Madman first appeared as Frank Einstein in "Creatures of the Id" and "Grafik Muzik" published in 1990, but it wasn't until March 1992 that the first "Madman" miniseries debuted from Tundra Publishing in March 1992. The series gained further recognition with its move to Dark Horse Comics in April 1994, where it was relaunched as "Madman Comics" and went on to be nominated for several Harvey Awards. "Madman Comics" ran for 20 issues and ended in 2000. From 2007–2009, Image Comics published "Madman: Atomic Comics" for 17 issues.