Frankenstein (comics)
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Frankenstein, in comics, may refer to:
  • Frankenstein (DC Comics)
    Frankenstein (DC Comics)
    Frankenstein is a DC Comics character who is based on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's original Frankenstein's monster, but is physically and mentally more reminiscent of the classic Universal representation of the character...

    , from DC Comics' Seven Soldiers
  • Frankenstein (Dell Comics), the star of a short-lived series by Dell Comics
  • Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)
    Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)
    Frankenstein's Monster is a fictional character based on the character in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The character has been adapted often in the comic book medium...

    , from Marvel Comics' The Monster of Frankenstein
    • Frankenstein, a clone of the Marvel Comics character that appeared in the comic book series Nick Fury's Howling Commandos.
  • Frankenstein (Prize Comics)
    Frankenstein (Prize Comics)
    There have been many comic book adaptations of the Frankenstein monster story created by Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel Frankenstein. Writer-artist Dick Briefer presented two loose adaptations of the story in the Prize Comics series Prize Comics and Frankenstein from 1940 to 1954...

    , a 1940 to 1954 version by writer-artist Dick Briefer
    Dick Briefer
    Richard "Dick" Briefer was an American comic-book artist best known for his various adaptations, including humorous ones, of the Frankenstein monster...

  • Frankenstein Monster, a Wildstorm
    Wildstorm
    WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...

     character who has appeared in Wetworks
    Wetworks
    Wetworks is an American comic book series created by comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi. It ran for four years before ending in 1998...



It may also refer to:
  • Doc Frankenstein
    Doc Frankenstein
    Doc Frankenstein is an American comic book series created by Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce, written by the Wachowski Brothers , drawn by Steve Skroce, and published by Burlyman Entertainment...

    , a series written by the Wachowski Brothers
  • Frankenstein, the central character in Death Race 2020 a comic book sequel to the film Death Race 2000
    Death Race 2000
    Death Race 2000 is a 1975 cult action film directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth and Sylvester Stallone. The film takes place in a dystopian American society in the year 2000, where the murderous Transcontinental Road Race has become a form of national entertainment...

    , based on the character played by David Carradine
    David Carradine
    David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...

  • "Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple", a story in A1 by Roger Langridge
    Roger Langridge
    Roger Langridge is a New Zealand-born comics writer/artist/letterer, currently living in Britain.-Biography:Langridge originally came to public prominence most notably with the Judge Dredd Megazine series The Straitjacket Fits , a surreal, hallucinatory, convention-bending strip set in an insane...

  • Frankenstein: Monster Mayhem, a 2005 comic from Dead Dog Comics
  • Super Frankenstein, a parody produced by Big Bang Comics
  • "Universal Monsters
    Universal Monsters
    Universal Monsters or Universal Horror is the name given to a series of distinctive horror, suspense and science fiction films made by Universal Studios from 1923 to 1960...

    : Frankenstein", one-shot from Dark Horse Comics
    Dark Horse Comics
    Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...

  • Young Frankenstein (comics)
    Young Frankenstein (comics)
    Young Frankenstein is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appears in Teen Titans vol. 3 #38 , and was created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel.-Fictional character biography:...

    , a DC character and member of the Teen Titans
  • Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein-, a Japanese manga
    Manga
    Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

     series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki
    Nobuhiro Watsuki
    is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his samurai-themed series Rurouni Kenshin. He once worked as an assistant for his favorite author Takeshi Obata.-Biography:...

    .


It may also refer to the similar-sounding:
  • Frankenstein Mobster, a 2003 series from Image Comics
    Image Comics
    Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...



Elseworlds
Elseworlds
Elseworlds is the publication imprint for a group of comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon. According to its tagline: "In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places — some that have existed, and others...

 titles that retell the story through well-known superheroes:
  • Batman: Castle of the Bat
    Batman: Castle of the Bat
    Batman Castle of the Bat is a DC Comics Elseworlds special published in 1994. Written by Jack C. Harris with art by Bo Hampton as the artist and Tracy Hampton-Munsey as the letterer.In 1819 a troubled Bruce Wayne revives his father from the dead...

  • The Superman Monster
    The Superman Monster
    The Superman Monster is an Elseworlds tale, combining the elements of the Superman mythos with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It was written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, was pencilled by Anthony Williams, and was published by DC Comics in 1999.-Plot:At the Gotham City Iceberg Lounge in 1888,...


See also

  • Frankenstein (disambiguation)
    Frankenstein (disambiguation)
    The name Frankenstein commonly refers to various aspects of a 19th century novel written by Mary Shelley. These include:*Frankenstein, the title of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, subtitled The Modern Prometheus...

  • Frankenstein in popular culture#Comics, for a list of appearances and comic book adaptations of the story
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