Batman: Castle of the Bat is a DC Comics Elseworlds special published in 1994, written by Jack C. Harris with art by Bo Hampton as the artist and Tracy Hampton-Munsey as the letterer. In 1819, a troubled Bruce Wayne revives his father from the dead. The story is loosely based on Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, and the classic black-and-white film Frankenstein featuring Boris Karloff. Characters Familiar characters from the Batman mythos as well as some characters based on Shelley's novel are adapted to fit this Elseworlds story. Bruce Wayne: Orphaned when his parents were killed in a highway robbery, Bruce becomes a doctor, like his father asked him to before he died. He soon becomes obsessed with death, reanimation and transferring physical traits from one living being to another. Alfred Pennyworth: Alfredo in this story; Bruce Wayne's butler, a hunchback who serves as his assistant and servant. Thomas Wayne: Bruce's father, a highly reputed doctor who believed there was no nobler profession. He is murdered by a highway robber, and is later reanimated by Bruce, becoming the Bat-Man. His appearance is a homage to the Frankenstein Monster in the 1931 movie. Joe Chill: The Robber/Mr. Van Klooster: A murdering lackey that kills Thomas and Martha Wayne. He wears a costume reminiscent of the Scarecrow. Doctor Seltsam: A doctor at the university, he wonders what Bruce's secret experiments consist of. He is also responsible for developing a liquid capable of preserving dead tissue for over 15 years. The Bat-Hound: Bruce creates a part-dog, part-bat animal that is excellent at tracking at night. Fräulein (Julia) Lavenza: Bruce Wayne's fiancée, based on Elizabeth from Shelley's novel (although the name may be intended to reference Julie Madison, one of Bruce Wayne's oldest love interests). Commissioner Jim Gordon: Bürgermeister Gordon in this story; A clever chief of police, who suspects something is amiss when a highway robber calls Bruce Wayne's fiancée by her name. Plot One night, a masked robber murders Bruce Wayne’s parents. Vowing revenge, Bruce studies hard, follows his father's footsteps and becomes a doctor. Even though he continues studying, he still presses his first promise to himself that he will avenge his parents. He spends hours locked up in his laboratory, and as his experiments continue to augment in cost and secrecy, he is warned that he will be evicted from the university. Bruce suddenly learns about Fraülein (Julia) Lavenza's unscheduled visit.