Roy Thomas Presents Frankenstein: The Classic Series Written and Drawn by Dick Briefer #4

(March 2014)

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fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

Image taken from page 5, panel 1 of "One Small Bier"

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foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.25 page (report information)

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Roy Thomas

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

A Few Words by Roy Thomas:

Synopsis

An explanation for the release of the fourth volume of the series before the first two.

Merry Had a Little Monster (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 9.75 pages (report information)

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Don Glut (credited as Donald F. Glut)

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Synopsis

A retrospective on the Dick Briefer's works based on Frankenstein.

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Indexer Notes

Page gives contents and credits of Frankenstein #6.

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Frankenstein / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer ?

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #6 (March-April 1947)

Keywords

black cats; haunted houses; steamrollers

The Last Smile (Table of Contents: 7)

Frankenstein / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Governor Foggy [Thomas Dewey]; Vera

Synopsis

Frankenstein is implicated in a prison break.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #6 (March-April 1947)

Keywords

cameras; electric chairs; photographs; prisons

The Ghostnapper (Table of Contents: 8)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein; Vera

Synopsis

A sheet merchant tries to cut corners by making sheets out of ghosts.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #6 (March-April 1947)

Keywords

ghosts; vacuum cleaners

One Small Bier (Table of Contents: 9)

Frankenstein / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Synopsis

Frankenstein takes up coffin-making as a hobby.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #6 (March-April 1947)

Keywords

coffins; morticians; mummies; rats; ships in bottles; vampires

Joyride (Table of Contents: 10)

Frankenstein / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Synopsis

Frankenstein gets a job.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #6 (March-April 1947)

Keywords

automobiles; used car lots

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Roy Thomas Presents (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Page gives contents and credits of Frankenstein #7.

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Frankenstein / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein; Vera

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)

Keywords

candles; comic books; fine art; ghouls; haunted houses; mummies; rats; vampires

Silas Grunch Gets His (Table of Contents: 15)

Frankenstein / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer); Ed Goggin (credited)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein; Silas Grunch (villain, introduction); Velura (a psychic, introduction)

Synopsis

Frankenstein helps some children get a playground open.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)

Keywords

chalk; chalkboards; children; globes; playgrounds; psychic powers; revolvers

Indexer Notes

Bottom of last page says "Thanks to Ed Goggin for helping out with these tales. Dick Briefer"

The Strange Love of Shirley Schmool (Table of Contents: 16)

Frankenstein / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer); Ed Goggin ?

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Shirley Schmool (introduction); Marvin the Maskmaker (introduction); Mischa Goss (introduction)[as Clark Cable][as Gregory Pork][as Van Yonson]

Synopsis

Frankenstein helps Shirley and Mischa get together.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)

Keywords

barbers; disguises; ghouls; masks; movie stars; squirrels; storytelling; vampires

Indexer Notes

Credit says "Book by Dick Briefer"

The Curse of the Flying Dutchman (Table of Contents: 17)

Frankenstein / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer; Ed Goggin ?

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein; The Flying Dutchman (introduction)

Synopsis

Frankenstein fixes up the Flying Dutchman with a new bride, but it doesn't quite work out.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)

Keywords

doghouses; housekeeping; lonely hearts; marriage; rowboats; sailing ships

The Lorelei (Table of Contents: 18)

Frankenstein / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer; Ed Goggin ?

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Laura Lye (introduction)

Synopsis

Frankenstein's lyre playing is mistaken for that of the Lorelei.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)

Keywords

cross-dressing; lyres; music; newspapers; rowboats; sailing ships; saxophones; shipwrecks

Pins & Needles (Table of Contents: 19)

Frankenstein / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Mr. Milty Weeks (introduction); Mrs. Weeks (introduction); Albert the Human Pincushion (introduction)

Synopsis

Stage magician Milty takes up the use of voodoo dolls.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)

Keywords

cross-dressing; magic wands; newspapers; pins; safes; stage magic; voodoo dolls

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Indexer Notes

Page gives contents and credits of Frankenstein #8.

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Frankenstein / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Now let me tell you about how I became a king...

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Awful Annie

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #8 (July-August 1947)

Keywords

crowns; memories; royalty; storytelling

The Zombies (Table of Contents: 24)

Frankenstein / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Awful Annie; Gideon Feldman; Rabbit

Synopsis

Frankenstein believes that he has found a factory manned by zombies.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #8 (July-August 1947)

Keywords

carrots; cigars; cooking; farmers; grave robbing; Lillywhite Flour Mill; private investigators; rats; zombies

The Pie-Eyed Piper (Table of Contents: 25)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein; Roady the Rat; Pierre Limburger

Synopsis

A mix-up of packages, one a wheel of gorgonzola cheese, the other a clock, creates a lot of confusion.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #8 (July-August 1947)

Keywords

flutes; gorgonzola cheese; letters; mailboxes; music; odors; rats; Roquefort France; skunks; Tockinetti clock

Blooperman by Seagull & Shoestring (Table of Contents: 26)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein; Joe Shoestring; Jerry Seagull

Synopsis

Jerry Seagull and Joe Shoestring (satires on Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster) believe that Frankenstein can fly, like their comics creation, Blooperman.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #8 (July-August 1947)

Keywords

astral projection; binoculars; comic books; costumes; levitation

Hail the King (Table of Contents: 27)

Frankenstein / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Awful Annie

Synopsis

Frankenstein recalls a trip to a tropical island and a case of mistaken identity.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #8 (July-August 1947)

Keywords

autographs; backscratchers; Coney Island; disappearing ink; rowboats; two-headed monsters; underwear; vampires; witch doctors

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credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Page gives contents and credits of Frankenstein #9.

