Victor Von Frankenstein was born in Naples, Italy (according to the 1831 edition of the Shelley's novel), to his German-Swiss family. He was the son of Alphonse Frankenstein and Caroline Beaufort, who died of scarlet fever when Victor was 17. He describes his ancestry thus: "I am by birth a Genevese; and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics; and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation." Frankenstein has two younger brothers—William, the youngest, and Ernest, the middle child. Frankenstein falls in love with Elizabeth Lavenza, who became his adoptive sister (his blood cousin in the 1818 edition) and, eventually, his fiancée.

As a boy, Frankenstein is interested in electricity and galvanism and the the works of alchemists such as Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Albertus Magnus, and he longs to discover the fabled elixir of life. He loses interest in both these pursuits and in science as a whole after seeing the remains of a tree struck by lightning; however, at the University of Ingolstadt in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Frankenstein develops a fondness for chemistry, and becomes obsessed with the idea of creating life in inanimate matter through artificial means, pursuing this goal for two years. During this period, his obsession drives him to desecrate graveyards and mortuaries in secret, gathering bones and body parts from the dead as raw materials for his studies.

Assembling a humanoid creature through ambiguous means, Frankenstein successfully brings it to life, but he is horrified by the creature's ugliness. He flees from his creation, who disappears and, after several negative encounters with the locals, swears revenge on his creator. When William is found murdered, Frankenstein knows instantly that his creation is the killer, but says nothing. The Frankensteins' housekeeper, Justine Moritz, is blamed for the boy's death and executed; Frankenstein is wracked with guilt, but does not come forward with the truth because he thinks no one will believe his story, and he is afraid of the reactions such a story would provoke.

The creature approaches Frankenstein and begs him to create a female companion for him. Frankenstein agrees, but ultimately destroys this creation, aghast at the idea of a race of monsters. Enraged, the creature swears revenge; he kills Henry Clerval, Frankenstein's best friend, and promises Frankenstein, "You have denied me my wedding night - I will be with you on yours!" The creature keeps his promise by strangling Elizabeth on her matrimonial bed. That same night, Frankenstein's father dies of grief. With nothing else left to live for, Frankenstein dedicates his life to destroying the creature.

Frankenstein pursues the "fiend" or "Demon" (as he calls his creation) to the Arctic, intending to destroy it. He ultimately fails in his mission, as he falls through an ice floe and contracts severe pneumonia. Although he is rescued by a ship attempting an expedition to the North Pole, he dies after relating his tale to the ship's captain, Robert Walton. His creature, upon discovering the death of his creator, is overcome by sorrow and vows to commit suicide by burning himself alive in "the Northernmost extremity of the globe"; he then disappears, never to be seen or heard from again.

All published appearances of Victor Frankenstein from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

*Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)

* “Joseph’s Lament” (poem) (17 Jan. 1824) – Clown [https://london.fandom.com/wiki/Joseph_Grimaldi Joseph Grimaldi] was famous for fashioning comic, grotesque figures onstage using random found objects. As the creator of these hodgepodge creatures, this poem likens him to Victor von Frankenstein and names him Joe Frankenstein.
* “Ode to Joseph Grimaldi, Senior” (poem), by Thomas Hood (1825) – also refers to Grimaldi as Joe Frankenstein

* Presumption; or, The Fate of Frankenstein (play), by Richard Brinsley Peake (1823)
* The Man and the Monster; or The Fate of Frankenstein (play), by Henry M. Milner (1826)
* Le Monstre et le magicien (1826)
* Frankensten, or, The Model Man (1849)
* Frankenstein: An Adventure in the Macabre (1927)
* Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (1887)

*Frankenstein (1910)
*Il mostro di Frankenstein (1921)
*Tales of Tomorrow: Frankenstein (1952)

* Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966): Maria Frankenstein, the granddaughter of Victor Frankenstein, moved to the American West with her brother Rudolph to continue her ancestor's macabre experiments. Her goal was to use the prairie lightning storms to revive immigrant children stolen from a dying town, replacing their brains with artificial ones and turning them into slaves.

