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Oh yeah! "The Mighty Thor Battles the Incredible Hulk!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Guest appearances by the Avengers (Iron Man, the Sub-Mariner, Giant-Man, and the Wasp) and Odin. The story elaborates on the Thor/Hulk battle from Avengers 3. "Tales of Asgard" back-up: "The Coming of Loki!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Origin of Loki; guest starring Odin. Kirby/Stone cover.

Oh yeah! "The Mighty Thor Battles the Incredible Hulk!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Guest appearances by the Avengers (Iron Man, the Sub-Mariner, Giant-Man, and the Wasp) and Odin. The story elaborates on the Thor/Hulk battle from Avengers 3. "Tales of Asgard" back-up: "The Coming of Loki!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Origin of Loki; guest starring Odin. Kirby/Stone cover.

Loki battles Thor in "The Vengeance of the Thunder God!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Ray. Appearances by Odin and Jane Foster. "Tales of Asgard" back-up, "A Viper in Our Midst!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. The origin of Loki continues; features young Thor and Loki. Kirby/Stone cover.

Title becomes Thor; previously Journey Into Mystery. Thor battles Hercules in "Whom the Gods Would Destroy!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Appearances by Jane Foster, Odin, and Balder. "Tales of Asgard" back-up: "The Summons!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Colletta. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Odin. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 377,663; average paid circulation 232,644. Kirby/Colletta cover.

Hercules guest stars in "Thunder in the Netherworld!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Appearances by Jane Foster and Pluto. "Tales of Asgard" back-up: "The Fateful Change!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Colletta. Kirby/Colletta cover.

First appearance of the Growing Man in "The Growing Man!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Appearances by Sif, Odin, and Kang the Conqueror. "Tales of Asgard" back-up: "The Battle Begins!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks by Colletta. Kirby/Colletta cover.

"Beware, If This Be Ragnarok!" Script by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway (pages 1 and 21), pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Heimdall, Odin, Loki, and Surtur. This story recaps and elaborates on the Ragnarok story from "Tales of Asgard" segments in Thor 127 and 128. Buscema cover.

"There Shall Come Revolution!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tony DeZuniga. (Plot assist by Marv Wolfman.) Appearances by Hogun, Fandrall, and Volstagg (story continues from Marvel Spotlight 30), plus Balder, Jane Foster, Heimdall, and Hildegarde. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 96 (Dracula). Buscema/Joe Sinnott cover.

This is the 35 cent variant edition that had limited distribution. The Enchantress and the Executioner attack in "The Vicious and the Valiant!' Script by Len Wein, pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Tony DeZuniga. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, the Recorder, Balder, and Karnilla. Simonson/Joe Sinnott cover.

This is the 35 cent variant edition that had limited distribution. Odin, discovered missing in issue 250, is found in "Even an Immortal Can Die!" Script by Len Wein, layouts by Walt Simonson, finished art by Tony DeZuniga. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, the Recorder, Balder, and Karnilla. John Buscema/Joe Sinnott cover.

Marvel White Sketch virgin cover. Avengers; John Romita Jr. art.

Copy with original glasses. Three Dimension Adventures (of Superman) 1953 original edition. Stories include "The Man Who Stole the Sun," "The Origin of Superman," and "The Man Who Bossed Superman!" NOTE: There is a 1990s era reprint edition of this comic. 32 pages.

"Berserker Rage!" Written by Gerry Conway. Art by Jose Delbo and Al Gordon. When a nearby village comes under the attack of the Berserkers it fall to the Thundercats to stop these pirates. 32 pages, FC

First appearance of Dracula in a Marvel comic in "Dracula." Script by Gerry Conway, art by Gene Colan. First appearance of Frank Drake. Neal Adams cover.

First appearance of Dracula in a Marvel comic in "Dracula." Script by Gerry Conway, art by Gene Colan. First appearance of Frank Drake. Neal Adams cover.

"The Fear Within!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Vince Colletta. John Severin cover.

