Publishers / Dell / Frankenstein (1963) / #2
2September 1966
$0.12

Frankenstein #2

Dell · September 1966 · on sale 1966-05-03

First appearance: FrankensteinFirst appearance: Frank StoneOrigin: Frank Stone
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Identification plate

Series
Frankenstein (Dell, 1963 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
September 1966
Key date
1966-09-00
On-sale date
1966-05-03
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Frankenstein - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Frank Stone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Frank Stone, Frankenstein.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Frankenstein Meets Mr. Freek!cover1pencils: Tony Tallarico, Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony Tallarico; letters: Ben OdaFrankenstein First, Frank Stone First
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset
2Frankensteincomic story11script: D. J. Arneson; pencils: Tony Tallarico, Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony Tallarico; letters: Tony TallaricoFrankenstein First, Frank Stone First
3The Rebirth of Frankensteincomic story14script: D. J. Arneson; pencils: Tony Tallarico, Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony Tallarico; letters: Tony TallaricoFrankenstein First, Frank Stone First
4The Rewardcomic story6.33script: D. J. Arneson; pencils: Tony Tallarico, Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony Tallarico; letters: Tony TallaricoFrankenstein First, Frank Stone First
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.17

Plus 2.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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