Polite Dissent

Pappy posts a lot of great Golden Age stories, and he’s recently posted a classic evil scientist (or at least “misguided scientist”)/monster story from Chamber of Chills Magazine #5.

In this comic we learn:

1. If you touch the wrong part of the brain, you can turn your patient into a monster. Not just figuratively, but literally, with sharp fangs, pointed ears, and green skin (well do I remember that first day of my surgical rotation, when the Chief Resident sat us down as a class and taught us the four basic lessons of the rotation: “Eat when you can”, “Sleep when you can”, “Pee when you can”, and “Don’t touch the wrong part of the brain or your patient will turn into a monster”.)
2. For God’s sake, let the nurse carry the syringe and give the injection. She’s better at giving shots than a doctor anyway.
3. On the other hand, that same nurse will abandon her patient to the monster without batting an eye.
4. It is never a good idea to store a large bottle of acid on the top shelf. If you do decide to store a large bottle of acid on the top shelf, at least put a lid on it.
5. If said acid just happens to fall and splash on someone’s face, they too will gain an instant monster-like visage, including blue skin and fangs.

(For once, I will not complain about the surgical team’s lack of eyewear because eye protection was not required back when the story was written.)

Head over to Pappy’s Golden Age Comics Blogzine and check out “Operation Monster”.