/4005-28906/ ComicVine]
*[https://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Varney_(Mortimer)_(Earth-616) Marvel Database]
*[https://wiki.jennyeverywhere.net/wiki/Varney Jenny Everywhere Wiki]
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