The agents of the patriarchy laughed at Dr. Victoria Francistein. They belitted her research, called her "honey buns," and stared at her boobs while discussing new breakthroughs in stem cell research with her. Little did they realize that Francisteins's understanding of galvanic reanimation was far beyond anything their petty male minds could hope to understand.
Like a woman possessed, Francistein dedicated herself to her life's work. Morgues were broken into, graves were robbed, and long hours were spent slaving away in the dark catacombs beneath dread Castle Dworkin. Each purloined body part that passed through her well-manicured hands was chosen for maximum suitability for Francistein's project --
-- the creation of a race of super-women, untainted by the inherent unequality of traditional gender roles. With such allies at her disposal, Francistein hoped to wreak savage revenge on those who had wronged her and labeled her "hysterical."
So all-consuming was the Doctor's promethean hubris, however, that she failed to heed the warnings of her former mentor, Dr. Faludi, about the phenomenon known as the "Paglia Effect." Instead of embracing her creator's feminist ideology, Francistein's Monster turned out to be more interested in...
Angered by the Doctor's rejection, the creature vowed to become the enemy of reproductive rights, feminist principles, and everything else her creator held dear. She then fled north to plot her revenge and become a hockey mom.
It was in those cold and barren lands that Senator John McCain, on the lookout for a vice-presidential candidate, discovered her....and that's where the story gets really scary.
(from Madhouse #99, September 1975)
Sorry, false alarm.
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