CHAMBER of DARKNESS #5 (Jun1970) 7.5 VF- Jack Kirby Denny O'Neil

Item Specifics

Series Name

CHAMBER OF DARKNESS

Issue Number

#5

Publisher

Marvel

Genre

Horror & Sci-Fi

Grade

7.5 VF-

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

CHAMBER OF DARKNESS was a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by Marvel Comics. Under this and a subsequent name, it ran from 1969 to 1974. It featured work by creators such as writer-editor Stan Lee, writers Gerry Conway, Archie Goodwin, and Roy Thomas, and artists John Buscema, Johnny Craig, Jack Kirby, Tom Sutton, Barry Windsor-Smith (as Barry Smith), and Bernie Wrightson. Stories were generally hosted by either of the characters Digger, a gravedigger, or Headstone P. Gravely, in undertaker garb, or by one of the artists or writers themselves.

Designed to compete with DC Comics' successful launches of 'House of Mystery' and 'House of Secrets', CHAMBER OF DARKNESS, like its companion comic 'Tower of Shadows', sold poorly despite its select roster of creators from the end of the Silver Age. After its first few issues, the title, published bimonthly, began including reprints of "pre-superhero Marvel" monster stories and other SF/fantasy tales from Marvel's 1950s and early 1960s predecessor, Atlas Comics.

Here is the fifth issue, where inside the cover by Jack Kirby and John Severin, you get "And Fear Shall Follow!", written and illustrated by Jack Kirby, that tells of an American U-2 pilot who crashes his plane in China. He escapes from the wreckage but a strange man pursues him relentlessly, even walking through walls. The pilot eventually realizes that he died in the crash and the man is going to escort him to the world beyond.

Second-in-line is Roy Thomas' adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft tale from 1921 that he has retittled "The Music From Beyond!", illustrated by famous EC horror artist Johnny Craig.

Rounding out this issue is Denny O'Neill and Paul Reinman's "The Beast From The Bog!", wherein an elderly couple free an alien from a bog where he had been trapped for a thousand years, and are given an unearthly reward!

Great tales from great creators!

This copy of CHAMBER OF DARKNESS is in tip-top condition with a strong binding, supple pages and great color. There is a very tiny piece of the front cover missing from the bottom corner, and that lowers our estimate of its condition.  We conservatively grade this a 7.5 VF-, for which Overstreet assigns a value of $21  We want you to enjoy this issue as much as we did and ask only $10 . . plus our incredibly L•O•W shipping!  

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