Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger () is a character from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) as a burnt serial killer who uses a gloved hand with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the real world as well. In the dream world, he is a powerful force and almost completely invulnerable. However, whenever Freddy is pulled into the real world, he has normal human vulnerabilities. The character was created by Wes Craven and was consistently portrayed by Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics) imprint, WildStorm Productions who has since published several new stories based on the franchise. In 1989, Marvel Comics released "Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street". The black and white comic book was published in a magazine-sized format. The first and only storyline was the two part "Dreamstalker" written by Steve Gerber with art by Rich Buckler. Other than the inclusion of the characters Amanda and Freddy Krueger and the fictional town of Springwood, Ohio, the story does not fit seamlessly into the continuity of the films and even contradicts the film continuity in several places. The series immediately proved