This story is similar in concept to another tale we ran HERE and HERE....
...but this sinister short from Pacific's Vanguard Illustrated #7 (1984) was never reprinted!
Artist George Evans was a major contributor to EC Comics in the 1950s, including their horror comics and MAD,The influences of both can be seen in this story.
Trivia: this issue also featured the first appearance of Michael T Gilbert's Mr Monster, who continues to this day!