* Prize #7-9, 11-12
* Psycho 3-6
* The 1974 Psycho Yearbook
* Scream #6-7
* Chamber of Chills #6: Richard Frankenstein, grandson of Victor Frankenstein, returns to the family's ruined castle to continue his ancestors' macabre experiments. His father had attempted to merge Frankenstein's Creature with the Wolf Man, but failed. While investigating the dungeons during a full moon, Richard confronts and kills the werewolf, but is bitten during the fight.

* Challenge of the Unknown #6, Web of Mystery #21: A dying scientist transfers his brain into the body of a criminal, but gangsters resurrect the corpse's brutal instincts to hunt for treasure. After a bloody chase, the monster kills his tormentors and the genius reasserts control - now condemned to life as a nefarious scientific hermit. The reanimated body physically resembles Frankenstein's monster.
* Adventures Into the Unknown issues #5-6, 8-10, 12, 16: A feature called "Spirit of Frankenstein", Dr. Daniel Warren creates an advanced robot and implants the brain of the late Professor Pardway, who seeks revenge from beyond the grave. The robot takes on a life of its own, blending technology with supernatural forces. Possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian sorcerer, the robot becomes uncontrollable. Warren faces his creation in a final battle, using science to contain the supernatural. Despite the victory, the robot remains a latent threat. The story warns about the limits of science and the danger of defying the laws of nature.
* Black Cat Mystery #39:Dr. Payn is a hunchbacked scientist (like Igor), who idolizes Dr. Frankenstein but distorts his work into a macabre project: creating a perfect bride using the parts of murdered women. Rejected by his deformity, he desperately seeks love through his monstrous creation, but is ultimately destroyed by his own obsession.
* Smash Comics #14: Hugh Hazzard and Bozo spring into action when a mad scientist begins stealing corpses—including the brain of a genius and the body of an athlete—to create Brutus, a monster under his control.
* Weird Chills 2: A comic book writer creates horror stories, including one about Dr. Dante—a scientist who reanimates corpses. When his monster comes to life, it revolts and kills the doctor, ripping out his brain.
* Fantastic Giants 24: Hans Leiter creates Adam, a human-like robot, and uses his own creation to kidnap troubled minds. The plan is to transfer their knowledge into Adam's synthetic brain, but the experiment fails when the robot absorbs the victims' fears and traumas. Now terrified, Adam flees to the mountains, confusing hunter and prey. His agony ends when his metallic body attracts a lightning bolt, destroying him in a tragic conclusion about the risks of technology merging with human emotion.
* Shocking Mystery Cases #50 Professor Reardon, obsessed with creating life, exhumes graves to assemble a human body. With gangster Nick Ramono's help, he receives the brain of murdered criminal Russ Moretti. The creature awakens with Moretti's vengeful mind, kills Ramono, and accidentally electrocutes Reardon. Police discover the monster was made from body parts of several dead men, but Moretti's fate remains a mystery.

* The People's Court: Frankenstein (1988)
* Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Candy: Frankenstein (1986)
* Shasta (1976)

*Universal Pictures renamed the character "Henry Frankenstein" for their 1931 film.
**
**In Frankenstein #18 (March 1952), he is referred to as Henry Frankenstein, but in other stories, he is called Victor.
**In the ''Psycho'' comic series, the scientist who created the monster is named Victor in ''Psycho'' #3-5. However, by ''Psycho'' #6, his name changes to Henry.
*[https://youtu.be/OsAGwYefU7I?si=sSOAi6Xtkhl70ZBk The Reese's commercial and The People's Court promo are public domain because those were published in the United States between 1978] [https://youtu.be/tfKnEJ8a290?si=3uM4eiUiSzRm6hqj and March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice,] [https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/search?page_number=1&query=%22Reese%E2%80%99s%20Peanut%20Butter%20Cups%20%22&field_type=%22keyword%22&records_per_page=10&type_of_record=%22registration%22&sort_field=%22representative_date%22&sort_order=%22asc%22&type_of_work=%22motion_picture%22&model=%22%22 and its copyright was not subsequently registered] [https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/search?page_number=1&query=%22The%20People%20Court%22&field_type=%22keyword%22&records_per_page=100&sort_field=%22representative_date%22&sort_order=%22asc%22&type_of_work=%22motion_picture%22&model= with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years].
*[https://youtu.be/giSMsHOX6ig?si=pvwG1d_0sOygHfAv The Shasta is public domain since it's lacked a copyright notice.]

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