himself and dies. The Bat-Man holds up the roof of the crumbling building, letting the others escape. It calls Bruce 'son' before the lab explodes and kills it. Alfredo theorizes that the Bat-Man kidnapped Julia so Bruce would follow him to Seltsam's lab. As a mob arrives to the burning ruins, Bruce explains to them how Seltsam was destroyed because of the Bat-Man. 1931 Frankenstein movie Several themes and images are taken from the movie starring Boris Karloff as the monster: Doctor Grüber's coachman is named Fritz, which is the name of the hunchback in the movie. Bruce Wayne's assistant is a hunchback, much like Fritz in the original 1931 movie. Bruce Wayne purchases Mad Ludwig's old castle where he can conduct his experiments undisturbed, much like in the 1931 Frankenstein movie. Some of the equipment and machinery in Bruce's laboratory strongly resemble some of the classic state-of-the art special effects from the film. Bruce and Alfredo bring the Bat-Man's body to life by having lightning run through it, and when Alfredo sees it moving, he exclaims He lives! Master! He lives! a tribute to some well-known lines by Colin Clive. When the newly-revived Thomas Wayne does not act like his normal self, Bruce accuses Alfredo of giving him the wrong brain, like Fritz did in the Frankenstein movie. A mob carrying torches and pitchforks are seen in the novel, a recurring image in many Frankenstein movies. See also The Superman Monster, another Elseworlds take on Frankenstein, this time revolving around Superman List of Elseworlds publications Frankenstein in popular culture References Batman titles Elseworlds titles Fiction set in 1819 Works set in castles