Chamber of Darkness

    (Marvel, 1969-1969)
™ and ©1970 Marvel Characters, Inc.

Inspired by the success of the Joe Orlando-edited “mystery” titles at DC in the early 1970s, Marvel launched its own horror/suspense books like Chamber of Darkness, Tower of Shadows, and others. Many of the chilling tales followed the classic horror comic formulas laid down by EC in Tales From the Crypt (sanitized for the Comics Code, of course), and were illustrated with gusto by some of Marvel’s top talents of the time, including John Severin, Gil Kane, John Buscema, and Bernie Wrightson. The Marvel books also mined a richer source for story inspiration, adapting tales from the fantasy and horror pulps of the 1930s such as Weird Tales.
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#1

October, 1969
Cover Price: $0.15
11 copies available from $7.30 		Gary Friedrich, Stan LeeDennis O’Neil, Don Heck, John Buscema
#2

December, 1969
Cover Price: $0.15
5 copies available from $8.00 		Neal Adams, Roy Thomas, Archie Goodwin, Stan LeeMarie Severin, Herb Trimpe, Syd Shores, Don Heck
#3

February, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
9 copies available from $12.00 		Gerry Conway, Edgar Allan Poe, Dennis O’Neil, Roy ThomasBarry Windsor-Smith, Syd Shores, Tom Palmer, John Buscema
#4

April, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
10 copies available from $9.80 		Jack Kirby, Dennis O’Neil, Tom Sutton, Roy ThomasJack Kirby, Tom Sutton, Barry Windsor-Smith
#5

June, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
4 copies available from $18.00 		Jack Kirby, H.P. Lovecraft, Roy Thomas, Dennis O’NeilJack Kirby, John Verpoorten, Johnny Craig, Paul Reinman, Herb Trimpe
#6

August, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
8 copies available from $8.00 		Len Wein, Mimi GoldSal Buscema, Syd Shores, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers
#7

October, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
5 copies available from $14.00 		Bernie Wrightson, Roy Thomas, Tom SuttonBernie Wrightson, Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton
#8

December, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
6 copies available from $4.75 		Bill Everett, Stan LeeSteve Ditko, Dan Adkins, Bill Everett, Don Heck
Special Edition #1

January, 1972
Cover Price: $0.25
3 copies available from $5.50 		Stan Lee, Dennis O’Neil, Gary Friedrich, Archie Goodwin, Roy ThomasJohn Buscema, Tom Sutton, Don Heck, Syd Shores