Frankenstein's monster

"In that one story they simply won't forget, at least they never knew my name" This article is about a subject whose real name is unknown, and is known only by a title, nickname, alias or description

Frankenstein's monster
Biographical information
Aliases	Frankenstein's monster Frankie
Status	Alive
Species	Made from human body parts
Gender	Male
Appearances
First issue	Fables #28 — "Dog Company: War Stories, Part One"
Last issue	Fables #150 — "The Last Frankie Story"
Original source	Frankenstein's monster from Frankenstein

Frankenstein's monster, nicknamed Frankie, is a creature made from human body parts, created by Doctor Frankenstein.

History

During the first World War, a group of German scientists attempted to replicate Dr. Frankenstein's experiments, hoping to create an endless army of indestructible troops for the front lines. However, they were unsuccessful; the secrets of the doctor's process had died with him. During World War II, the monster was reassembled by German Nazis in Frankenstein's old castle, who were hoping that Frankenstein's original creation could at least be of some use to them. When Bigby and a squad of Allied soldiers stormed the castle, Bigby attempted to thwart their efforts by dismembering the monster, but the creature quipped that he would not allow that, and the two had a big fight. Bigby emerged as the victor and was able to tear the creature's head off, before the castle was destroyed in an explosion by one of Bigby's fellow soldiers, presumably destroying the creature's body along with it.

Bigby brought the still living head to Fabletown, where it was in kept in a cage in the Business Office in the Woodlands building. The creature was nicknamed "Frankie" and Bigby dropped by to have chats with him from time to time. The creature spends most of his time sleeping, since there isn't much else for him to do, except for when Flycatcher, Boy Blue or Bufkin has the time to read to him. At one point, circa 1994, they tried giving him a television, but Bufkin "kept going crazy" with the remote and nearly drove Frankie insane, so they gave up on that. He often has phantom thirst, but is not supposed to be given drinks, because the last time someone did that, the water ran out his neck and rust out the bottom of his cage.

Frankie is Bufkin's dear friend and ally, and teams up with him and the others trapped in the Business Office when they discover that they're stuck with Baba Yaga. He is also good friends with the Magic Mirror.

Original source

Pinocchio reading the Frankenstein novel

He is based on Frankenstein's monster from the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. In the novel, the monster is unnamed, although when speaking to his creator, Victor Frankenstein, the monster does say "I ought to be thy Adam," in reference to the first man created in the Bible. The Fables Encyclopedia erroneously states that the creature from Shelley's novel is called Adam.

Trivia

• It is unknown whether the monster is a true Fable (i.e. a migrant from a homeland where the events of the novel occurred) or a rare case of a non-Fable paranormal native to the mundane world.
• The fight between the monster and Bigby Wolf is a reference to the 1943 film Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, as Bill Willingham is a fan of the old Universal horror movies. Fittingly, the issue where the fight takes place is called "Frankenstein Versus the Wolf Man."
• When Boy Blue confronts Pinocchio about the toy soldiers sitting on the bedroom floor, Pinocchio is reading the Frankenstein novel.