Publishers / Marvel / Frankenstein (1973) / #18
18September 1975
$0.25

Frankenstein #18

Marvel · September 1975 · on sale 1975-06-03

First appearance: Victoria von FrankensteinFirst appearance: Veronica von Frankenstein1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Frankenstein (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
September 1975
Key date
1975-09-00
On-sale date
1975-06-03
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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
0Children of the Damned!cover1pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Bernie Wrightson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFrankenstein Monster
1Lady of the House!comic story18script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Val Mayerik, Dan Adkins; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Karen Mantlo, Gaspar SaladinoRalph Caccone, Frankenstein Monster, Veronica von Frankenstein First, Victoria von Frankenstein First
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Monster of Frankenstein #1
ISBN 0-7851-1634-6		2004On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1191975On eBay ›
Monster of Frankenstein #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9906-9		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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