Book of the Dead #1

Name: Book of the Dead #1
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Dec 1993 · Marvel · 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 1.30 GBP

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“Mary Shelley's Frankenstein”

In Book of the Dead #1 (1993), Robert Walton IV leads a perilous Arctic expedition to recover the frozen remains of Frankenstein’s Monster, recounting the creature’s origins in chilling detail. Written by Gary Friedrich and Mary Shelley, with art by Mike Ploog, the story blends gothic dread with a first-hand account of creation. Tennyson Smith’s haunting cover captures the expedition’s icy isolation, setting a tone of eerie mystery.

writer Gary Friedrich · writer Mary Shelley · artist, inker Mike Ploog · letterer John Costanza · cover Tennyson Smith

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Cast · 5 characters

Ellen Brandt Frankenstein Monster Robert Walton IV Ted Sallis Victor Frankenstein

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writer Gary Friedrich

writer Mary Shelley

artist, inker Mike Ploog

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils, inks Tennyson Smith

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Robert Walton IV leads an expedition into the Artic to retrieve Frankenstein's Monster which has been frozen into the ice. He relates to the cabin boy how the monster was created.

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