Comments on: Dick Briefer's FRANKENSTEIN http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: John Castro http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7221 John Castro Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:44:51 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7221 In the 1940s in Prize Comics (I am unsure if the title was part of the Fawcett stable (my best guess) or DC's or an independent; I do know Stan Lee had NOTHING to do with it.), Briefer treated the monster as a comedic character, friendly and uninterested in harming a soul. The monster was monstrous only in size. When the comic book sea changes occurred after WWII, there was, for one, a wave of new mystery, magic and horror titles. Even Captain America briefly became a fighter against black magic! (After fighting real monsters (the Nazis) all through the war.) Briefer apparently went with the flow and retooled his character to be more like the original. I must say I like the monster when he’s a monster better. In the 1940s in Prize Comics (I am unsure if the title was part of the Fawcett stable (my best guess) or DC’s or an independent; I do know Stan Lee had NOTHING to do with it.), Briefer treated the monster as a comedic character, friendly and uninterested in harming a soul. The monster was monstrous only in size.
When the comic book sea changes occurred after WWII, there was, for one, a wave of new mystery, magic and horror titles. Even Captain America briefly became a fighter against black magic! (After fighting real monsters (the Nazis) all through the war.)
Briefer apparently went with the flow and retooled his character to be more like the original. I must say I like the monster when he’s a monster better.

]]> By: John Castro http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7220 John Castro Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:44:32 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7220 In the 1940s in Prize Comics (I am unsure if the title was part of the Fawcett stable (my best guess) or DC's or an independent; I do know Stan Lee had NOTHING to do with it.), Briefer treated the monster as a comedic character, friendly and uninterested in harming a soul. The monster was monstrous only in size. When the comic book sea changes occurred after WWII, there was, for one, a wave of new mystery, magic and horror titles. Even Captain America briefly became a fighter against black magic! (After fighting real monsters (the Nazis) all through the war.) Briefer apparently went with the flow and retooled his character to be more like the original. I must say I like the monster when he’s a monster better. In the 1940s in Prize Comics (I am unsure if the title was part of the Fawcett stable (my best guess) or DC’s or an independent; I do know Stan Lee had NOTHING to do with it.), Briefer treated the monster as a comedic character, friendly and uninterested in harming a soul. The monster was monstrous only in size.
When the comic book sea changes occurred after WWII, there was, for one, a wave of new mystery, magic and horror titles. Even Captain America briefly became a fighter against black magic! (After fighting real monsters (the Nazis) all through the war.)
Briefer apparently went with the flow and retooled his character to be more like the original. I must say I like the monster when he’s a monster better.

]]> By: Primate http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7219 Primate Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:11:39 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7219 Read the whole book via your link, Heidi. The melting mannequin made my lower lip tremble... Read the whole book via your link, Heidi. The melting mannequin made my lower lip tremble…

]]> By: Matthew Jent http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7218 Matthew Jent Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:08:03 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7218 I remember that Frankenstein face! They mention it in the TCJ thread, but some Briefer strips (and apparently some drawn-in-the-style-of-Briefer strips) ran in CRACKED magazine in the late 80's. I started looking through the website, and I remember that pointy chin and too-high nose. I love that picture of Frankenstein fighting the alligator. I remember that Frankenstein face! They mention it in the TCJ thread, but some Briefer strips (and apparently some drawn-in-the-style-of-Briefer strips) ran in CRACKED magazine in the late 80’s. I started looking through the website, and I remember that pointy chin and too-high nose.

I love that picture of Frankenstein fighting the alligator.

]]> By: peter bangs http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7217 peter bangs Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:00:38 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/27/dick-briefers-frankenstein/#comment-7217 My first briefer story and it was all too brief. My first briefer story and it was all too brief.

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