Chamber of Chills (1972 Marvel) comic books

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. New stories: Moon of Madness, Moon of Fear!, script by George Alec Effinger, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Dan Adkins; Travelers encounter a strange were-man, who appears human at night but becomes a vicious wolf in the morning. Delusion for a Dragon Slayer!, script by Gerry Conway (adaptation) and Harlan Ellison (original story), art by Syd Shores; A construction accident kills a man passing by but before he dies he dreams of performing heroic deeds in a fantasy world. Reprint: They Wait in Their... Dungeon!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; After an execution in the gas chamber, a sadistic warden faces a revolt by the inmates and attempts to flee downstairs. Ad for Tomb of Dracula #5 and Werewolf by Night #2, art by Gil Kane, Mike Ploog, and Tom Palmer. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All new stories: The Monster from the Mound!, script by Gardner Fox (adaptation), art by Frank Brunner; A greedy rancher scoffs at the legend of the local Indian burying ground and digs it up, looking for buried treasure, but releases a vampire; adapting the story "The Horror From the Mound" by Robert E. Howard. Thirst, script by Steve Gerber and Dan Adkins (plot), pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Dan Adkins; A vampire awakens from a sleeping tube on a space ship and kills everyone aboard. Spell of the Dragon, script by John Jakes and Dan Adkins (plot), pencils by Dan Adkins (layouts) and Val Mayerik, inks by Joe Sinnott; The swordsman Brak is sent by a witch to kill a dragon, but she doesn't tell him that he will be compelled to kill the next person he sees after he performs the deed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Frank Giacoia. All new stories: The Thing on the Roof!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Brunner; A search for a treasure in Central America unleashes a terrible creature that pursues the treasure-hunter to his doom; adapting the story by Robert E. Howard. All the Shapes of Fear!, script by George Alec Effinger, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Bill Everett; A motorcyclist accidentally runs over a child, in spite of an attempt by his future self to warn of the danger. The Girl Who Cast No Shadow, script by Gardner Fox, art by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua); A journalist is lured to his death by a woman who seems to need his help, but who is actually enslaved to an ancient demon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Frank Brunner. All new stories: The Opener of the Crypt!, script by John Jakes, art by Frank Brunner; A man who is fascinated by a short story of Edgar Allan Poe finds that he has a part to play in its continuation; adapting the story by John Jakes (sequel to "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe). Pawn of the Devoured, script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; A shipwrecked castaway meets a horrible fate on an island inhabited only by ants. The Demon From Beyond!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Joe Sinnott; Adventurer Murdoch Adams saves a woman from being sacrificed in a pagan ritual, and defeats the demon Ludi that required the sacrifice. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Tom Palmer. New stories: The Devil's Dowry!, script by Larry Lieber, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by Chic Stone; A military officer forces an old sorcerer to help him stage a coup and overthrow the government. Haunt and Run!, script by Tony Isabella, art by Paul Reinman; A drunken driver kills a hitchhiker along a highway, and her ghost then sppears whenever he tries to take an exit off the road. A Tomb by Any Other Name!, script by Don McGregor, art by Syd Shores; Roger Devens is fleeing from the police but doesn't realize he is caught up in weird hallucination before he dies. Reprint: It Can't Miss, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; Frankie Arno plans to escape paying for his crimes by trading places with a look-alike, but just when he assumes his new identity, it turns out that his double is about to be committed to an insane asylum. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by John Romita. New stories: Somewhere Under This Earth!!, script by John Albano, pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Dave Hunt; An evil dictator orders the creation of a monster which he then plans to duplicate to create an army, but the monster cannot be controlled. Where There's a Will, script by Steve Skeatesl pencils by Wayne Muramoto, inks by Frank McLaughlin; A jealous man uses voodoo against his romantic rival, but when the hoped-for death takes place, an unexpected inheritance results in the man's doom. Reprint: A Sight For Sore Eyes; A man is taken to an unorthodox surgeon who transplants a second pair of eyes into his forehead in order to correct his vision. Ad for Savage Tales #2, art by Barry Windsor-Smith. