Frankenstein

Few characters carry a name as mythically loaded as Frankenstein, and Dell's Silver Age take — debuting in 1966 under the creative hands of D. J. Arneson, Tony Tallarico, and Bill Fraccio — leaned right into the groovy, pop-culture-saturated spirit of the swinging sixties. This is a character born in the campy, colorful Dell universe, sharing pages with the likes of Frank Stone and landing in the pages celebrated by Hero-a-Go-Go!: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters, and Culture of the Swinging Sixties — a fitting tribute to the wonderfully weird era that spawned him. With appearances stretching across a remarkable 51-year span in the catalog (1966–2017), this incarnation has proven surprisingly durable for a corner of comics history that doesn't always get its due. If you love the offbeat, exuberant side of Silver Age publishing and the delightful oddities Dell brought to the spinner rack, this Frankenstein is a genuine conversation piece worth tracking down.