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The True Story of Frankenstein

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Description

Professor Nichols sends Batman and Robin back to 19th-century Europe, where the legend of Frankenstein proves to have an unsettling basis in fact. Batman becomes caught in a deadly struggle between a baron and his scheming cousin.

Issue Details

Series

Detective Comics (1937)

Issue Number

#135

Release Date

March 24, 1948

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

May 1948

Page Count

52 pages

Series Details

Title

Detective Comics

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1937 - 2011

Issues Count

883

Genres

Action, Adventure, War, Fantasy, Anthro, Mystery, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sports, Historical, Horror, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Superhero, Western

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Penciller

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker

Curt Swan

Curt Swan

Penciller

Edmond Hamilton

Edmond Hamilton

Writer

Harris Levy

Harris Levy

Penciller

Howard Sherman

Howard Sherman

Penciller, Inker

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Letterer

Steve Brodie

Inker

Winslow Mortimer

Winslow Mortimer

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

Air Wave (Larry Jordan)

Air Wave (Larry Jordan)

Lawrence Jordan

Andre Chavard

Andre Chavard

Andre Chavard

Dan Turpin

Dan Turpin

Daniel Turpin

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Professor Carter Nichols

Professor Carter Nichols

Carter Nichols

Rip Carter

Rip Carter

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Slam Bradley

Slam Bradley

Samuel Emerson Bradley

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Boy Commandos

Boy Commandos

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