Old-fashioned Comics: 2025

Friday, 7 March 2025

FRANKENSTEIN - A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION - PART ONE - Contributed by Jens Terje

Frankenstein's monster, commonly referred to as Frankenstein, is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist. Shelley's title compares the monster's creator, Victor Frankenstein, to the mythological character Prometheus, who fashioned humans out of clay and gave them fire.

In Shelley's Gothic story, Victor Frankenstein builds the creature in his laboratory through an ambiguous method based on a scientific principle he discovered. Shelley describes the monster as 8 feet (240 cm) tall and emotional.The monster attempts to fit into human society but is shunned, which leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein. According to the scholar Joseph Carroll, the monster occupies "a border territory between the characteristics that typically define protagonists and antagonists".

Frankenstein's monster became iconic in popular culture, and has been featured in various forms of media, including films, television series, merchandise and video games.The most popularly recognized version is Boris Karloff's portrayal in the 1930s films Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein.

https://frankenstein.fandom.com/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein's_monster

https://cliffsnotes-v1.prod.webpr.hmhco.com/literature/f/frankenstein/character-list

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankenstein

Jens Terje offers us the following files:

Angel vs. Frankenstein 1-2 (2009-10)
Berni Wrightson Master of the macabre 01-05 (1983-84)
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein (1983)
Bloodstone 1-4 (2001)
Brother Power The Geek 01-02 (1968)
Castle of Frankenstein (1962-2002)
Castle of Frankenstein 01-25 & 32 (1961-75 • 2001-02)
Criminal Macabre - The Eyes of Frankenstein 01-04 (of 04) (2013)
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein - Prodigal Son Vol. 1 01-05 (of OS) (2010-11)

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein - Prodigal Son Vol. 2 01-05 (of OS) (2014)
Doc Frankenstein 1-6 (2004)
Flashpoint - Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown 01-03 (of 03) ...

This magnificent contribution by Jens Terje consists of 4 parts, which include

an exhaustive repertoire of comics related to this popular fictional character.

Many thanks to Jens Terje !!

DC Horrors Vol. 3 (Nov 1972 - Feb. 1973) - Compiled by Voltaire57

Here we are, 12 beats!

THE CURSE OF THE PHANTOM PROPHET #9 (November 1972)

THE SPECTRAL SHEPERD OF DARTMOOR #9 (November 1972)

THE PHANTOM THAT NEVER WAS #9 (November 1972)

THE GHOST OF WANDSGATE GALLOWS #10 (December 1972)

DEATH CAME AT DAWN #10 (December 1972)

THE HELL BEAST OF BERKELEY SQUARE #10 (December 1972)

NEXT STOP IS NOWHERE #11 (January 1973)

THE SPECTER WHO STALKED CELLBLOCK 13 #11 (January 1973)

THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH #11 (January 1973)

THE MACABRE MUMMY OF TAKHEN-AHTEN #12 (February 1973)

CHINES FOK A CORPSE #12 (February 1973)

BEYOND THE PORTALS OF THE UNKNOWN #12 (February 1973)

More information about "Comics Compilations made by Voltaire57" HERE

Thanks to Voltaire 57 for these magnificent albums

The Victor (0501-0550) D.C. Thomson, 1961

The Victor

The Victor was a British comic paper published weekly by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The Victor ran for 1,657 issues from 25 January 1961 until it ceased publication on 21 November 1992. Associated with it was the annually published The Victor Book for Boys. This annual was first published in 1964, with the last edition published in 1994. A hardback book, The Best of The Victor, was published in 2010 ready to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this popular adventure comic. The book featured a selection of reprints from the weekly comic....

The Victor (0501-0550)

Sept 26th, 1970 / Sept 4th, 1971

Betty Page Collection - Contributed by Jens Terje

Bettie Mae Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos.She was often referred to as the "Queen of Pinups": her long jet-black hair, blue eyes, and trademark bangs have influenced artists for generations. After her death, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner called her "a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society".

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Page lived in California in her early adult years before moving to New York City to pursue work as an actress. There, she found work as a pin-up model, and she posed for several photographers throughout the 1950s. Page was "Miss January 1955", one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine. After years in obscurity, she experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1980s.

In 1959, Page converted to evangelical Christianity and worked for Billy Graham,studying at Bible colleges in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, with the intent of becoming a missionary. The latter part of Page's life was marked by depression, violent mood swings, and several years in a state psychiatric hospital with paranoid schizophrenia.

Jens Terje offers us the following files:

The Glamorous Betty Page 001-003

Betty Page in Bondage 001-003, 005 (Nutrix, 1960)

6 Betty Page Comics (1992-1997)

3 Betty Page Magazines 1990 & 1993

Betty Page - Private Peeks 001 & 004 (1978-80)

The Betty Pages Digest 01-09 (1987-1995)

Bettie Page - Queen of the Nile 001-003

The Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward (2006)

Bettie Page - Jumpin' Jungle Jive (1996) [comic]

Glamour International suplemento 16, 17 & 19 Sweet Bettie (IT) (EN) (FR) (1991)

The Little Book of Bettie - Tori Rodriguez