- "Look at me! What do you see?! Not a man you could love -- but instead, some hideous -- at best pitiful -- monster!"
- ―Frankenstein Monster
| "The Monster Walks Among Us!" | |
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| The Monster of Frankenstein | |
| Title: | "The Monster Walks Among Us!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Cover price: | .20 |
| Cover date: | September, 1973 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Roy Thomas |
| Writers: | Gary Friedrich |
| Pencilers: | Mike Ploog |
| Inkers: | John Verpoorten |
| Cover artists: | Mike Ploog |
| Cover inker: | Mike Ploog |
| Cover letterer: | Gaspar Saladino |
| Colorists: | Glynis Wein |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Roy Thomas |
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"The Monster Walks Among Us!" is the fifth issue of the Monster of Frankenstein ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Gary Friedrich with artwork by Mike Ploog and inks by John Verpoorten. It was colored by Glynis Wein and lettered by Artie Simek. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with a September, 1973 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy.
"The Monster Walks Among Us!"[]
The Frankenstein Monster sails upon a small wooden raft through the countryside of Scandinavia. As he nears a hamlet, he finds a woman tied to a burning raft, left to die. The Monster rescues the woman and brings her to shore. Secreting her away from the villagers, he asks how she came to be in her present condition. The woman, Lenore, tells him that the people of the village are possessed by a black demon and only she is immune to the demon's powers.
The Monster brings Lenore to the cottage of her father, but the aging warrior attacks them in an effort to kill his only child. The Monster lashes out and grapples with the old man, ultimately killing him.
He takes Lenore and retreats into the forests, safe from the attention of the mad villagers. Before long however, he discovers that Lenore had lied to him. The villagers are attempting to destroy her because she is in fact, a werewolf. As the moon rises overhead, Lenore transforms into her werewolf form and the two begin fighting. The Monster manages to find her father's silver-tipped sword and drives it through the creature's chest, destroying her. The Frankenstein Monster leaves the village behind, lonelier than ever.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Lenore Rogaland (Only appearance; dies)
Minor characters
- Lenore's father
- Priest
- Robert Walton, IV (Referenced only)
- Victor Frankenstein (Referenced only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- Frankenstein, and all related characters, are based on concepts developed by English author Mary Shelley's as presented in her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. The Frankenstein story has since been adapted and expanded upon in numerous films, novels, comic books and television projects.
- This series carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue shipped to retailers on June 12th, 1973.
- This issue is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Monster of Frankenstein, Volume 1 trade paperback collection in 2004 and in color in the Monster of Frankenstein trade paperback collection in September, 2015. It is also reprinted in black and white in the Marvel UK version of Dracula Lives #11 from January 4th, 1975.
- This is the final issue of the series under the title, The Monster of Frankenstein. Beginning with Frankenstein #6, the title switches to The Frankenstein Monster.
- The title to this story, The Monster Walks Among Us, is actually a reference to the 1956 Universal Pictures movie, The Creature Walks Among Us. The Creature Walks Among Us is the third film in the Creature from the Black Lagoon trilogy.
- The splash page for this issue features lyrics from the song, Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
- Lenore's surname, Rogaland, is provided in the werewolves entry from volume 13 of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z reference guide, published in April, 2010.
- While this may be the first time that the Marvel Comics version of the Frankenstein Monster has tangled with a werewolf, it is not the first time that the historical Frankenstein has a fought a werewolf. In the aptly titled 1943 film Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, the Bela Lugosi version of the Frankenstein Monster swapped punches with Lon Chaney, Jr. as the werewolf Larry Talbot.