Chamber of Clues

    (Harvey, 1955)
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Chamber of Clues was Harvey’s bland follow up to the much more interesting Chamber of Chills. As the Comics Code went into effect, many titles and genres were affected. In the case of Harvey, the word “chills” was deemed to excessive, so the much tamer “clues” replaced it and the stories were given a more mysterious angle as opposed to horror. Many other publishers followed suit as DC toned down its House of Mystery and Marvel toned down its Tales of Suspense instead of canceling them. A disappointing era for comic books that didn’t fully recover for over 30 years when Code restrictions loosened up and the Code itself wasn’t seen as relevant.

— Mark Arnold
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