Frankenstein

Marvel Comics took a literary classic and ran with it, launching Frankenstein in 1973 for an 18-issue run that blended horror, monster action, and a touch of the supernatural. Writers Gary Friedrich and Doug Moench, alongside the foundational work of Mary Shelley, guided the Monster through a world of familiar Marvel monsters, with iconic visuals from artists like Val Mayerik, Mike Ploog, and John Buscema. This series is notable for its ambitious attempt to expand the Frankenstein mythos, introducing characters like Carmen Burnemissza and Ralph Caccone while pitting the creature against Dracula and a descendant of Robert Walton. It’s a wild, creatively fertile chapter in Marvel’s 1970s horror boom, showing the Monster not just as a tragic figure, but as a brooding hero in his own right.