Frankenstein comic books issue 1

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Cover by Arthur Suydam. by Dean Koontz, Chuck Dixon & Brett Booth In the 19th century, Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought his first creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon his creation and fall away from the public eye. Now, two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, and he's salvaging body parts from each of his victims, as if he's trying to create the perfect person. But the two detectives assigned to the case are about to discover that something far more sinister is going on! From the masterful pen of New York Times Bestselling author Dean Koontz and featuring an adaptation by legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon and gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Brett Booth, Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son is a story that is filled with adventure, action, horror, and more! Cover price $2.99.

Jetpack Comics Exclusive. Story by Dean Koontz, Chuck Dixon & Brett Booth In the 19th century, Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought his first creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon his creation and fall away from the ydam. public eye. Now, two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, and he's salvaging body parts from each of his victims, as if he's trying to create the perfect person. But the two detectives assigned to the case are about to discover that something far more sinister is going on! From the masterful pen of New York Times Bestselling author Dean Koontz and featuring an adaptation by legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon and gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Brett Booth, Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son is a story that is filled with adventure, action, horror, and more! Cover price $2.99.

Miller Edition - 1st printing. Written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Art by Bernie Wrightson. Introduction by Stephen King. Few works by comic-book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983. The classic story of tragic horror is brought to life with more than 45 full-page black and white illustarttions by Bernie Wrightson. This is one of the most talked-about books of the last twenty-five years. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 188 pages, B&W.

1st Printing. Young Dr. Frankenstein wanted to create life. For nine months he has studied and Experimented. Now his experiment has succeeded, and Dr. Frankenstein realizes that he has created a monster! Horrified, Frankenstein chases the creature away in hopes that he will never see it again. But, then a mysterious crime wave begins, and Frankenstein suspects that his monster is behind it. He knows he must stop his creation, or else... Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 36 pages, full color.

2nd or later printing. Young Dr. Frankenstein wanted to create life. For nine months he has studied and Experimented. Now his experiment has succeeded, and Dr. Frankenstein realizes that he has created a monster! Horrified, Frankenstein chases the creature away in hopes that he will never see it again. But, then a mysterious crime wave begins, and Frankenstein suspects that his monster is behind it. He knows he must stop his creation, or else... Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 36 pages, full color.

1st printing. Collects Frankenstein Comics (1945-1954) #1-6. Story and art by Dick Briefer. Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer reanimates a most unusual Frankenstein monster, one "who, like Ferdinand the Bull, would rather pluck flowers than pluck off people's heads." Briefer's Frankenstein mixes screwball comedy with canny observation of postwar America into a creation that would shock the original monster senseless! It's alive! Hardcover, 672 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. Written by Mary Shelley, and Junji Ito. Art and Cover by Junji Ito. Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster—and the fouler beast who created him—to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for! Also included are six tales of Oshikiri—a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world where uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot more are in store for him! Finally, the bonus tale of the Ito Family Dog! Thrill to the adventures of Non-non Ito, the adorable Ito family Maltese! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 408 pages, B&W. Bonus: The Ito family dog! Thrill to the adventures of Non-non Ito, an adorable Maltese! Cover price $22.99.

2nd and later printings. Written by Mary Shelley, and Junji Ito. Art and Cover by Junji Ito. Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster—and the fouler beast who created him—to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for! Also included are six tales of Oshikiri—a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world where uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot more are in store for him! Finally, the bonus tale of the Ito Family Dog! Thrill to the adventures of Non-non Ito, the adorable Ito family Maltese! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 408 pages, B&W. Bonus: The Ito family dog! Thrill to the adventures of Non-non Ito, an adorable Maltese! Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Based onthe story by Mary Shelly. Adapted by Fiona Macdonald. Art by Penko Gelev. Perhaps the most famous gothic novel in all literature, this is the story of Dr. Frankenstein, his experiments that sought to produce human life, and his creation of the legendary monster. The attractive and rapidly growing Graphic Classics series uses the graphic novel format to introduce children to many of the world's greatest literary works. The atmospheric illustrations are of unusually high quality, and the narratives are paced to attract and hold young readers' interest. In addition, each Graphic Classic features a brief biography summarizing its author's life, a list of his or her important works, a time line of historic events that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $8.99.

