Sunday Morning FrankenFunnies or Leave It To Briefer

As some know, i have a fondness for artists inserting themselves into their comics. Not too long after when we left off last time, Dick Briefer had fun with the notion, going for considerably more than the average cameo appearance in his Frankenstein series while the creature does his impression of Scott Carey -

(That's John Reese - Editor of Prize Comics)

(Milt is credited as Milt Turet. But who was Milt Turet?)

This wasn't the only time he showed up in his comics. The first is so old (actually, the same year as above, and a year prior to below - but i didn't want to hurt its feelings and say that nobody loved it and saved it) that the only copy i've ever seen is on microfiche, so the image quality is going to suck. It's worth looking at while we're here, but we'll stick to just the appearance panels -

...and he was off with Hercules to grab a fresh girdle...

There was one other instance of which i'm aware. Just a year later in Crime Does Not Pay,  we got an inside look at Briefer's work methods...

Curious? Let's follow along to the next page and see what the series was like -

I don't wan to spoil things, so i'm putting the solution after the break below. You'll have to follow the link if you want to see how Dick Briefer totally twisted the conventions of the form to create what is likely the most oddly unique who-dunnit type comic.

Go ahead - take as long as you like. But unless you've got a very odd mind, it's unlikely you'll guess the solution.

page art by Dick Briefer for Prize Comics #30, Boy Comics #9, and Crime Does Not Pay #38 (1943, 1944)

For The Solution-

 The big answer?

Obviously, this works better in print format. But, no worries - i've followed the instructions digitally for you...

...murderer.

Leave it to Briefer to twist things so hard it becomes genius.
No wonder i love the man's work.