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Mike Esposito. New story: Prey for Keeps, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Jack Abel; Big game hunter Tom Burke is lured to a remote jungle outpost by his rivals, who plan to have their revenge by hunting him. Reprints: Death Notice!, art by Werner Roth; An obituary writer who finds that he has the power to cause the deaths he writes about has the tables turned on him when the ghosts of his victims print an edition of the paper that says he dies in a train wreck. I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!, art by Gene Colan; A criminal being brought to prison from a jungle outpost escapes into the jungle. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

All reprints: Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). She Wouldn't Stay Dead!; A man kills his annoying wife to get some peace and quiet. I Wait in the Dungeon!, art by Sam Kweskin; When a prisoner of a Soviet gulag is finally released from solitary confinement, he has been reduced to an animated skeleton. Jerry's New Job, art by Tony DiPreta; A man gets a job working as a file clerk in an office run by the Devil. Terror in the North!, art by Don Perlin; A man hunting a werewolf is so afraid of becoming a werewolf himself that he kills himself when he mistakenly believes that he has been bitten. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Last 20-cent cover price. Cover by Carl Burgos and Marie Severin (alterations). All reprints: The Man Who Changed; A timid, unimpressive man stays behind to witness an H Bomb test on an island with the guinea pigs figuring that any change will be an improvement. I Can't Stop Running!, art by Sam Kweskin; A prospective diamond thief goes out to an old hermit's house where he is locked onto a treadmill with spikes at his back. One Who Dared, art by Mort Lawrence; Mankind retreats from atomic horror to live underground for so many years that the past is forgotten and no one recalls why they had to leave the surface. The Test!, pencils by Dick Ayers; An experimental psychologist conducting tests on hamsters has a dream wherein they become so intelligent that they escape their cages and turn the tables on him subjecting him to electric shocks whenever he attempts to leave the house. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.20.

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First 25-cent cover price. Cover by Carl Burgos. All reprints: The Lost City (from Unknown Worlds 17), art by Sheldon Moldoff; A flight crew tracking a hurricane find themselves in a weird underwater city where prisoners have their mouths sewn shut. Harry's Hideout (also from Unknown Worlds 17), art by Carl Hubbell; Harry Ward murders his grandfather to steal his money, then looks for a place to hide from the police. The Man Who Melted! (from Astonishing 36), art by Al Eadeh; An alien from Jupiter dresses as a caveman in order to capture an Earth specimen in ice. Uncle Gideon's Gold (from Marvel Tales 117), art by Louis Ravielli; An old man keeps his gold in a safe over a furnace; His nephew threatens to toss the old man into the furnace unless he provides the combination. Mother Knows Best (from Mystic 23), art by Sol Brodsky; A mother tells her daughter that the man in the moon causes the tides but her daughter doesn't believe her. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Frank Giacoia. All reprints: The Ghoul! (from Weird Worlds 10), art by Vic Carrabotta; A murderer attempting to hide in a cemetery is picked up by a couple of troopers on suspicion of being a ghoul. Back From the Dead! (from Tales of Suspense 18), script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A fugitive hides on Easter Island and finds a scroll that awakens the stone heads. Torture Room (from Adventures in Terror 4), art by Don Rico; The Nazi commander of a concentration camp is captured by the prisoners and placed in their secret torture room. Werewolf! (from Menace 3), script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; A man goes into the forest in order to find proof of werewolves and is attacked; He shoots the beast and returns home to his shrew wife, but he has been bitten, so she screams as he begins to transform. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Frank Giacoia. All reprints: The Ice Monster Cometh (from Unknown Worlds 17), art by Gene Colan; A local legend of an ice monster makes everyone suspicious of each other. The Old Man's Secret! (from Weird Worlds 6), art by Jay Scott Pike; An old craftsman makes detailed miniature figurines, but refuses to train his assistant in the art. Beware...the Bees! (from Mystic 7); A greedy man takes a job as a beekeeper because it pays well, then takes an experimental serum to make him immune to bee stings, which transforms him into a giant bee. The Toy Train (from Mystic 25), pencils by Robert Q. Sale; An orphan boy is visited by a stranger who leaves him a train set. When the boy shrinks to actually be able to board the train, he thinks that he is dreaming. