(January 1972)
Marvel,
1972 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.25 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- annually
- Publisher's Age Guidelines:
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Magazine Management Co.
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- Squarebound?
- Publishing Format:
- one-shot
Issue Notes
The word "Special" on cover only, not in indicia.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils:
- John Romita
- Inks:
- John Romita
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Sam Rosen
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Reprints:
- from Chamber of Darkness (Marvel, 1969 series) #1 (October 1969)
- in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
-
It's Only Magic!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- John Verpoorten
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Characters:
- Headstone P. Gravely (Host; Introduction); Tommy; Hiram the Hermit
- Synopsis:
- Tommy steals a spellbook and summons a Djinn who plans to destroy the world.
- Reprints:
- from Chamber of Darkness (Marvel, 1969 series) #1 (October 1969)
-
Mr. Craven Buys His Scream House!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script:
- Dennis O'Neil
- Pencils:
- Tom Sutton
- Inks:
- Tom Sutton
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Tom Sutton
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Headstone P. Gravely (host); Creighton C. Craven
- Synopsis:
- Creighton Craven tries to destroy his grandfather's house.
- Reprints:
- from Chamber of Darkness (Marvel, 1969 series) #1 (October 1969)
-
Always Leave 'Em Laughing!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script:
- Gary Friedrich
- Pencils:
- Don Heck
- Inks:
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Digger (host); Boswell Boliver
- Synopsis:
- Boswell Boliver builds a time machine to escape into the past where he believes that people won't laugh at him.
- Reprints:
- from Chamber of Darkness (Marvel, 1969 series) #1 (October 1969)
-
in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #139 (28 Agosto 1975)
-
The Face of Fear!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script:
- Stan Lee (story); Archie Goodwin (script)
- Pencils:
- Syd Shores
- Inks:
- Syd Shores
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jean Izzo
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Digger (host); Freddy Garricks
- Synopsis:
- Freddy Garricks sees a ghastly face in the mirror while trying to shave.
- Reprints:
- from Chamber of Darkness (Marvel, 1969 series) #2 (December 1969)
-
The Day of the Red Death!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script:
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils:
- Don Heck
- Inks:
- Don Heck
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Sam Rosen
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Stan Lee (host); Rupert Griswold; Lenore; Prince Marco; George Harris; Carlotta Moore; Dr. Farnum
- Synopsis:
- When a bio-engineered weapon is let loose, the only survivors are a small band of evil men in a concrete bunker.
- Reprints:
- from Chamber of Darkness (Marvel, 1969 series) #2 (December 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
Takeoff on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death".
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
It's Only Magic!
-
2.
Mr. Craven Buys His Scream House!
-
3.
Always Leave 'Em Laughing!
-
4.
The Face of Fear!
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5.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins -
6.
The Day of the Red Death!
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- Jerry Hillegas
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