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Victor Frankenstein

51 appearances · Golden Age · 1940–2024 · 2 key issues
Who is Victor Frankenstein?

Few characters carry as much gothic weight as Victor Frankenstein, who made his four-color debut back in 1940's Prize Comics #7, brought to life by artist Paul Norris during the wild, anything-goes days of the Golden Age. Over a remarkable span stretching across eight decades — from 1940 all the way to 2024 — this figure of obsession and creation has haunted titles like Prize Comics, Psycho, and Frankenstein itself, sharing dark pages with the Monster, Igor, and Fritz along the way. With 51 catalogued appearances and two collector-recognized key issues to his name, Victor is a testament to the enduring pull of one of literature's most electrifying concepts on the comics medium. If you love horror, Golden Age atmosphere, and characters whose legacy refuses to stay buried, this is one name worth tracking down.

Prize Comics
#7 (7)
★ First appearance
Prize Comics #7 (7)
Dec 1940

Appearances

Prize Comics (1940)
Frankenstein (1963)
The American Legion (1926)
Vampirella (1969)
#2
Psycho (1971)
Eerie (1965)
#40
House of Mystery (1951)
The 1974 Psycho Yearbook (1974)
Marvel Classics Comics (1976)
#20
Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1979)
#1
Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982)
#14
Marvel Classics Comics Series (1984)
Marvel Classics Series Featuring Frankenstein (1987)
Cracked (1985)
Universal Monsters: Frankenstein (1993)
The Far Side Gallery (1984)
#4
Mad (1952)
Classics Illustrated (1997)
#41
Men of Mystery Comics (1999)
#18
Golden-Age Treasury (2003)
#1
Little Book of Horror: Frankenstein (2005)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (2005)
The Monster of Frankenstein (2006)
Big Book of Horror (2006)
Graphic Classics (2001)
#15
Dead, She Said (2008)
The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (2010)
Frankenstein Alive, Alive! (2012)
#1
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: A Dark Graphic Novel (2013)
Three Stooges Halloween Stoogetacular (2017)
#1
Gwandanaland Comics (2016)
Becoming Frankenstein (2022)
Becoming Frankenstein Artisan Edition (2024)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff (2024)