Chamber of Chills #1
- Published
- September 1977
- Page count
- 60
- Cover price
- 0.50 AUD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Magazine size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
None
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/1098884
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
This issue has variants:
Issue contents
Cover
A Dragon Stalks By Night! The Monster From The Mound!
Cover, 1 page
"A tale of horror by Harlan Ellsion..an epic of fear that engulfed two worlds! “Hmmm…this old parchment claims there is some kind of vampire buried in that old Indian mound outside!” “Who do they think they’re kiddin’?” A tale of age-old menace by Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan!"
Credits
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Tom Palmer, inker
- Colours
- Tom Palmer , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
- Sam Rosen, letterer
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense
- Code
- 2146Z
Credits
- Writing
- Roy Thomas, adaptation
- Robert E. Howard, original scripter
- Art
- Frank Brunner, line art
- Text
- Dave Hunt, letterer [attributed]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
Synopsis
A search for a treasure in Central America unleashes a terrible creature that pursues the treasure-hunter to his doom.
Notes
Adapting the story by Robert E. Howard.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense
- Code
- 1239Z
- Characters
- Marcia Trent; Ningal; Reginald Atkin
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Ernie Chan, line art [as Ernie Chua]
- Text
- Jean Simek, letterer [attributed as Jean Izzo]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
Synopsis
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.
Notes
Marcia Trent next appears in Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series) #36-37
3Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense
- Characters
- Juan Lopez (death); Steve Brill; Hernando De Estrada (flashback); Don Santiago De Valdez
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, adaptation
- Robert E. Howard, original scripter
- Art
- Frank Brunner, line art
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #2 (January 1973) — The Monster from the Mound!
- Also printed
-
Chamber of Chills (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #6 ([1980]) — The Monster from the Mound!
Synopsis
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.
Notes
Adapting the story "The Horror From the Mound" by Robert E. Howard.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Brak the Barbarian
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Characters
- Brak; Jonal; Valeria
Credits
- Writing
- John Jakes, scripter
- Dan Adkins, plotter
- Art
- Dan Adkins, layouts
- Val Mayerik, penciller
- Joe Sinnott, inker
- Text
- John Costanza , letterer
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #2 (January 1973) — Spell of the Dragon!
- Also printed
-
Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #5 (July 1974) — Spell of the Dragon
-
Savage Tales (KG Murray, 1975 series) #13 ([December 1976?]) — Spell of the Dragon
Synopsis
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.
5Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense
- Code
- 1145Z?
Credits
- Writing
- George Effinger, scripter [as George Alec Effinger]
- Art
- Don Heck, penciller
- Bill Everett, inker
- Text
- Jean Simek, letterer [attributed]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
Synopsis
A motorcyclist accidentally runs over a child, in spite of an attempt by his future self to warn of the danger.
Notes
Page 1 omitted from story. Title superimposed on bottom two panels of page 2 (which is page 1 for this reprint).
6Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Russ Heath, line art
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original editor
- Roy Thomas, editor (reprint)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Menace (Marvel, 1953 series) #1 (March 1953) — They Wait In Their ... Dungeon
- Also printed
-
Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #1 (November 1972) — They Wait in Their... Dungeon!
Synopsis
After an execution in the gas chamber, a sadistic warden faces a revolt by the inmates and attempts to flee downstairs. The inmates pursue him and, as the story ends, the warden realizes he has a choice between two dooms; the poisonous fumes still lingering in the execution chamber or being torn to shreds by the maddened inmates.
Notes
This reprint is from Chamber of Chills #1
7Featuring
- Genre
- Sword and Sorcery
Credits
- Writing
- Gerry Conway, adaptation
- Harlan Ellison, original scripter
- Art
- Syd Shores, line art
- Text
- Jean Simek, letterer [attributed]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #1 (November 1972) — Delusion for a Dragon Slayer!
Synopsis
A construction accident kills a man passing by but before he dies he dreams of performing heroic deeds in a fantasy world.
Notes
Adapted from the short story by Harlan Ellison.
8Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense
Credits
- Writing
- George Effinger, scripter [as George Alec Effinger]
- Art
- P. Craig Russell, penciller [as Craig Russell]
- Dan Adkins, inker
- Text
- Jean Simek, letterer [attributed]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #1 (November 1972) — Moon of Madness, Moon of Fear!
- Printed in
- Chamber of Chills (Yaffa / Page, 1977 series) #1 ([1977])
- Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel, 2016 series) #[nn] (2016)
- Vampyr (Interpresse, 1972 series) #2 (23. februar 1972)
- Die Gruft von Graf Dracula (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #1
- Le Fils de Satan (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975)
Synopsis
Travelers encounter a strange were-man, who appears human at night but becomes a vicious wolf in the morning.
9Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense; Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Steve Gerber, scripter
- Dan Adkins, plotter
- Art
- P. Craig Russell, penciller [as Craig Russell]
- Dan Adkins, inker
- Text
- Jean Simek, letterer [attributed as Jean Izzo]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas, editor
Reprint history
Synopsis
A vampire awakens from a sleeping tube on a space ship and kills everyone aboard.
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Details
- Printed
- 1977
- More...
- The Avengers [See the Giant-Man]
Notes
Script: Stan Lee (partial); Pencils: Jack Kirby; Inks: Sol Brodsky ? and Frank Giacoia; Letters: Artie Simek (part)
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Indicia
Chamber of Chills is published by Yaffa Publishing Group (Page Publications Pty. Ltd. Division), Yaffa Building, 432-436 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, N.S.W. 2010. copyright © 1972 by Magazine Management Co. Inc., Marvel Comics Group. Copyright © 1977 by Page Publications Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved. The characters included in this issue and the distinctive likenesses thereof are properties of the Marvel Comics Group, and this publication is under licence from the Marvel Comics Group. Printed by Rotary Colorprint Pty. Ltd., Sydney. Distributed by Gordon & Gotch (A/asa) Ltd., Mel bourne-Sydney.