Frankenstein Vol 1 12

A Cold and Lasting Tomb
	Writer Doug Moench; Penciler Val Mayerik; Inker Vince Colletta; Colourist Petra Goldberg; Letterer John Costanza; Editor Roy Thomas;
Why Won't They Believe Me?

Appearing in A Cold and Lasting Tomb

Featured Characters:

Frankenstein's Monster

Antagonists:

Vincent Frankenstein (Only in flashback)
Victor Frankenstein (Mentioned)
Betty the maid (Only in flashback)
Wolfpack

Other Characters:

Lenore Frankenstein (Only in flashback)
Basil Frankenstein (Only in flashback)
Neil Armstrong
Adolf Hitler
Billy
Chad
Eddie
Derek McDowall, M.D.
Dr. Owen Wallach
University professor

Races and Species:

Locations:

United Kingdom
- England
  - London
    - Castle Frankenstein
Switzerland
United States of America
- New York
  - New York City
    - Manhattan
      - Clandestine laboratory

Vehicles:

Apollo 11
Oil tanker

Synopsis for A Cold and Lasting Tomb

The Frankenstein Monster lumbers away from Castle Frankenstein and wanders through the forest. He encounters a pack of hungry wolves that attack him, pushing him over the side of an icy cliff. The monster falls unconscious and enters into a state of hibernation. After nearly a century of slumber, the monster revives.

Appearing in Why Won't They Believe Me?

This story is a reprint of the comic
Amazing Adult Fantasy #7.

Featured Characters:

Zankor (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

NASA
- Professor Crater (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Police
Prof. Crater's Secretary

Races and Species:

Locations:

United States of America

Items:

Spaceship's Log Book

Vehicles:

Crashed Spaceship

Synopsis for Why Won't They Believe Me?

This story is a reprint of the comic
Amazing Adult Fantasy #7.

A man comes upon a crashed alien spaceship and discovers a log book detailing plans for the alien spy to shapeshift into a human form upon landing. He panics and attempts to notify the police and army, but they scoff and tell him to go to the space agency, which he does. He shows the professor the log book and the professor pulls a gun on him. The man thinks it couldn't be possible that of all the millions on Earth he went straight to the alien spy in disguise. The professor denies he is the alien and holds out the log book which is written in a non-human language. "Only the alien could have read the contents of this book," he says. "You hit your head in the crash landing and temporarily forgot your identity."

Notes

Colletta is credited as Vinnie Colletta.
"A Cold and Lasting Tomb" is reprinted in the Essential Monster of Frankenstein trade paperback.
This is the final Frankenstein story to take place in the 19th century. The Frankenstein Monster chronologically appears next in Avengers (Volume 1) #131 prior to his revival at the end of this story.

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