And so it began - an ongoing superhero series with Frankenstein as the Big Bad (and titular star), and Bulldog Denny as "the only human he fears". For over a year Bulldog battled to stop the monster...
Sometimes Bulldog even got to share billing...
The big problem, however, was that Bulldog Denny was - as Nick phrased it - Hopelessly...Hilariously...Outgunned. He succeeded (or survived) primarily by luck against the overwhelming power of Frankenstein. Here's a good example from close to the end of this phase, in which Frankenstein teams with another villain - Doctor Devil...
The creature, of course, routinely did not die.
A new plan was needed...
The addition of a superhero to the mix might seem strange at first glance, but it should be remembered that Frankenstein was appearing in Prize Comics, which was primarily a superhero title with features like The Black Owl having been around since issue one...
Other regulars included Doctor Frost...
...The Green Lama...
...and Yank and Doodle...
There was the occasional humour comic before later Frankenstein strips, too, such as The General and The Corporal...
Adding a superhero in that environment wasn't really that strange of an idea.
Coming up - The New Plan...
Frankenstein page art by Dick Briefer for Prize Comics #s 11-15, 21 & 22 (1941, 1942)
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