Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC
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Title: "The True Story of Frankenstein"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #135 (1948)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Count Mettern (Frankenstein's cousin; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Baron Frankenstein (no further appearances)
  • Ivan (Frankenstein's assistant; dies in this story; no further appearances)
  • Dirk the Forrester (dies in this story; no further appearances)
  • Mary Shelley and a town of villagers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Carter Nichols sends himself back in time where he meets the real Baron Frankenstein. Nichols sees the Baron's experiments and meets his assistant Ivan, a giant. When Ivan is accidentally electrocuted, Nichols revives him with adrenaline. However, Ivan is left in a trance like state. Frankenstein's cousin, Count Mettern then orders Ivan to kill Frankenstein.

Nichols summons Batman and Robin from the future. They battle Ivan, who rampages through the nearby village. Mettern then attempts to make Batman his slave too. Batman is not affected like Ivan was. He is then able to revive Ivan fully.

However, the villagers are angry at Frankenstein and Ivan. When they storm the castle, Batman must calm them down. Ivan then takes revenge upon Mettern. Both men die when the castle explodes. Author Mary Shelley writes about the events, but fictionalizes the story for fear that it would never be believed.


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