Posted By Dan Greenfield on Oct 25, 2024 | 1 comment

Or is that FrAHNkensteen?

By PETER BOSCH

Oct. 25 is National Frankenstein Friday, an annual observance held on the last Friday of every October (since 1997) for the famous story written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (when she was just 18 years old!). Some would probably rather call it “National Frankenstein’s Monster Friday” since Frankenstein was the doctor, but either way it is a good time to celebrate the immortal creature of fiction in some of his many incarnations in comics.

(Oh, and do check out the final installation of 13th Dimension’s FRIGHTFUL FRIDAYS feature!)

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Frankenstein #1 (1945, Prize). Dick Briefer art.

Classic Comics #26 (Dec. 1945, Gilberton). Robert Webb, pencils; Ann Brewster, inks.

Superman #143 (Feb. 1961, DC). Curt Swan, pencils; Stan Kaye, inks.

Frankenstein #1 (Aug.-Oct. 1964 reprinting, Dell). Vic Prezio art.

The Munsters #4 (Oct. 1965, Western). Photo: Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster.

Tomahawk #103 (Mar.-Apr. 1966, DC). Bob Brown art.

Frankenstein #2 (Sept. 1966, Dell). Pencils by Tony Tallarico or Bill Fracio; inks by Tallarico.

Frankenstein, Jr. #1 (Jan. 1967, Western). Phil de Lara art.

The X-Men #40 (Jan. 1968, Marvel). George Tuska art.

Classics Illustrated #26 (1969 reprinting, Gilberton). Norman Saunders art.

Frankenstein #1 (Jan. 1973, Marvel). Mike Ploog art.

The Phantom Stranger #26 (Aug.-Sept. 1973, DC). Michael Wm. Kaluta art.

Frankenstein (2013, Marvel). Berni Wrightson art.

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MORE

— FRIGHTFUL FRIDAYS: 13 Wild and Wacky Marvel WEIRD WONDER TALES Covers. Click here.

— FRIGHTFUL FRIDAYS: Dig These 13 Chilling Marvel VAULT OF EVIL Covers. Click here.

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13th Dimension contributor-at-large PETER BOSCH’s first book, American TV Comic Books: 1940s-1980s – From the Small Screen to the Printed Page, was published by TwoMorrows. A sequel, about movie comics, is coming soon. Peter has written articles and conducted celebrity interviews for various magazines and newspapers. He lives in Hollywood.