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Frank Einstein

Frank Einstein

102 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1990–2024 · 3 key issues
Who is Frank Einstein?

Frank Einstein is a mysterious amnesiac who first appeared in Dark Horse's Creatures of the Id #1 (1990). With no memory of his past, he struggles to uncover who he truly is — a search for identity that defines his earliest adventures.

Few characters announce themselves quite like Frank Einstein, who burst onto the scene in 1990's Creatures of the Id #1 — a Copper Age debut co-created by the legendary Mike Allred that launched one of indie comics' most enduring cult figures. Over more than three decades and 102 catalogued appearances across Madman Comics, The Atomics, and even Savage Dragon, Frank has proven himself a genuine Dark Horse institution with real staying power. Three of those appearances carry key-issue status, a testament to how collectors have embraced this character from the very beginning. Keeping vivid company alongside the likes of Mr. Gum, Jack Pomade, Dorrie Lopez, and Luna Romy, Frank Einstein inhabits a wonderfully offbeat corner of the comics universe that rewards every reader curious enough to dive in.

Creatures of the Id
#1
★ First appearance
Creatures of the Id #1
Jan 1990

Trivia

  • Mike Allred has drawn more of Frank Einstein's comics than any other artist in our catalog — 37 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1992–2022

Madman #1 1992
Madman #1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #55 1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #55
NewMen #15 1995
NewMen #15
Madman Comics #13 1999
Madman Comics #13
Madman Comics #17 2000
Madman Comics #17
Madman King-Size Super Groovy Special #[nn] 2003
Madman King-Size Super Groovy Special #[nn]
Tales from the Clerks #[nn] 2006
Tales from the Clerks #[nn]
The Complete normalman #1 2007
The Complete normalman #1
Savage Dragon #180 2012
Savage Dragon #180
Savage Dragon Archives #4 2015
Savage Dragon Archives #4
Sabertooth Swordsman: And the Mayhem of the Malevolent Mastodon Mathematician #[nn] 2017
Sabertooth Swordsman: And the Mayhem of the Malevolent Mastodon Mathematician #[nn]
Madman Library Edition #1 2021
Madman Library Edition #1
Madman Library Edition #2 2022
Madman Library Edition #2

Appearances

Creatures of the Id (1990)
#1
Madman (1992)
San Diego Comic Con Comics (1992)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984)
Madman Adventures (1993)
Madman: The Oddity Odyssey (1993)
Shadowhawk Volume Three (1993)
#1
normalman - Megaton Man Special (1994)
#1
NewMen (1994)
#15
Dark Horse Presents (1986)
Shi / Cyblade: The Battle for Independents (1995)
#1
Savage Dragon (1993)
Gen 13 #13 [ABC Wizard Jim Lee Tribute Edition] (1996)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
#1
Gen 13 (1995)
Heavy Metal Special Editions (1981)
#2
Gen 13 #13 A, B & C Collected Edition (1997)
Madman / The Jam (1998)
Dark Horse Extra (1998)
Sharky (1998)
#4
The Atomics King-Size Giant Spectacular: Lessons in Light, Lava & Lasers! (2000)
Powers (2000)
Oni Press Summer Vacation Supercolor Fun Special (2000)
Go Girl! (2000)
#2
The Atomics King-Size Giant Spectacular (2001)
Oni Press Color Special (2001)
The Atomics King-Size Giant Spectacular: Running with the Dragon! (2002)
It Girl (2002)
Mr. Gum (2003)
Madman King-Size Super Groovy Special (2003)
Tales from the Clerks (2006)
The Complete normalman (2007)
#1
Madman Atomic Comics (2007)
#16
The CBLDF Presents: Liberty Comics (2008)
#2
Madman 20th Anniversary Monster! (2012)
The Tick (2012)
Sabertooth Swordsman and the Mayhem of the Malevolent Mastodon Mathematician (2013)
The CBLDF Presents: Liberty (2014)
Savage Dragon Archives (2006)
#4
Sabertooth Swordsman: And the Mayhem of the Malevolent Mastodon Mathematician (2017)
Splitting Image 80-page Giant (2017)
Madman Library Edition (2021)
normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus (2024)