FRANKENSTEIN, BY DICK BRIEFER SUCCESSFULLY STRADDLED THE FENCEBETWEEN HORROR AND HUMOR. ALTHOUGH THE STORIES OCCASIONALLY USEDHORROR TROPES, LIKE WEREWOLVES, VAMPIRES AND MUMMYS, THE TALESWERE OFTEN FUNNY. THE DEPICTIONS WERE SIMULTANEOUSLY ABSURB ANDGROTESQUE. WHILE REFLECTING POST WORLD WAR TWO SENSIBILITIES.DICK BRIEFER'S VERSION OF FRANKENSTEIN ORIGINALLY APPEARED AS PART OF THELINE UP IN THE ANTHOLOGY SERIES PRIZE COMICS. THE CHARACTER WAS SOPOPULAR THAT IN 1945 FRANKENSTEIN WAS GIVEN HIS OWN COMIC BOOK SERIES.HERE IS THE BRIEFER'S FRANKENSTEIN SERIES FROM THE CHARACTER'S SELF-TITLEDCOMIC. THE FRANKENSTEIN'S STORIES THAT APPEARED IN THE SERIES, PRIZECOMICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM GWANDANALAND COMICS.THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH HARDCOVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK AS WELL AS INFULL COLOR AND BLACK & WHITE.

"This volume collects material previously published in the Crestwood Publishing Co. comic book series Frankenstein #1 through #7, 1945-1947."--Title page verso.

Some characters are timeless and can be retooled, rebooted, and retold while maintaining that same air of tradition. Some comic characters are known permanently connected to their creators, writers and artists. Mary Shelly's FRANKENSTEIN, a envisioned by Richard (Dick) Briefer, is both. Considered one of the most original series in the Golden Age, yet based on a well-know concept and character, BRIEFER'S FRANKENSTEIN remains a masterpiece today. The series ran in Prize Comics #7-68 as well as 33 issues of his own title. Sometimes scary and sometimes cute, BRIEFER'S FRANKENSTEIN is a collection we are proud to bring you at Gwandanaland Comics! GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM): We specialize in character collections - many for the first time in print; we also publish individual issues from the past as well as complete comic title series'. We take your requests and create special collections never gathered together before! At Gwandanaland Comics we take the extra time to give you the best quality possible! GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM) wishes everyone to know the value of, and debt owed to two Websites which have made sure that public domain comics are available to the world. Please visit these sites and enjoy viewing their comic files. Without their efforts few of these books would be available: www.digitalcomicmuseum.com www.comicbookplus.com NEW TITLES DAILY - WRITE FOR UPDATES [email protected] GWANDANALAND(TM) and GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM)are trademarks of Gwandanaland Comics.All Rights are Reserved.

A graphic novel dealing with such subjects as alienation, empathy and understanding beyond appearance.