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Frankenstein / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #9 (September-October 1947)

Keywords

cinemas; motion pictures

The Invisible Wall (Table of Contents: 32)

Frankenstein / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Letters

Dick Briefer

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Sassy Poole (introduction); Bilge Wauta (introduction, death); Veronica Honika (introduction)

Synopsis

A witch devises a contest between Bilge Wauta and Frankenstein to see which can pierce an invisible wall.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #9 (September-October 1947)

Keywords

clairvoyance; graves; haunted houses; invisibility; magic; skeletons; tombstones; trunks; vampires; witches

The Freaks Next Door (Table of Contents: 33)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Awful Annie; Milford (introduction); Harris (introduction, death); May (introduction); Fritz (introduction)

Synopsis

A normal family moves into the neighborhood and Frankenstein invites them to a party.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #9 (September-October 1947)

Keywords

bat brew; bathing; bottles; cats; ghouls; laundry; lightning; mummies; parties; post-war housing shortage; showers; spiders; vampires; washing machines; witches; zombies

Horrors (Table of Contents: 34)

Frankenstein / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Synopsis

Frankenstein visits an amusement park.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #9 (September-October 1947)

Keywords

amusement parks; chambers of horrors; coffins; ghosts; haunted houses; mystery boat rides; rats; scorpions; skeletons; vampires

The Charmer (Table of Contents: 35)

Frankenstein / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Marvin (introduction); a Gorgon (introduction); Carltoon Hooble

Synopsis

Shepherd Marvin falls in love with a gorgon.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #9 (September-October 1947)

Keywords

dancing; flutes; gifts; lambs; lovers' hearts; music; shepherd's crooks; shepherds; snake charming; snakes; weddings

The Moose Hunt (Table of Contents: 36)

Frankenstein / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; A mad scientist (villain); Awful Annie

Synopsis

A mad scientist causes aberrant behavior using a machine that amplifies the electricity of his thoughts.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #9 (September-October 1947)

Keywords

Boy Scouts; camels; evening wear; hepcats; hunting; moose; radios; shotguns; vampires

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credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Page gives contents and credits of Frankenstein #10.

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Frankenstein / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #10 (November-December 1947)

Keywords

bacon; Bunsen burner; condensing flask; cooking; eggs; forks; laboratory; skillets; test tubes

Frankenstein and the Thing (Table of Contents: 41)

Frankenstein / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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Dick Briefer (signed as Dick Briefer)

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Synopsis

A piece of chopped liver goes on a rampage.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #10 (November-December 1947)

Keywords

baseball; chopped liver; diners; firemen; newspapers; policemen; rockets; sandwiches; Schnookville; shotputs; soldiers

Chester Demihoss: His Sad Tale (Table of Contents: 42)

Frankenstein / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Genre

humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Chester Demihoss; Marvin; Zara; Harris; Weems

Synopsis

Frankenstein makes friends with a racing centaur.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #10 (November-December 1947)

Keywords

centaurs; ghouls; horse racing; horses; vampires; werewolves

Indexer Notes

Pages three and four are in reversed order.

The Invisible Guy (Table of Contents: 43)

Frankenstein / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Sakar al Bar

Synopsis

Frankenstein has a set of long underwear made from a flying carpet.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #10 (November-December 1947)

Keywords

flying carpets; long underwear; newspapers; pith helmets; stereotyping of Arabs; storytelling; telegrams

Just a Little Shaver (Table of Contents: 44)

Frankenstein / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Synopsis

Frankenstein looks for a smooth shave.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #10 (November-December 1947)

Keywords

electric razors; safety razors; shaving; shaving cream; straight razors; three-headed monster

The Terrible Werewolf (Table of Contents: 45)

Frankenstein / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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humour; horror-suspense; superhero

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Frankenstein

Synopsis

Frankenstein helps a werewolf return to a normal appearance.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #10 (November-December 1947)

Keywords

children; cooking; dancing; dwarfism; gypsies; hair remover; hair restorer; hair tonic; lovers' hearts; maps; stereotyping of the Romani; Transylvania; traveling salesmen; wagons; werewolves

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Golden Age classic Titles from Roy Thomas Presents (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

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Frankenstein / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

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Dick Briefer

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Dick Briefer

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Genre

horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Frankenstein; Chester Demihoss

Indexer Notes

Illustration from page 5, panel 1 of "Chester Demihoss: His Sad Tale."

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