Five years before Steve McQueen encountered a giant, jellied mass in a small town in Pennsylvania, a horror comic introduced the concept. Working feverishly at the Farnley Experimental Laboratories, bacteriologists Fisk and Bartlett have developed a "rare and malignant" species of bacteria that evolves into a giant, hungry, flesh-eating blob. It's up to Dr. Hughes working conveniently at another bacteriology lab nearby to come up with a solution before the thing consumes the entire planet.
"Nightmare of Doom" appeared in Harvey's CHAMBER OF CHILLS #15 (January 1953) with art by Al Avison. Generally referred to as the cover story for this issue, based on the image, Lee Elias likely had only the story title to rely on.
