Flatliners, the comic!

I am positive I saw Flatliners--the original!--in theatre; even if I have no recollection of why, or the movie itself. I do know they were more hands-on in trying after death experiences, than the jerk in this comic: from 1974, Black Magic #4, reprinting "Last Second of Life!" from 1950's Black Magic #1. Script maybe by Jack Kirby, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.

After his partner dies terrified and screaming, tycoon Matthew Crane starts investigating what happens after death, by trying to find someone just about to kick off and getting them to spill the beans. It's a morbid little search, where he examines and discards several terminally ill people that weren't going to die soon enough for him, finally settling on a young girl with maybe a week to go. He's furious when she lasts longer, but when the time comes, berates her to tell him what she sees...and she does. Spoiler: Matthew doesn't take it real well.

Also this issue: "The Girl the Earth Ate Up!" from 1951's Black Magic #6, with art by George Roussos: a woman wants something to control her partying daughter, and gets a magic pair of scissors from the black magic of Old Min. She thinks it will scare her daughter straight, and instead it sends her directly to hell? Well, she did look scared. And "His Father's Footsteps!" also from Black Magic #1, with Mort Meskin art: a hangman is afraid of his son following in his footsteps, and takes to murder to try and prevent it. But, as usual, blood will tell...(I'm not sure about the coloring on that one, it looks like he's going to nurse that kid.) 

Aw, I could've scheduled this for Jack's birthday the other day, but I'm never that organized! Well, this is pretty close, anyway.