The “Guess Who?” feature, a photographic riddle featuring local notables in costume, ran as the magazine’s center spread from 1988 to 2009.
Created by Phil Schubert and continued by Richard and Penny Briscoe, who were the succeeding publisher and editor, respectively, the feature involved an arduous day of shooting. Anthony and Laura Gerard, owners of The Timid Rabbit Costume & Magic Shop, at 2011 W. Main St., were meticulous in developing the costuming, makeup and staging to disguise the month’s subject, and photographer John Gilroy captured the subject on film.
It was hard to choose which “Guess Who?” pages to highlight in this visual retrospective, but this sampling provides a brief glimpse at why this photographic riddle became a favorite feature of the magazine.
is tarred and feathered and “run” out of town by “Keystone Kops,” photographer
Don Rice, left, and writer Tom Thinnes?
