[Walter Loyd Lilly]

I remember a pre-Code horror comic from its cover. I thought it was Comic Media but it wasn't amoong the two CM horror  titles I went through here's covers.
  It showed a gigantic serpent/snake wrapped around a NYC/-style skyscraper - perhaps the Empire State Building or Chrysler Building, perhaps a generic one, its mouth open and forked tounge sticking ou. It was a highly memorable cover!
  The story may have had an odd twist to it too, which I will get to late...

[Yoc]

Hi Walt,
The cover you are talking about is a Toby book -Tales of Horror #8 which is found here:
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=7963

Enjoy!
-Yoc

[Walter Loyd Lilly]

...Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
  BTW, the " Snake " does not end with the twist I remember, obviously it was from something else, if it existed at all.
  ThepPre-Code horror story I remember had a monster stopped ~ when a mysterious figure ame along and did thiings to drivhe the monster away, with his powers. This was a mystic/bohemian-looking man, with a beard and long hairand long white robe, who was shown only briefl yand not referred to by name or really closely ~ In other words, this story had Jesus Christ appear bodily to destroy/drive away the monster (not referring to Him by name but it was clear whom it was supposed to be) with His powers. Talk about your dues ex machina!

[Walter Loyd Lilly]

...Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
  BTW, the " Snake " does not end with the twist I remember, obviously it was from something else, if it existed at all.
  The Pre-Code horror story I remember had a monster stopped ~ when a mysterious figure ame along and did thiings to drivhe the monster away, with his powers. This was a mystic/bohemian-looking man, with a beard and long hairand long white robe, who was shown only briefl yand not referred to by name or really closely ~ In other words, this story had Jesus Christ appear bodily to destroy/drive away the monster (not referring to Him by name but it was clear whom it was supposed to be) with His powers. Talk about your dues ex machina!

[Walter Loyd Lilly]

...It was interesting to see future MISS PEACH/MOMMA syndicated strip artist Mel Lazurus's credit on the title! Mel wrote a humourous prose novel set in a comic-book publisher, THE BOSS IS CRAZY, TOO. Have you ever read it? I have, but loooonng ago.

[crashryan]

I'd love to be able to re-read The Boss is Crazy Too. It was supposedly inspired by his time at Toby--though Toby, no matter how odd, couldn't have been as nuts as the publisher in Lazarus' book. I loved the notion of Smelluscomics. They hired a bunch of laborers to rub the pages of the comics with fruits and the like to give them a certain aroma...a very funny book.