FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #227

The team takes a vacation in Pennsylvania…but is still faced with some odd run-ins. Meanwhile, mysterious egg-parasites are discovered below a lake’s surface. The Brain Parasites! A meteor lands in Lost Lake in a resort section of Eastern Pennsylvania. Reed Richards gets a phone call from an old friend at the University of PA, Dr. Gideon Carruthers, and so the FF go to investigate.… Notes This story may well have been inspired by the 1958 science-fiction film entitled THE BRAIN EATERS, starring Ed Nelson and Joanna Lee. The 1950’s film has the same basic premise as this story, as alien brain parasites land from Outer Space and attach themselves to the base of the necks of human beings in order to control them. Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame has a small role in the film. Bob Budiansky’s assistant editor credit taken from letters page header. Features the Hostess Fruit Pies ad, Daredevil VS. Johnny Punk!