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1st printing. Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Art and cover by Gris Grimly. A twisted, fresh, and utterly original graphic adaptation of the classic work of gothic horror, brought to life by none other than gothic horror's modern master: Gris Grimly. You know the story, but you've never seen it like this! Gris Grimly has long considered Mary Shelley's classic tale of terror to be one of his greatest inspirations. Using an abridged version of the original text, Gris adorns each page with illustrations, creating a world inside a book that is part graphic novel, part prose novel, and all vintage Gris Grimly. The result is a version of the tale unlike any that has ever been seen before, on the page or in the theater - a frightfully fresh version of the tale that is at once classic and contemporary, and one that could only be experienced in this form. Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Art by Gris Grimly. Gris Grimly, a student of unhallowed arts and master of gothic horror, has long considered Frankenstein to be one of his chief inspirations. From the bones and flesh of the original, he has cut and stitched Mary Shelley's text to his own artwork, creating something entirely new: a stunningly original remix both classic and contemporary, sinister and seductive, heartstopping and heartbreaking. It is the first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text and is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as well as those who know it well. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Art by Gris Grimly. Gris Grimly, a student of unhallowed arts and master of gothic horror, has long considered Frankenstein to be one of his chief inspirations. From the bones and flesh of the original, he has cut and stitched Mary Shelley's text to his own artwork, creating something entirely new: a stunningly original remix both classic and contemporary, sinister and seductive, heartstopping and heartbreaking. It is the first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text and is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as well as those who know it well. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Norikazu Kawashima. Translated by Ryan Holmberg. Dare to read the psycho-horror classic that horror manga master Junji Ito called a "frightening but moving story about an unfortunate individual who, lost in search of his true self, finds his own annihilation instead." Little Tetsuo is a wimpy mess. His parents don't love him. He meets the beautiful Kimiko, an ailing teenage girl obsessed with movies and mayhem in equal amounts. She doesn't love Tetsuo either, or anyone other than herself. But she needs him. So Tetsuo becomes the man she wants-the monster she wants. He becomes Her Frankenstein! Softcover, 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

1st Printing. Lavishly illustrated with rare photos, lobby cards and posters, this book reviews more that 400 movies, with special "lightning bolt" ratings for each title, and looks at the key personalities of each decade who brought the monster to life. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 144 pages, color and B&W. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing.

By Gregory William Mank.

Its Alive! is a comprehensive and entertaining account of Universals classic Monster series. It reveals the studio politics, the shameless publicity gimmicks, and the sheer Hollywood madness that made the eight films of Universals Frankenstein saga the most successful and widely viewed horror films ever produced.

Hardcover, 8 -in. x 11-in., 196 pages, B&W.

1st printing.

By Gregory William Mank.

Its Alive! is a comprehensive and entertaining account of Universals classic Monster series. It reveals the studio politics, the shameless publicity gimmicks, and the sheer Hollywood madness that made the eight films of Universals Frankenstein saga the most successful and widely viewed horror films ever produced.

Softcover, 8 -in. x 11-in., 196 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

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1st printing. Collects Joe Frankenstein (2015 IDW) #1-4. Written by Graham Nolan and Chuck Dixon. Art and cover by Graham Nolan. An action/horror/adventure tale by Graham Nolan and Chuck Dixon! Young Joe Pratt discovers, upon meeting the monster of his ancestor, that he is the heir to the Frankenstein name. A legacy that may get him killed if the creatures of the night have their way. Hardcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

French Canadian Edition. Reprints Frankenstein (1973 Marvel) #1. Story by Gary Friedrich. Art and Cover by Mike Ploog. French language.

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1st printing. Collects Madame Frankenstein (2014 Image) #1-7. Written by Jamie S. Rich. Art by Megan Levens. Cover by Joëlle Jones and Nick Filardi. In 1932, Vincent Krall sets out to create his perfect woman by reanimating the corpse of the love of his life. He'll soon discover, however, that man was never meant to peer beyond the veil between life and death, and a woman is not as easily controlled as he believes. The collected MADAME FRANKENSTEIN contains all the covers by Helheim artist JOËLLE JONES and an exclusive gallery section showcasing MEGAN LEVENS' development process. Softcover, 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $16.99.

1st printing.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by M Chandler. Art and cover by Linus Liu.

Obsessed with natural philosophy, the young Victor Frankenstein succeeds in creating life from its basic elements - and abandons the newborn monstrosity in terror when he cannot bear to look at it. The rejected creature vanishes, and Victor attempts to forget what he has done... But the monster survives. It learns. Deprived of everything, fated to forever be alone, it has nothing left but revenge.

