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Frankenstein Comics (1945) comic books 1955 or before, graded by CGC

  • Item #60009334
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    • Label #4313783012

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Ed Goggin and Fritz Wilkinson. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Horror-movie star Boris Karload accidentally spends the night with Frankenstein in the cemetery. Mr. Rose plots to do away with Frankenstein with his man-eating plant. Frankenstein has a crush on a pretty girl in a picture, so Awful Annie gives him a potion that will bring her out of the book, but other characters come to life as well. Boris Karload, Master of Horror; The Maestro; The Fountain of Youth; The Man-Eating Plant; Grown Up Now; The Picture Out of the Book. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60405399
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    • Label #4369590006
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    Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Ed Goggin and Fritz Wilkinson. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Horror-movie star Boris Karload accidentally spends the night with Frankenstein in the cemetery. Mr. Rose plots to do away with Frankenstein with his man-eating plant. Frankenstein has a crush on a pretty girl in a picture, so Awful Annie gives him a potion that will bring her out of the book, but other characters come to life as well. Boris Karload, Master of Horror; The Maestro; The Fountain of Youth; The Man-Eating Plant; Grown Up Now; The Picture Out of the Book. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61014675
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    Frankenstein Comics (1945) 12 CGC 5.5

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    Label #4393003005

    Starts Jul 6

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Fritz Wilkinson. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. The Monster of Frankenstein sets out to rescue Peg O'Mihart from the terrible Frogmen; Frankenstein is mistaken for a dead body and encounters grave robbers; Frankenstein encounters The Mold, who threatens to unleash a plague. Frog Legs; The Mold; Last Words; The Hand In the Night; Broadway Express; Super Sleuth; Graveyard Blues. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60111528
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    Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. A maniac has discovered a way to turn human beings into balloons; Frankenstein introduces his headless friend to a man who has a head but no body; Frankenstein helps an assortment of odd-looking monsters find jobs. The Balloon Maker; Harry's Head; Peace, It's Wonderful; Mr. Wagg; Goofy Gus the Inventor; Honey Herring. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59977171
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    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4328739001

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. A hypnotist wants to use an experimental serum to control the Frankenstein Monster; Explorers in a Mexican tomb unwittingly discover the Monster's hiding place; An artist hides a terrifying painting, in a story similar to Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model." Terror Under Trance; The Tomb of Death; The Coughing Corpse; Nightmare. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59826533
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    Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Mort Meskin. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. Frankenstein encounters a colony of zombies hiding in a swamp. A man tries to contact his wife's ghost to find out who murdered her. An explorer in a long-buried Egyptian tomb believes he has been there before. The Tomb of the Living Dead; The Shadowboxer; Rest in Peace!; Marriage of Death; The Man Who Died Twice! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #57520998
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    • Paper: Slightly britle
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    • Label #2013153014

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. Two boys innocently befriend the Monster, but townspeople soon discover him; A modern-day Scandinavian sea captain meets his Viking ancestors; A man's ghost watches over his widow, in a story similar to the 1990s film "Ghost." Friendly Enemies; Death Leap; Tomb of Ice; Oddly Enough; Death Departs; Spirit World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61014681
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    Frankenstein Comics (1945) 28 CGC 4.5

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    Label #4393003006

    Starts Jul 6

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. A mad scientist creates a female monster, but he has a sinister motive; Explorers discover a floating crystal sphere that is the tool of an alien race; Tourists on Java visit an island supposed to be haunted by a mountainous monster. Also featuring a full-page, full-color ad for a "Mystery Fish-Bowl" and other toys from "Uncle Bernie's Toy Shop." The She-Monster; Alladine's Flashlight; Crystal Ball; Ghost Pilot; The Monster. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60918095
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    Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s A mad sculptor decides to make a statue by encasing the Frankenstein Monster in molten bronze. A computer scientist builds an intelligent supercomputer, and is surprised when it runs amuck and builds a robot army. A mad doctor ill-advisedly enlists the Frankenstein Monster to secure fresh bodies for his experiments. Frankenstein; Tiger Fangs; Electronic Brain; The Hitchhiker; Half Alive; The Mark of the Skull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61014684
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    Frankenstein Comics (1945) 30 CGC 4.5

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    Label #4393003007

    Starts Jul 6

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s A mad sculptor decides to make a statue by encasing the Frankenstein Monster in molten bronze. A computer scientist builds an intelligent supercomputer, and is surprised when it runs amuck and builds a robot army. A mad doctor ill-advisedly enlists the Frankenstein Monster to secure fresh bodies for his experiments. Frankenstein; Tiger Fangs; Electronic Brain; The Hitchhiker; Half Alive; The Mark of the Skull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60947716
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    Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s A bell-ringer befriends the Frankenstein Monster. A mad scientist grows a deadly man-eating plant, in a horrific remake of a comedy story from issue #11. A scientist captures a burglar with his shrinking machine. Death O'Clock; Small Fry!; I Confess; Doorway To the Future!; Bird Hater; The Monster of Frankenstein and the Plant. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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