Beginning in the early 1970s, some scary residents moved in.
But in this one magnificent tale, Kane and Dracula clashed!
You see, earlier in the issue, Dracula saves the Puritans life.
Kane lets Dracula go which pretty much dooms countless souls for like, the rest of eternity.
The issue starts off with theX-Menenjoying a day of training in the Danger Room.
Suddenly, they are summoned by Professor X who explains that he thinks he has located Frankensteins Monster.
Holy Boris Karloff, thats convoluted!
But no, androids, mutants and aliens.
Oh yah, it gets even more bonkers.
The X-Men attack the android and a big bad fight ensues.
Iceman encases the monster in ice because hes seen a movie or two and this defeats the Frankenstein android.
Professor X then discovers that the monstrous android was built by aliens to act as an ambassador to Earth.
I like how Marvel took the elegantly simple tale of Frankenstein and made it intensely elaborate.
Wait…no it wasnt.
But take note Frankenophiles, the famous monsterdoesmake an appearance.
During the issue, Ludwig watches a film of Victor creating the worlds most famous monster.
Damn, thats just oddly random.
How could Spider-Man team up with that monster that scared the poop out of me wheneverFrankensteinaired on local TV?
Not only did Spidey and Frankie appear in the same comic, they were helping each other!
So thanks Conway and Buscema, thanks for showing me the path.
Von Shtupf, thats who.
Man, for a comic so integral to my development as a nerd, its pretty darn trivial.
Glorious, I tells you!
Frankenstein andIron Manbattle it out in a clash of billion dollar film superstars.
By the way, Dreadknights real name is Bram Velsing, so there you go.
This is going to be so cool.
Yes folks, Franken-Nazis!
I mean, Frankie was plucked for the past to join a non-team of not really dead dead people.
Aint nothing wrong with that.
Its like if Freddy and Jason joined the Expendables.
I think I might have just stumbled on a billion dollar idea.
Crap man, half the Expendables already look like walking corpses.
Anyway, yeah, Frankensteins Monster once joined SHIELD.
Yes, the strangest team amongst a squad of time lost corpses and a team of monster soldiers.
Yeah, beat that!
DuringFear Itself, these four incongruous teammates must join together to face a mutated Man-Thing and the Psycho Man.
Thats a lot of menacing hyphens right there.
Frankenstein and a duck, teaming up and kicking ass.
This is why we love comics.
Yes, anarmyof Frankensteins.
Go for a long walk together?
But there have been times in the characters long history where Russell has complete control of the werewolf.
I guess every woman needs a werewolf pal to confide in?
Is that not the most glorious Halloween looking comic cover youve ever seen?
But for real man, I can stare at the glorious Frank Miller cover until next Halloween.
Well, in this spider/wolf throw down, Jack Russell and Spidey join together to face the Tatterdemalion.
What is Tatterdemalions deal you ask (other than being impossible to spell)?
Well, he is really strong and he really, really smells.
Tatterdemalion hates wealth and fancy things and dresses in a suit of horribly dirty rags and attacks the rich.
He also sticks to things, so he has that going for him.
That cant be an easy post-fight clean up.
But Tatterdemalion is a perfect horror/super villain jot down of rogue.
Two pretty important Marvel super heroes were introduced in books starringWerewolf by Night.
may have a link to Jack Russell.
So the Avengers track down the Werewolf by Night and jump him.
It was a brief Werewolf by Night appearance but it was nice to see him reunite with Tigra.
After all, she was introduced in aWerewolf by Nightfeature.
Thats our Wolfie, launching superhero careers like nobodys business.
In this issue, Werewolf by Nights sister gets possessed by the evil magic of Morgan Le Fay.
Tony Stark must team with the Werewolf to battle Le Fay and free Russells beloved sibling.
Whats not to love about this?
Technology meets classic monster goodness meets ancient legend.
Get thee to a back issue bin!
Well, he was and they were a unique bunch of bananas, Ill tell you that.
Most of the team were reformed Spider-Woman villains, but the Shrouds right hand man was Werewolf by Night.
Night Shift was such a weird concept that it really needs to be brought back.
Included in the gathering was Werewolf by Night.
It was like a werewolf nativity scene and Im just going to leave that sitting there.
Unlike the many Universal mummies, NKantu is a heroic if tragic figure.
But that hasnt stopped the Living Mummy from getting around now and again.
Take this issue ofMarvel Two-in-One.
Get this motley crew.
Doctor Druid, Shadowoman, the Blazing Skull, and the Living Mummy- otherwise known as Shock Troop!
This team of also-rans and never was-es helped Quasar take on the villain known as Quagmire (giggity).
I guess this team quietly disbanded soon afterwards because what else were they supposed to do?
Marvel, bring back the Shock Troop.
I mean, youre leaving at least $2.13 on the table here.
This led to imprisonment and the eventual riot that became the inciting event of the conclusion ofCivil War.
In the worlds of Ulysses S. Grant, taint a proper Civil War til a Mummy gets involved!
Well, his name used to be Simon Garth until a voodoo curse transformed poor Garth into the Zombie.
That sucks for him.
With all thatWalking Deadmoney floating around, its a wonder that Marvel doesnt do more with its Zombie.
But hey, Garth met Daredevil once in this ultra-esoteric annual, so thats something.
Man is that fun to say, Manphibian, Manphibian, Manphibian!
Anyway, Manphibian (Manphibian!)
Both murderer and Manphibian were tapped on Earth and became monsters of myth and legend.
Manphibian appeared in the Frankencastle saga (dont ask) and also joined the Howling Commandos.
But for a very brief moment, Manphibian was a member of his own team of Avengers.
So there you have it, some classic monsters joining forces with the super heroes that share their world.
So be kind to the shambling, snarling creatures of darkness, they deserve love too.
