{"product_id":"chamber-of-chills-26-final-issue-1954-al-aviston-cover-3-0","title":"Chamber of Chills #26 – Final Issue \/ Al Avison Sea-Monster Cover – 3.0 GD\/VG (1954)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChamber of Chills #26 – Final Issue \/ Al Avison Sea-Monster Cover – 3.0 GD\/VG (1954)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original December 1954 Harvey comic featuring Al Avison's dramatic sea monster bearing down on a crowded raft. This is the final issue under the \u003cem\u003eChamber of Chills\u003c\/em\u003e horror title, offered as a raw, ungraded copy with a visual grade estimate of \u003cstrong\u003e3.0 GD\/VG\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries \/ issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chamber of Chills Magazine #26, Vol. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harvey Comics; indicia publisher Witches Tales, Inc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 1954, as printed on the cover and in the indicia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original 1954 US Harvey issue, containing reprinted earlier material; not a later I.W.\/Super Comics edition or modern reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra \/ genre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Age, pre-Code horror; no Comics Code seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal cover price:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10¢\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw English-language comic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.0 GD\/VG, visual estimate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA closing chapter in Harvey's pre-Code horror run: the numbering continued as \u003cem\u003eChamber of Clues\u003c\/em\u003e #27. The Al Avison sea-monster cover is the main visual draw, alongside the final-issue significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contents page lists \u003cem\u003eThe Ice Horror\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDemons of the Night\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Eight Hands of Ranu\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Captain's Return\u003c\/em\u003e. The stories range from a frozen prehistoric discovery to supernatural revenge and murderous nursery-rhyme figures. Earlier material is reused: \u003cem\u003eThe Eight Hands of Ranu\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in #9 in 1952. The indicia's 1952 copyright line should not be mistaken for this issue's December 1954 publication date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCreators\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Al Avison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leon Harvey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior credits:\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogued contributors include Al Avison, Tom Hickey, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Unsigned story-level credits should be treated as attributions. Heritage separately attributes the original \u003cem\u003eEight Hands of Ranu\u003c\/em\u003e artwork to Mo Marcus; that attribution is not certain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual script credits have not been reliably established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw \/ ungraded.\u003c\/strong\u003e The supplied 3.0 GD\/VG grade is a visual estimate. Grading is subjective and no CGC or other third-party grade is guaranteed. Visible wear includes spine and edge wear, creasing, surface rubbing and an ink marking over the “C” in “CHILLS”. Please inspect all five photographs of the actual copy, including the back cover, indicia and interior views; they form part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssue identification and credits were checked against the photographed indicia, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mycomicshop.com\/search?IID=8069571\"\u003eMyComicShop's issue record\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gocollect.com\/comic\/chamber-of-chills-magazine-26\"\u003eGoCollect\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/comics.ha.com\/itm\/original-comic-art\/complete-story\/mo-marcus-attributed-original-art-for-chamber-of-chills-9-complete-7-page-story-the-eight-hands-of-ranu-harvey-1952-\/a\/810-1386.s\"\u003eHeritage's original-art record\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDispatched from the UK with protective packaging suitable for a vintage comic. 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