THE FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER #16

Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp corners and no visible creases or tears. Slight edge wear is visible at the top and bottom right corners, and there appears to be minor handling wear along the spine, though no distinct stress lines or color breaks are apparent. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve which causes some glare, slightly obscuring fine surface detail. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed.

The Frankenstein Monster #16, cover-dated May 1975, is part of Marvel's short-lived early-1970s horror line built around a modernized take on Mary Shelley's creature, following the character through pulp-adventure and gothic-horror plotlines distinct from Universal's film continuity. By this late point in the eighteen-issue series, the title had cycled through several writers and artists as Marvel worked to sustain a horror line amid the era's shifting Comics Code restrictions and declining sales for non-superhero anthology-adjacent books. It holds no first appearance, death, or origin significance and is not cited in price guides as a key issue; its interest lies chiefly in being part of a complete, minor Bronze Age Marvel horror run.

Market data shows a typical long-tail curve for a low-print, low-demand title: modest, flat pricing through the mid and high grades, with real separation only appearing at 9.6 and above, and a sharp jump to the 9.8 tier where census population remains thin. Sales volume at every grade is limited, reflecting a book that trades occasionally rather than one with active, deep demand. Any premium in this issue is driven almost entirely by condition scarcity at the top of the grading scale rather than by character or story importance.

This book suits Bronze Age Marvel horror completists and those assembling a full run of The Frankenstein Monster rather than character-first buyers. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade cheaply and are readily available, while the CGC 9.8 tier commands a real premium purely because so few copies have survived or been submitted in top condition. Outside of a handful of high-grade specialists, expect light, infrequent transaction volume at all grade levels.