Monsters on the Prowl

Monsters on the Prowl (originally Chamber of Darkness) combined new material and reprints from Marvel’s prehero Atlas comics (Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, etc.), a format that Marvel used in a number of its titles during the early 1970s. The new material included stories featuring Kull, a barbarian swordsman created by Robert E. Howard of Conan the Barbarian fame, adapted by Roy Thomas and exquisitely drawn by John Severin. Other fantasy artists of note, including Barry Windsor-Smith and Ralph Reese, also contributed stories to the short-lived series. The back pages of each issue were filled with Atlas monster stories (“I Challenged Groot…Monster from Planet X!”) hacked out by Stan Lee and rescued by terrific art from Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, and others.

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#9

Feb 1971

Cover: $0.15

W: Larry LIeber, Allyn Brodsky · A: Jack Kirby, Jack Katz

Series continued from Chamber of Darkness #8; Reprints from Tales to Astonish #12, Journey into Mystery #78

7 copies from $4.75
#10

Apr 1971

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W: Mike Friedrich · A: Jack Kirby, Don Heck

Reprint from Journey into Mystery #71

5 copies from $4.75
#11

Jun 1971

Cover: $0.15

A: Jack Kirby, Ralph Reese

Reprint from Journey into Mystery #62

1 copy for $9.99
#12

Aug 1971

Cover: $0.15

W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby

Reprints; Reprints from Journey into Mystery #61, Tales to Astonish #29

3 copies from $3.50
#14

Dec 1971

Cover: $0.25

W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Steve Ditko

Reprints from Journey Into Mystery #66 (Mar 1961) and #79 (Apr 1962), Tales to Astonish #23 (Sep 1961) and #25 (Nov 1961), and Strange Tales #73 (Feb 1960)

1 copy for $14.00
#15

Feb 1972

Cover: $0.20

W: Alan Hewston, Steve Englehart · A: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Syd Shores

Reprints from Strange Tales #82, Journey into Mystery #68

1 copy for $4.90
#16

Apr 1972

Cover: $0.20

W: Roy Thomas, Stan Lee · A: Marie Severin, John Severin, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers

King Kull; “Mister Morgan’s Monster” reprinted from Strange Tales #99; “Where Walks the Ghost” reprinted from Tales to Astonish #25

11 copies from $4.50
#17

Jun 1972

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W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott

Reprints from Tales of Suspense #14 (Feb 1961) and Adventures Into Terror #11 (Aug 1952)

3 copies from $2.50
#19

Oct 1972

Cover: $0.20

W: Stan Lee · A: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby

Reprints from Tales of Suspense #23, 30

1 copy for $4.50
#20

Dec 1972

Cover: $0.20

W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko

Reprints from Tales of Suspense #18 (Jun 1961) and #27 (Mar 1962), Journey Into Mystery #63 (Dec 1960), and Tales to Astonish #4 (Jul 1959)

3 copies from $3.27
#21

Feb 1973

Cover: $0.20

W: Hank Chapman · A: Jack Kirby, Gene Colan

Reprints from Tales of Suspense #29, Marvel Tales #105

4 copies from $10.50
#22

Apr 1973

Cover: $0.20

W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck

Reprints from Strange Tales #80, 93, Tales to Astonish #23

3 copies from $2.00
#23

Jun 1973

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W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby, Don Heck

Reprints from Strange Tales #87, Adventures into Terror #15

2 copies from $3.50
#24

Aug 1973

Cover: $0.20

W: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber · A: Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, Steve Ditko

Reprints from Strange Tales #84 (May 1961) and Journey into Unknown Worlds #55 (Mar 1957)

2 copies from $5.95
#25

Sep 1973

Cover: $0.20

A: Jack Kirby, Gene Colan

Reprints from Tales of Suspense #14, Strange Stories of Suspense #13, Journey into Mystery #4

1 copy for $11.35
#26

Oct 1973

Cover: $0.20

W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Joe Maneely, Steve Ditko

Reprints from Strange Tales #95, Journey into Mystery #80, Adventures into Weird Worlds #5

2 copies from $14.95
#27

Nov 1974

Cover: $0.20

A: Jack Kirby

Reprints from Amazing Adventures, Strange Tales #93

1 copy for $12.00
#28

Jun 1974

Cover: $0.25

A: Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers

Reprints from Amazing Adventures #5, Adventures into Terror #14

1 copy for $16.00
#29

Aug 1974

Cover: $0.25

A: Jack Kirby, Bill Walton, Steve Ditko

Reprints from Tales to Astonish #34, Mystic #8, World of Suspense #3, Amazing Adventures #5

5 copies from $8.70