Early episodes frequently made note of the fact that while technically he's Frankenstein's monster, everyone calls him Frankenstein. As you can see from the introduction above, things evolved along the way. One thing remained consistent was Dick Briefer (though he used the name Frank N Stein for the first few, then Richard Briefer before settling into Dick Briefer for the next few decades.)
The strip went through some odd changes over the years, but the most famous incarnation was this strange comedy version of the character. (Fret not - we'll come back to those other versions)
To give an indication of the weird humor prevalent in the series, here are some of the splash panels kicking of some of the stories-
Along with many strange adventures, he also met the man who made him famous in the cinematic world -
To wrap up this first post, here's the story to go with the cover above -
Coming up - some of those other weird tales of Briefer's Frankenstein...
page art by Dick Briefer for Prize Comics #s 43 & 48 and Frankenstein Comics #s 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 14, & 15 (1944, 1946, 1947, 1948)