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Frank Giacoia. All reprints: When the Creature Escapes (from World of Suspense 7, not--as listed in the reprint--Mystery Tale 18), pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A sea creature is captured and brought to an atomic testing facility. Missing Persons! (from Adventures Into Mystery 18), art by Werner Roth; Aliens from space are kidnapping humans to send back to their home planet for study in order to use the information gathered for conquest. The Hex! (from Astonishing Tales 4), art by Don Heck; A man removes hex signs from his barn against his wife's wishes and is plagued by a series of misfortunes. Trapped by the Little Men! (from Astonishing Tales 60), art by Pete Morisi; When little men wake him from a sound sleep demanding that he come with them, a man realizes that his ancestor was Gulliver from "Gulliver's Travels." Honest Abe(from Mystery Tales 29), art by Bob Powell; A doctor for the poor takes all the money he has, five dollars, and goes to plead his case for the charity clinic to the wealthy land owner who wants to buy up the plot and shut it down. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Al Milgrom. All reprints: Men With Fangs! (from Tales of Suspense 25), art by Joe Sinnott; When a man is captured in a were-rat lair they want him to join their ranks, but he can only be turned if he agrees to be made immortal by the bite. Emily (from Marvel Tales 28), art by Pete Tumlinson; An alien marries a homely Earth girl who is treated cruelly by those around her and gives her a ring that will protect her when the rest of his invasion force lands. Prophet of Doom!, art by Jim Mooney; A man who can tell the future robs a bank and has a vision of himself in a train wreck, only to have that vision cause the train to wreck. I Come from the Shadow World! (from Tales of Suspense 7), art by Steve Ditko; A shadow creature from a shadow world comes to Earth to find if anything can stop it or it's race of shadow people. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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All reprints: The Eyes! (from Weird Worlds 2), art by Werner Roth; A man accidentally discovers that many successful people actually have another pair of eyes in the back of their heads, and one of them kills him to keep the secret. The Witch of Landoor (from Uncanny Tales 7), art by Larry Woromay; A duke forces a witch to call up his ancestor so that he can ask the ghost where the castle's hidden treasure is. Rodeo! (from Menace 3), script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A rodeo clown tries to get rid of his romantic rival, a bull rider. by arranging an accident in the ring. I Was Locked in a... Haunted House! (from Uncanny Tales 7), script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; When a boy tells his friends that he doesn't believe in the spooky things they read about in comic books, they dare him to spend an hour in a haunted house at midnight. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: The Room Without a Door (from Strange Tales 5), script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Joe Maneely; A man seeks to discover the secret of traveling through time by the use of black magic. Do Not Feed (from Weird Worlds), art by Tony DiPreta; An aquarium director turns out to be an octopus in human form. Masquerade Party (from Strange Tales 83), art by Steve Ditko; A beautiful but vicious socialite spoils the plans of an old rival by throwing a masquerade party at which she is fascinated by a stranger in a devil costume. Hostess Fruit Pies ad, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Frank Giacoia. All reprints: The Thing in the Locked Room! (from Tales of Suspense 29) script by Larry Lieber (script, plot) and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Don Heck; Prince Zemu takes a strange painting as part of his booty, only to discover it saps his life and youth from him. Mystery in Midville (from Uncanny Tales 54), art by John Forte; A petty thief comes across a city where every person is considerate and helpful. Once a Werewolf (from Astonishing 33), art by Sid Greene; A werewolf falls in love with a human girl and resolves to leave the pack. Good-Bye Forever (from Adventures into Mystery 3), art by Joe Maneely; Scientist Hugo Valgon discovers another dimension where greed and aggression are unknown until he inadvertently introduces those attributes. Captain Marvel Hostess Twinkies ad, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

