"When Abbott and Costello met Frankenstein in 1948's aptly named Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, it was the start of a series of horror-comedies that built on what's arguably the first cinematic universe. So it wasn't really a surprise, 75 years ago, that Abbott and Costello met the Invisible Man."
"On their own, the monster movies were starting to run out of steam. Frankenstein had already fought the Wolf Man in 1943; having them cross paths again but this time with the comedy duo behind the iconic "Who's on First?" bit in on the action was a great way to revive the IP and continue Abbott and Costello's string of hits."
"It's legitimately funny (the American Film Institute put it on their list of the 100 funniest American comedies) and while it's not exactly scary, it does have the aesthetic of a classic Universal Monster picture."
Abbott and Costello built their filmography on genre mashups throughout the 1940s and 1950s, deploying their comedic style across westerns, fantasies, and other genres. Universal Pictures capitalized on this success by pairing the duo with classic monsters, beginning with the 1948 film Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, which also featured Dracula and the Wolf Man. This film revitalized the monster IP and became one of the American Film Institute's 100 funniest American comedies. The film ended with Vincent Price's voice introducing the Invisible Man, setting up a sequel. However, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man diverges from the horror-comedy formula, instead functioning primarily as a slapstick sports film.
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