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1March-May 1963
$0.12

Frankenstein #1

Dell · March-May 1963 · on sale 1963-01-24

Origin: Frankenstein's monsterDeath of Frankenstein's monster1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Frankenstein (Dell, 1963 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March-May 1963
Key date
1963-03-00
On-sale date
1963-01-24
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Frankenstein's monster.

Death on record for: Frankenstein's monster.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Monster is Back!!!cover1pencils: Vic Prezio; inks: Vic Prezio; colors: Vic Prezio
18 Exciting New Adventure Series Bookspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset
2The Monster Lives...comic story32script: Don Segall; pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyFrankenstein's monster Origin, Victor Frankenstein, Igor

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
2nd printingSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

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Sources

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