All reprints: I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp! (from Tales to Astonish 11), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A vacationing family finds a monster in a swamp. The Day Harrington Died! (from Astonishing 11), art by Bob Fujitani; A man plots to get the African natives to get rid of his unwanted business partner for him by framing him for stealing their stone god's sacred ruby. The Specimen! (from Mystery Tales 9), art by Joe Maneely; A scientist plots to use a captured mermaid from Atlantis to gain world renown, but she has a plan of her own. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ron Wilson. All reprints: Look Out!! Here Come the... Four-Armed Men! (from Tales to Astonish 26), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer learns of an invasion of four-armed aliens. Dream World! (also from Tales to Astonish 26), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko; A man repeatedly dreams that his bed is levitating, but then cant tell if hes dreaming or not. My Brother Must Die (Men's Adventures #21), script by Stan Lee, art by Carmine Infantino; In the Communist nation of Murania, a search for a new police recruit leads to the deaths of three brothers. Bullpen page with Stan Lee's Soapbox about Slurpee cups at 7-11 featuring Marvel characters. Hostess Fruit Pies ad, art by John Romita. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Dan Adkins. All reprints: Killer at Large!; Detective Stanton tracks down the killer of his friend Steve. The Midnight Visitor! (Mystic #57), art by Mac Pakula; A writer is surprised when he is confronted by the villain from his best-selling novel. Madness in the Morgue! (from Men's Adventures #26), art by Dick Ayers; A criminal fleeing the scene of his crime hides in the city morgue, where he is driven mad by the fear of the corpses coming to life. Hostess Twinkies ad, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: Put Another Nickel In!!! (from Chamber of Darkness 6), script by Mimi Gold, art by Dick Ayers; Petty crook Jimmy DeParis kills a scientist during a robbery, and is later caught by the scientist's invention, which can predict the future. Tidal Wave of Fear (from Venus 18), script and art by Bill Everett; Venus uncovers a scheme by Neptune's daughter to sell houses on the coast and then destroy them by summoning tidal waves. The Girl with the Evil Eyes! (from Astonishing 63), art by Fred Kida; A man finds a voodoo amulet that is said to allow one to see into the future. Hostess Cup Cakes ad with Spider-Man, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: A Change of Mind! (from Chamber of Darkness 6), script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Syd Shores; A scientist plans to obtain immortality by transferring his brain into a robot body. The Face in the Mirror (from Mystic 6), art by Bob Powell; A rich old man, Howard Mullins, gives, as a gift to his young wife Karen, an antique mirror that makes him think his wife hates him. He Walked Through Walls! (from Tales to Astonish 26), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A stranger with fantastic powers promises people their heart's desire. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Al Milgrom. All reprints: Where Lurks the Ghost! (from Tales to Astonish 25), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko; A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker. Bat's Tale (from Marvel Tales 113), script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A vampire captures a fat man and takes his victim to display him to his brothers. The Men in the Morgue (from Adventures into Terror 28), art by Gene Colan; Two killers attempt to hide in the morgue, but the attendant locks them in the freezer. Gorilla Man (from Men's Adventures 26), art by Robert Q. Sale; Tormented by dreams of a strange gorilla man, Ken Hale is compelled to go to Africa to figure out what is happening. Hostess snack cakes ad, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

First 30-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Michael Netzer (as Michael Nasser). The Underground Gambit (from Creatures on the Loose 11), script by Len Wein, pencils by Herb Trimpe; Roger Krass has been drawing underground comics for a living but hating it all the while. The Man Who Isn't There (from Marvel Tales 113), art by Tony DiPreta; A thief comes into possession of an invisibility cloak and goes on a looting spree. A Monster Waits Outside!! (Tales to Astonish 12), art by Steve Ditko; An astronaut is sent into orbit in a tiny sphere without communication; he sees a monster trying to claw its way in and panics, signaling ground control to bring him back. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

Final issue of the series. Cover by Don Perlin. All reprints: Moomba (from Tales to Astonish #23), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of an alien creature named Moomba. I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship! (from Strange Tales #72), art by Don Heck; A cruel sea captain abandons his planned voyage to pursue a sighting of the Flying Dutchman, hoping to capture the famous ghost ship and make a fortune. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.