Chamber of Darkness #8 (1970)
FN
$10.00
$10.00
Condition
Description
I Am the Invisible!; Believe It...Or Not!; A Thousand Years Later...; The Beast That Walks Like a Man!
Final issue of the series. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson. I Am The Invisible!, art by Steve Ditko. Believe It... Or Not!, script and inks by Bill Everett, pencils by Dan Adkins. A Thousand Years Later..., script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist's longevity serum gives him a lifespan of a thousand years, but he finds this a curse as he watches his friends grow old and die while he remains alone and Earth becomes overpopulated; When humanity begins to leave Earth he refuses to go, and is surprised when one other person, a young woman, also decides to stay allowing the two strangers, Adam and Eve, to restart humanity. The Beast That Walks Like a Man!, art by Don Heck; A Martian is sent to Earth to kidnap a human scientist who has invented a weapon that Mars wants to use against Jupiter; The Martian is beaten by the scientist, who turns out to be a Jovian agent setting a trap to capture a live Martian. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
Release Date: 1970
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