Manga Classics presents a frightening new manga adaptation of Mary Shelly's famous tale of creation and destruction!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 324 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 1,500 copies.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

2nd and later printings.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by M Chandler. Art and cover by Linus Liu.

Obsessed with natural philosophy, the young Victor Frankenstein succeeds in creating life from its basic elements - and abandons the newborn monstrosity in terror when he cannot bear to look at it. The rejected creature vanishes, and Victor attempts to forget what he has done... But the monster survives. It learns. Deprived of everything, fated to forever be alone, it has nothing left but revenge.

Manga Classics presents a frightening new manga adaptation of Mary Shelly's famous tale of creation and destruction!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 324 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 1,500 copies.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Modern Frankenstein (2021 Heavy Metal) #1-5.

Written by Paul Cornell. Arta and cover by Emma Vieceli. Cover by Jamie McKelvie.

Discover the next thing in horror from award-winning writer of television and comics Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Wolverine) and acclaimed artist/writer Emma Vieceli (Doctor Who, Life is Strange), along with color artist Pippa Bowland and letterer Simon Bowland!

Elizabeth Cleve is a brilliant young medical student, attracted to the waspish, charismatic surgeon James Frankenstein. He wants to further medical science... by all means necessary. So how far is Elizabeth prepared to go?

Collected the twisted horror/romance that walks a fine line between attraction and fear.

Softcover, 124 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by Gary Reed and Frazer Irving.

Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss scientist, has a great ambition; to create intelligent life. But when his creature first stirs, he realizes he has constructed a monster. Abandoned by its maker and shunned by everyone else who sees it, the monster turns on its creator and haunts Dr. Frankenstein with murder and horrors to the very ends of the Earth. Artist Frazer Irving's cinematic and moving portrayal of the doctor and his creation is sympathetic and powerful.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

2nd and later printings.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by Gary Reed and Frazer Irving.

Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss scientist, has a great ambition; to create intelligent life. But when his creature first stirs, he realizes he has constructed a monster. Abandoned by its maker and shunned by everyone else who sees it, the monster turns on its creator and haunts Dr. Frankenstein with murder and horrors to the very ends of the Earth. Artist Frazer Irving's cinematic and moving portrayal of the doctor and his creation is sympathetic and powerful.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Martin Powell. Art by Omar Lozano.

After a chemical spill in Dr. Frankenstein's lab, Rapunzel's hair has grown to extreme lengths... and it's alive! But her long locks weren't the only thing animated that stormy night. A lightning strike also shocked life into a clay figure. Now Frankenstein is locking the two away, promising to cure Rapunzel while secretly plotting to use his creations to become famous. Can Rapunzel and her friend ever escape the mad scientist's tower? Experience the Brothers Grimm classic like never before in this graphic novel retelling for kids.

Each Far Out Fairy Tales adventure includes info on the original tale, a guide to the story's twists, and visual discussion questions to critically engage readers.

Softcover, 40 pages, full color.

Cover price $5.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley and John L. Balderston .

When Dracula and Frankenstein became box office hits for Universal, Carl Laemmle Jr. immediately ordered that sequels be written for both films. Scripts were prepared, but Junior's choice of director, James Whale, had enough of monster films and was doing everything he could to avoid them.

Finally in 1935, after getting out of shooting Dracula's Daughter, Whale agreed to direct The Return of Frankenstein. In this volume is the final shooting script by John L. Balderston. He added more scenes from the novel, such as the monster hiding in a peasant's hut and learning to read and speak, but Whale thought his version of the Monster's personality too brutish and evil.

He wrote a new script with screenwriter William Hurlbut, added new characters, such as Mini and Dr. Pretorius, keeping Balderston's script as just an outline. Most historians and fans feel that when Return of Frankenstein was renamed Bride of Frankenstein that it became the most beloved film in Universal's Classic Monster films.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 212 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley. Introduction by Richard A. Ekstedt.

". . . and as the Baron Frankenstein has been adjudged responsible for the actions of the monster which he created . . . you are charged to carry out sentence of death by beheading. . . " - So read the instructions on the warrant— but Frankenstein did not die!

This is the gruesome, horrific story of Frankensteins revenge which took the form of an operation to remove the brain from one man, and transplant it in another. Karl, the unfortunate victim of the Barons machinations, comes to a tragic end, tormented by his new-found freedom and, finally, destroyed by it.

Karl, the unfortunate victim of Baron Frankensteins experiments, is tormented by his new-found freedom. But his tortured brain cannot grasp the fact that he is merely the tool of the Baron and his assistant. And finally, Frankensteins gruesome work destroys the brain he has transplanted. . .

