I never paid much attention to Blade until the first Wesley Snipes film, which I quite liked. It's a great example of how a minor character can really break out if given the right script, director and actor. The Sequel was fun too, although I felt the third one lost a step. The success in films hasn't translated to more popularity in comics, however - perhaps this is a character that is better suited to live action, or maybe it is a matter of just not finding the creative team that clicks yet.
The B&B cover I used as a template here is by Nick Cardy, who for my money was the best DC cover artist in the Silver/Bronze Age (Gil Kane holds that honor for Marvel). Cardy, along with John Romita Sr. also drew some of the most beautiful women in comics.
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For silver age, Carmine Infantino's Batmans stand out so much that DC often repeated them or swiped them for a new cover. Ironically, MR Infantino wasn't much for drawing the magazine itself.
His Batman and Robins really captured that vibe of the silver age 60's and could be held up as a mirror to Batman '66.
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