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Frankenstein's monster
63 appearances · Golden Age · 1939–2025 · 5 key issues
Who is Frankenstein's monster?
The 1939 Movie Comics adaptation brought Mary Shelley's iconic creature to comics, depicting the tragic being assembled from the dead and brought to life by the obsessive scientist Victor Frankenstein — a creature neither fully human nor monster, forever rejected by the world that made him.
Frankenstein's monster is a comic book character who first appeared in Movie Comics #1 (1939), with 63 appearances in our catalog.
★ First appearance
Movie Comics #1
Top series
The X-Men (1963)
1 appearance
Adventure Comics (1938)
1 appearance
Mad (1952)
1 appearance
The American Legion
The American Legion (1926)
2 appearances
Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1989)
2 appearances
Becoming Frankenstein
Becoming Frankenstein (2022)
2 appearances
Cracked (1985)
2 appearances
Crazy Magazine (1973)
2 appearances
Supernatural Law
Supernatural Law (1999)
2 appearances
Comic Book Comics
Comic Book Comics (2008)
2 appearances
Comics Scene
Comics Scene (1987)
1 appearance
Awesome: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology
Awesome: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology (2007)
1 appearance
Covers through the years — 1939–2019
★ 1939 
1955 
1963 
1968 
★ 1971 
1976 ![Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/isbndb/0933773129.jpg)
★ 1987 
★ 1991 ![Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Fright Court #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/amazon/0963395424.jpg)
1995 
2002 
2012 ![The Werewolf of New York #[nn]](https://comicbooks-covers-449901518064-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/covers/openlibrary/9780981551937.jpg)
2013 
2019 Appearances
Movie Comics (1939)
The Bostonian (1943)
Kid Eternity (1946)
Mad (1952)
Adventure Comics (1938)
Sick (1960)
Spooky (1955)
Everything's Archie (1969)
House of Secrets (1956)
Ghosts, Monsters & Witches (1973)
Weird Mystery Tales (1972)
The X-Men (1963)
Archie's Joke Book Magazine (1953)
Marvel Classics Comics (1976)
House of Mystery (1951)
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre (1987)
Marvel Classics Series Featuring Frankenstein (1987)
Steel-Belted Grimmy (1988)
Katy Keene Comics Digest Magazine (1987)
Jazz Age Chronicles (1990)
Comics Scene (1987)
The Far Side Gallery (1984)
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Fright Court (1995)
Cracked Collectors' Edition (1985)
Writer's Digest (1921)
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine (1983)
Men of Mystery Comics (1999)
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (1992)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (2005)
Tomb Raider vs. the Wolf-Men: Monster War (2005)
Tales of Supernatural Law (2005)
Witchblade vs. Frankenstein: Monster War (2005)
The Darkness vs. Mr. Hyde: Monster War (2005)
Awesome: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology (2007)
The Monsters Meet on Court Street and Other Tales of Supernatural Law (2012)
Mad About Super Heroes (2012)
The Werewolf of New York (2013)
Zombie Wife and Other Tales of Supernatural Law (2014)
Artist's Edition (2010)
Gwandanaland Comics (2016)
Artisan Edition (2019)
Becoming Frankenstein Artisan Edition (2024)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff (2024)
Universal Monsters: Frankenstein (2024)
PS Artbooks Softee: Kid Eternity (2025)
Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre (2024)