Chamber of Chills #2

(January 1973)

The Monster from the Mound! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (Adaptation); Robert E. Howard (Original Story)

Pencils

Frank Brunner

Inks

Frank Brunner

Colors

Frank Brunner ?

Letters

Jean Simek (uncredited)

Job Number

1124-Z

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Juan Lopez (death); Steve Brill; Hernando De Estrada (flashback); Don Santiago De Valdez

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.

Reprints

• in Das Monster von Frankenstein (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #14
• in Dracula (Interpresse, 1972 series) #5 (1973)
• in Le Tombeau de Dracula (Editions Héritage, 1973 series) #14
• in Dracula (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #7 (3ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Masters of Terror (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (July 1975) [reprint title: The Horror From the Mound!]
• in Chamber of Chills (Yaffa / Page, 1977 series) #1 ([1977])
• in L'Écho des Savanes Spécial U.S.A. (Editions du Fromage, 1976 series) #13 (3e trimestre 1979)
• in Robert E. Howard's Horror (Cross Plains Comics, 2000 series) (August 2000)

Indexer Notes

Adapting the story "The Horror From the Mound" by Robert E. Howard.

Irrelevant Info and Inane Items, Illustrated and Inscribed by an Infinite Number of Monkeys! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Double Dynamite From Magnificent Marvel! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Thirst! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber; Dan Adkins (plot)

Pencils

P. Craig Russell

Inks

Dan Adkins

Colors

?

Letters

Jean Simek (uncredited)

Job Number

1145-Z

Genre

horror-suspense; science fiction

Synopsis

A vampire awakens from a sleeping tube on a space ship and kills everyone aboard.

Reprints

• in Die Gruft von Graf Dracula (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
• in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #36 ([juillet 1974]) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Dracula (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #8 (4ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
• in Chamber of Chills (Yaffa / Page, 1977 series) #1 ([1977])
• in Les Micronautes (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) #1 (Troisième trimestre 1980)
• in Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)

Spell of the Dragon! (Table of Contents: 5)

Brak the Barbarian / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Jakes; Dan Adkins (plot)

Pencils

Dan Adkins (layouts); Val Mayerik

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

1190-Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A timeless adventure of Brak the Barbarian!

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Brak; Jonel; Valena

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.

Reprints

• in Das Monster von Frankenstein (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
• in Varulven (Svenska serier, 1972 series) #8
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #35 (juillet 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #5 (July 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Le Tombeau de Dracula (Editions Héritage, 1973 series) #13
• in Conan der Barbar (Verein Action, 1975 series) (1975)
• in Mundo de Aventuras Especial (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1975 series) #3 (Outubro de 1975) [black & white]
• in Chamber of Chills (Yaffa / Page, 1977 series) #1 ([1977])
• in Aventura e Ficção (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #12 (julho de 1988)

Indexer Notes

Brak the Barbarian was created by John Jakes and previously appeared in a series of short stories and novels. This is the first appearance of the character in comic book form.