Comic Title: Detective Comics #135
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: March 24, 1948 Copyright Date March 22, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The True Story of Frankenstein"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 6 HC (2005)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #134; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #34)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #80; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #34)
• Carter Nichols (last appearance in Batman #46; next appearance in Detective Comics #136)

Villain(s)

• Count Mettern (Frankenstein's cousin; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Baron Frankenstein (no further appearances)
• Ivan (Frankenstein's assistant; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Dirk the Forrester (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Mary Shelley and a town of villagers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Carter Nichols sends himself back in time where he meets the real Baron Frankenstein. Nichols sees the Baron's experiments and meets his assistant Ivan, a giant. When Ivan is accidentally electrocuted, Nichols revives him with adrenaline. However, Ivan is left in a trance like state. Frankenstein's cousin, Count Mettern then orders Ivan to kill Frankenstein.

Nichols summons Batman and Robin from the future. They battle Ivan, who rampages through the nearby village. Mettern then attempts to make Batman his slave too. Batman is not affected like Ivan was. He is then able to revive Ivan fully.

However, the villagers are angry at Frankenstein and Ivan. When they storm the castle, Batman must calm them down. Ivan then takes revenge upon Mettern. Both men die when the castle explodes. Author Mary Shelley writes about the events, but fictionalizes the story for fear that it would never be believed.