Cover: Win Mortimer & Bob Kane & Charles Paris

Detective Comics #135

May 1948 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The True Story of Frankenstein!”

In "The True Story of Frankenstein!" from Detective Comics #135 (1948), writer Edmond Hamilton and artists Bob Kane and Charles Paris deliver a chilling mystery that blurs fact and legend. When Professor Nichols uncovers a document claiming the tale of Frankenstein is real, he journeys back in time—only to find himself in need of the Caped Crusaders' help. Cover by Win Mortimer and Bob Kane, with inks by Win Mortimer and Charles Paris, this 10-cent classic blends horror and detective intrigue in a tale that dares to question the origins of one of fiction’s most enduring monsters.

writer Edmond Hamilton · artist Bob Kane · inker Charles Paris · cover Win Mortimer, Bob Kane, Charles Paris

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Full credits

writer Edmond Hamilton

artist Bob Kane

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover inks Charles Paris

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Professor Nichols discovers a document that states that the story of scientist Frankenstein is true, so he decides to personally go back in time to find out the truth behind the Frankenstein monster. But he soon discovers that he needs the aid of the Caped Crusaders, so he draws them into the past.

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