Until now I've tended to suppose that 1943's FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN was the first true monster-mash, but as I've recapitulated in this review, Walter Lantz got there first in 1934 with his cartoon short "Wax Works." There was also a 1933 Mickey Mouse cartoon that predates that one, and that technically gets pride of place, though "Wax Works" is the one that really gets major mileage out of the creature-crossover concept.
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