Random Reads: "The Man Who Owned the World!" by Sutton & O'Neil

 HowOOOOO's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! Here's a short shocker from Chamber of Darkness #4 (January 1970) plotted and illoed by Tom Sutton and scripted by Denny O'Neil. It's not about undead monsters or things that go bump in the night, but for some reason, Ol' Groove finds this fear fable more haunting than ever before...

Covers, Lanterns, and Werewolves! Oh, My!

Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!

July 28 & 30, 1970

Groovy Age Splash Page of the Week

The Flash #237

Random Reads: "Death Waits for Moonrise" by Gill and Kim
From Haunted Love #9 (February 1975)

Random Reads: "Where Walks the Werewolf!" by Wein and Crandall

HoOOOw's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! It's time for another werewolf tale as told by yet another terrifying team of truly titanic talents! From Creatures On the Loose #13 (June 1971) here's "Where Walks the Werewolf!" by Len Wein and Reed Crandall!

Random Reads: "The Man Who Cheated Destiny" by Klein, Von Eeden, and Simons

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's a rare script by ace letterer Todd Klein for Secrets of Haunted House #25 (March 1980), "The Man Who Cheated Destiny!" Another cool and rare thing about this story is that Haunted House's host Destiny plays an active role. Also, it's got fabamundo art by Trevor Von Eeden and Dave Simons. What's not to love?

Random Reads: "It's Only Magic!" by Lee, J. Buscema, and Verpoorten

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Today we've got Stan the Man Lee, Big John Buscema, and Jumbo John Verpoorten teaming for the inaugural ish of Chamber of Darkness (July 1969)! Marvel was dipping into the waters DC was swimming so successfully in with their "house" mystery mags (House of Mystery, House of Secrets, and, eh--the Witching Hour--okay, they weren't all "house" mags), that publisher Martin Goodman no doubt said, "C'mon, Stan! You were doing these kinda mags in the 50s--do 'em again!" So Marvel did, complete with (short-lived) horror hosts like today's Headstone P. Gravely. What is it when Stan, John, and John get together to tell us the tale of a boy and his djinn? Why..."It's Only Magic!"