Black and White Wednesday: "The Phantom of the Opera" by Tom Sutton

He's back, Groove-ophiles! You've begged, pleaded, and demanded--but Ol' Groove has dug up another of Tom Sutton's (as Sean Todd) wild and woolly Frankenstein creature feature from Skywald's Psycho, anyway! This time, our fave monster meets..."The Phantom of the Opera"? This one first came out way in Psycho #6 (cover-dated May, 1972)...

Black and White Wednesday: "The Sewer Tomb of Le Suub!" by Tom Sutton

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're back with more of Tom Sutton (as Sean Todd) Frankenstein Monster madness! From Psycho #5 (cover dated November 1971) enter..."The Sewer  Tomb of Le Suub!"

Black and White Wednesday: "Freaks of Fear!" by Sutton and Abel

You liked him! You really liked him! Three Black and White Wednesday's ago, Ol' Groove laid Tom Sutton's version of Frankenstein's Monster on ya, the the response was huge-amundo! Seems Skywald's version of Mary Shelley's immortal monster hit Groove-dom where it lives, so without further ado, here's part two of Sutton's (under his Sean Todd monicker) version of The Monster (inked by Jack Abel) from Psycho Magazine #4 (July 1971)! Meet the..."Freaks of Fear!"

Groove's Faves: "--In Search of the Last Frankenstein!" by Friedrich and Ploog

Howzit hangin', my haunted howlers! With the Halloween season upon us, Ol' Groove begins to dwell on the monstrous majesty of Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog's Frankenstein run back in the early 70s. Every ish this titanic team produced was a classic, but one of the best was "--In Search of the Last Frankenstein!" from Frankenstein #6, July 1973. T'would turn out to be Ploog's swan song on the title--but what a way to go!

Countdown to Halloween 2010: Making a Splash: Val Mayerik's Frankenstein Monster

Val Mayerik had one of the most intriguing and compelling art styles of the Groovy Age. His characters were dark, moody, and a bit quirky. They weren't mannequins; they had life. How ironic that one of his best renditions was of the Monster of Frankenstein? Val drew the adventures of the patch-work dead man for the final seven issues of Marvel's color-mag version. He also drew a few Frankenstein episodes in Marvel's B&W Monsters Unleashed, but those are fodder for a later post. Enjoy, Groove-ophiles!