A Hammer Film Production, Ltd. horror-drama The Revenge of Frankenstein was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Starring Peter Cushing, Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews and Michael Gwynn. It is produced by Anthony Hinds and Directed by Terence Fisher, Screenplay by Jimmy Sangster.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 156 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley. Foreword by Robert Florey.

With the success of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, Universal Pictures was quick to capitalize on creating a new Lon Chaney in Bela Lugosi. Chaney had been the original choice to portray a duel role as both Dracula and Professor van Helsing, Dracula's adversary. Before production could begin, Chaney died, suddenly leaving Carl Laemmle Jr. without a star.

Laemmle Jr. had seen Dracula on the stage in New York City, although he could not recall if he had seen Lugosi or Raymond Huntley in the role of Count Dracula. However, Lugosi was performing in the touring company that happened to be in Los Angeles at that time. Was he the new Lon Chaney?

Lugosi was not Carl Jr.'s first choice for the role. However, he eventually won the part, and now they needed more ideas for him. Murders in the Rue Morgue, Cagliostro, The Invisible Man, and Frankenstein were top on the list.

One day in March 1931, Robert Florey, recently returned to Hollywood from Europe, was having lunch at the Musso and Frank Restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard. He was approached by an old acquaintance, Richard Schayer, head of Universal's story department. Schayer told him that his studio was looking for ideas for a new horror film to star Bela Lugosi and he knew Florey was involved with The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol de Paris, (a small theater, in an obscure alley in Paris that specialized in sadistic, shocking, explicit, violent melodramas and became known as the "Theater of Horrors." It opened in 1897 and closed in 1962.)

They both agreed on Frankenstein as the best choice. Schayer suggested that Florey would stand a better chance at being assigned the writer and director if he was to present the idea to Carl Laemmle Jr. We present now the script for Frankenstein as it would have been had Bela Lugosi starred and Robert Florey directed.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 206 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "December 1940-December 1943!" Collects stories from Prize Comics (1940-1948) #7-37.

Story and art by Dick Briefer. Foreword by Donald F. Glut.

Dick Briefer's Frankenstein for Prize Comics is widely regarded as being America's first ongoing horror series. Indeed, it was Briefer's work that probably caused the creature to be actually named as Frankenstein instead of the nameless monstrosity from Shelley's novel.

Splitting the stories between the twin stools of humor and horror Briefer's tales are absorbing and unsettling in equal parts. Some of the humorous material has already been reprinted, though not necessarily in order nor in total.

Until now, of course!

Softcover, 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $36.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Cowpiggy!" Story and art by Colleen Madden. Launching a new graphic novel series for young middle-grade readers! Shelley Frankenstein is the great-great-great-granddaughter of a pretty famous mad scientist. She loves to be scared, and tries to make creepy creatures to spook all her friends... but all her experiments seem to backfire. The other kids love her adorable creations. What a disappointment! Finally Shelley and her little brother/assistant, Iggy, stumble upon a haunted graveyard that gives them an idea for the ultimate monster. Throw in a couple abandoned toy animals, and behold... Cowpiggy! Will this new creation send everyone running in terror, like a proper monster? Or will love and cuteness triumph? Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil (2017 Dark Horse) #1-4 and Black Hammer (2016 Dark Horse) #12.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and cover by David Rubin.

This mystery set in the world of superheroes follows a reporter determined to find out what happened to her father: The Black Hammer. All answers seem to lie in Spiral City's infamous insane asylum where some of its dangerous super-villain tenants reside. As she gets closer and closer to the truth she uncovers the dark origin stories of some of Black Hammer's greatest foes and how they tie into the puzzle of what happened to Spiral City's greatest hero. From New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated creator Jeff Lemire!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Revised Edition - 1st printing.

Edited by Gary J. & Susan Svehla.

Starting with Edison's 1910 Frankenstein through 2004's Van Helsing, this book stands as a testament to the durability of Mary Shelley's original novel. Whether we look at Frankenstein's Monster as the bogeyman, as metaphor, as kindred spirit, or as society's mirror, the fact remains that Mary Shelley knew not what she wrought during that haunted summer of 1816, and this volume is the latest effort in a relatively short line that tries to explain, looking at both cinema past and present, the meaning of Boris Karloff's immortal words from 1935's Bride of Frankenstein-"We belong dead!"

Softcover, 298 pages, B&W.

Cover price $25.00.