Let’s Play Detective: The Murder of Betsy Kane

“Brenda Kane, famed actress of the stage is found murdered in her dressing room — we find Mike Trapp at the scene of the crime”

Let's Play Detective: The Murder of Brenda Kane
from Captain America Comics #40, July1944

For those of you having trouble reading the upside down answer, click here.

9 Responses to “ Let’s Play Detective: The Murder of Betsy Kane ”

  1. I don’t know, there could have been evidence that the detective had been hit on the head, like blood, or bruising, or the fact that he was unconscious!

  2. Is there another part of the body that can be hit to render unconciousness? And that must have been some bloody thump to the back of Trapp’s head, what with him icing the front of his head. I would have thought that Trapp simply matched the voice of the letter thief to that of Ranes, but what do I know? It’s not like I can speak upside down.

  3. ¿ʍouʞ ı plnoʍ ʇɐɥʍ ʇnq ˙ʎllıs ʎlǝɯǝɹʇxǝ sı ƃuıɥʇ ǝloɥʍ ǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı puɐ ‘uʍop ǝpısdn pɐǝɹ uɐɔ ı

  4. If you notice, he is holding his head as he’s coming to, so I’d naturally assume that he’d been hit on the head, as well.

    And man, I thought Batman was the most obnoxious god-damned detective on earth. But this dude – so up himself he won’t give anyone an answer that isn’t upside down! He must be a real prick around the precinct.

    “Trapp! You want some coffee?”

    “..sǝʎ”

    “…god-damn you, Trapp.”

  5. “Careful – He’s had his bell rung!”

    But how does upside-down speech sound?

  6. Because of, oh I don’t know, that big ol’ gash in the back of your head??

  7. He obviously knew because Mr. Ranes had a name. It’s always the guy with a name, for some reason.

  8. Wait, so was the actress named Betsy, or Brenda? … or maybe Bette? No no no, this is Marvel.

    Admiral Ackbar: IT’S MR. TRAPP

  9. Thank you all for your interest in “Lets Play Detective”
    I created this feature while working on staff at Timely/Marvel Comics. Mike Trapp and his partner, Thank you too.

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