Comic Book Transfusion: The Hulk and Frankenstein
Bruce Banner is lured to Europe by Victoria Frankenstein, the great grand-daughter of the infamous Victor Frankenstein. She has brought Banner to Europe to help her revive her great grandfather’s creature, who has been steadily decaying over the years. Using his superlative knowledge of medicine and anatomy (which is all the more impressive because he is a physicist), Banner helps her repair the creature. One stormy night, the full extent of her plans becomes clear when she sedates Banner and hooks him up to a machine to transfuse his gamma-irradiated blood into the creature. It is his blood, along with about a gazillion volts of lightning, that will revive the Frankenstein monster.
Her plan is a success. Not only is the monster reborn, but now he is gamma-irradiated as well. As for how the story ends, you’ll have to read the comic for yourself…
Scene from the first story in The Monster-Sized Hulk Special, by Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman. It’s a good, fun story — but in terms of classic monster transfusions, I still think the one where Batman transfuses a vampire is the best.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Physicist and physician are very similar words.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Maybe he has learned a great deal about medicine since being turned into a monster a couple of years back (how many years in Marvel time I have no idea anymore). More likely though is that he is just another comic book super-scientist that is versed in every discipline known to man (plus a few that are not).
March 5th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I think Stan’s right — Banner’s knowledge of medicine and biology was self-taught as he attempted to find a cure for his condition. Hey, he’s a genius with a problem — he’s going to crack open a book or two.
March 5th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Next thing you know, Banner will run into Henrietta Jekyll, the great-grandaughter of the legendary Dr. Jekyll.
March 5th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Helping a Frankenstein rebuild a monster when your Bruce Banner? What could possibily go wrong?!?!?
March 6th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Her name didn’t give away her game?
March 6th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I’ve been reading through a Tiny Titans collection today and I noticed that Hawk and Dove make an appearance. I thought you might be interested, since it isn’t in your current list of their appearances.
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