{"product_id":"frankenstein-agent-of-s-h-a-d-e-1-2011-vf-nm","title":"Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. # 1  2011 VF\/NM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. # 1 \u003c\/b\u003eSeptember 2011 (titled \"War of the Monsters, Part 1: Monster Town, USA\") was a launch title for DC’s New 52 initiative. Written by Jeff Lemire with gritty, off-model art by Alberto Ponticelli, the series reimagines the classic monster as a sword-wielding special agent for a covert government organization. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Monster Town, USA\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue introduces the Super Human Advanced Defense Executive (S.H.A.D.E.), a secret organization that operates out of the Ant Farm, a shrunken city suspended in a protective sphere. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Mission: Frankenstein is recalled from a \"vacation\" on Mars to investigate a supernatural crisis in Bone Lake, Washington, which has been overrun by a massive army of monsters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Personal Stake: He learns his wife, The Bride, was the first agent sent to the scene and has since gone missing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Team: Against his preference for working alone, Frankenstein is assigned a new field team of \"monsters\": the Creature Commandos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Climax: The team enters the barricaded city and is immediately swarmed by creatures. They eventually discover a group of children and an elderly caretaker hiding in an underground church, where the woman warns Frankenstein to stay back.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFrankenstein: A centuries-old, pessimistic undead soldier who fights with a legendary three-foot sword and a \"steam gun\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFather Time: The immortal leader of S.H.A.D.E., who inhabits a new body every decade; in this series, he appears as a young girl in a school uniform and domino mask.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDr. Ray Palmer: Reimagined as the S.H.A.D.E. science liaison rather than the superhero Atom, he is the architect of the Ant Farm's shrinking technology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Creature Commandos: A team of genetically altered soldiers including Nina Mazursky (amphibian scientist), Warren Griffith (werewolf), Vincent Velcoro (vampire), and Khalis (mummy healer).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47645603332196,"sku":"BH28","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_06_20_42_05_326.jpg?v=1767753857","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/frankenstein-agent-of-s-h-a-d-e-1-2011-vf-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}