Who Is Igor? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Igor is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Fritz, with over 121 comic issue appearances. Igor is a stock character lab assistant to many types of Gothic villains; such as Frankenstein, Count Dracula and others.

Who is Igor?

Creation The idea of Victor Frankenstein having an assistant does not come from Mary Shelley's original novel, but rather from the earliest known stage adaptation, Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein (1823), written by Richard Brinsley Peake. In this play, the character Fritz — portrayed by Robert Keeley — appears as Frankenstein’s servant. Mary Shelley herself attended a performance of the play. The character of Fritz reappears in the first film of the Frankenstein series (1931), portrayed by Dwight Frye. Dwight Frye also portrayed Renfield in Universal’s Dracula . Dwight Frye also played Karl, one of Dr. Pretorius's henchmen in Bride of Frankenstein (1935). In the horror film Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), Ivan Igor is the name of the mad wax museum curator.

Key facts

Igor is of human origin. The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 121 recorded issue appearances, Igor ranks among the most featured characters in comics.