Marvel Comics' Creation of Frankenstein

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Title

Marvel Comics' Creation of Frankenstein

Subject

Illustrations and Popular Culture

Description

Frankenstein's Monster first appeared as part of an Atlas Comics publication in September of 1953, and made his official debut in Marvel Comics after the purchase of Atlas Comics in August of 1969. Within the comics, the Monster’s background is the same as Mary Shelley’s novel, with his Marvel story picking up after he has awoken from a frozen slumber. In the comics, Frankenstein initially starts out as a villain, hunting the alleged descendants of Victor Frankenstein in order to satiate his lingering desire for revenge. In his limited series, the Monster eventually experiences a shift from his new villainous persona back to his original one from Shelley’s novel. Afterwards, he is widely considered to be a hero by other characters in the comic universe, and he is occasionally called on for help by characters like Spiderman and Doctor Strange.

By blending Shelley’s novel and Universal films of the 1930’s, Marvel Comics is able to portray the Monster as physically similar to the film interpretations of Shelley’s work, while also staying true to the character that Shelley created at the time of the novel’s publication. His incorporation into further comics beyond his limited series also shows that there is still a prominent interest in Frankenstein’s Monster, and Marvel Comics has continued to explore his character as recently as 2007.

Creator

Nick Kisse and Sarah Werth

Source

This image came from Marvel Comics' official website.
(https://www.marvel.com/comics/characters/1011356/frankensteins_monster)

Information that was used and sourced from:
(https://www.jstor.org/stable/23509428?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents )

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Date

August 10th, 1975

Rights

All Rights Belong to Marvel Comics

Format

Print

Language

English

Type

Comic Book

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Original Format

Comic Book

Files

portrait_uncanny.jpg

Citation

Nick Kisse and Sarah Werth, “Marvel Comics' Creation of Frankenstein,” Frankenstein Unbound: A Digital Museum of Frankenstein and Culture, accessed March 29, 2024, https://frankenstein.omeka.net/items/show/5.