# Indentify this horror comic from the 70's **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 29, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172 "2001-07-29T18:51:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/1 "2001-07-29T18:51:47Z")
As I kid, I tended to read non-superhero comcis (Richie Rich, Archie, etc), however there was a horror comic I once had that I would like to find. The cover shows a man strapped to a gurney in a dungeon. Next to him is an electronic brain under a bell jar. At the top of the stone staircase is the evil scientist who’s laughing maniacally. The victim is screaming and straining against the straps of the gurney. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![NutWrench](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nutwrench/32/20193_2.png) [@NutWrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutWrench)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/2 "2001-07-29T19:14:40Z")
_Famous Monsters_ (or FM for short) and _Fangoria_ used to have some really creepy cartoons back in the 70’s. So did _National Lampoon_ back when they used to be cool. That cover doesn’t sound familiar, though. (They were all pretty lurid). –Nut ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/3 "2001-07-29T19:16:44Z")
_Psycho_? That was one of my faves. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/4 "2001-07-29T19:33:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NutWrench \* > **_Famous Monsters_ (or FM for short) and _Fangoria_ used to have some really creepy cartoons back in the 70’s.\** IIRC, FM (or by its full title, _Famous Monsters of Filmland_) was a movie magazine. You might be thinking of **other** Warren publications, such as _Creepy, Eerie_ or _Vampirella_. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/5 "2001-07-29T19:41:54Z")
This was somthing along the lines of _Vault of Horror_ or some such title. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/6 "2001-07-29T19:59:36Z")
Tales from the Crypt? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/7 "2001-07-29T20:55:32Z")
I was a little off on [the cover](http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1170475543). ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indentify-this-horror-comic-from-the-70s/74172/8 "2001-07-30T14:07:21Z")
DC horror comics had some great Neal Adams covers in that era. House of Mystery, House of Secrets, The Unexpected and The Witching Hour all had lots of great Adams covers, along with some memorable cover work by Berni Wrightson and Mike Kaluta from time to time.