1st appearance of Blade the Vampire Slayer in "His Name is Blade!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Jacki Abel (as "Jack Able"). Gil Kane/Tom Palmer cover.

Limited Edition 35 Cent Price Variant. Dracula's son is killed in "The Last Traitor!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Colan/Palmer cover.

by Chris Sarracini, Pat Lee, Edwin Garcia, Rob Armstrong, & TheRealT Dreamwave's resurrection of the Transformers continues! Optimus Prime is back, but so is his arch-nemesis Megatron. Reunited with his Decepticon followers, Megatron begins an evil scheme that, if successful, will leave Earth and all humanity in ruins. What is this sinister plan and are the Autobots even strong enough to begin to fight it? Also, Spike is drawn into a mystery he's not sure he wants to solve... who knows where it will lead him! Issue #3 of the six-issue mini-series continues the action-packed adventures of your favorite Generation One Transformer characters! Comes with a mini-poster! FC, 32pg$2.95

Anthology type comic with suspenseful, mystery, and spooky stories done in the style of the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone" which starred Rod Serling as your host. Painted cover art. Frozen Worlds of Space, art by Joe Certa. Perilous Journey, art by Reed Crandall. Do Not Touch Exhibit, art by George Evans and Reed Crandall. Wings of Death text story, art by Joe Certa. Voyage to Nowhere, pencils by Reed Crandall; a girl in distress leads her rescuers on a voyage to nowhere. Custer's Last Stand, art by Tom Gill. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Anthology type comic with suspenseful, mystery, and spooky stories done in the style of the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone" which starred Rod Serling as your host. Painted cover art. Frozen Worlds of Space, art by Joe Certa. Perilous Journey, art by Reed Crandall. Do Not Touch Exhibit, art by George Evans and Reed Crandall. Wings of Death text story, art by Joe Certa. Voyage to Nowhere, pencils by Reed Crandall; a girl in distress leads her rescuers on a voyage to nowhere. Custer's Last Stand, art by Tom Gill. 36 pgs. $0.12.

"Death Stand" (art by Jack Davis), "Old Soldiers Never Die" (art by Wally Wood), "Kill" (art by Harvey Kurtzman), and "Dog Fight" (pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder). Kurtzman cover.

Original Edition. Cover by Joe Quesada. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Mark Bagley and Art Thibert. 1st "Ultimate" title, presenting the origin of Spider-man to a new generation of fans. Bendis' crisp characterizations and dead-on dialogue combine with Bagley's years of experience and the ability to continually deliver dynamic super hero storytelling to thrill old and new audiences alike.

German Edition titled "Der Ultimative Spider-Man". Published by Panini Comics. Cover by Joe Quesada. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Mark Bagley and Art Thibert. FC, 48 pages, cardstock cover.

German Museum Edition. Limited to 599 copies. Comes with German Museum Edition Certificate of Authenticity. Mark Bagley art, script by Brian Michael Bendis and Bill Jemas. Comics' greatest heroes leap into the 21st Century in a new line perfect for a new generation of readers! An outsider even amongst his own peers, highschool student Peter Parker is a young man at the crossroads of destiny. Orphaned as a youth and raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May, Peter finds himself the target of a constant tirade of pranks perpetrated by school jock "Flash" Thompson and his burly bud, nicknamed "Kong." But when fate intercedes and Peter finds himself the recipient of strange and amazing powers, how long can our hero ignore the painful prodding? And when industrialist Norman Osborn takes a deadly "interest" in this development, will Peter be able to avoid a violent case of "corporate downsizing"? When backed into a corner, will our hero learn that with great power there must come great responsibility?

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS. Final Issue - Ultimatum tie-in - Written by ARON E. COLEITE Penciled by MARK BROOKS. SERIES FINALE! Ultimatum tie-in! Xavier's School for Gifted Students was a sanctuary for young mutants...but in the wake of Ultimatum, it's starting to look more like a graveyard. Don't miss this groundbreaking series' final issue as the scattered X-Men pull together to stand united in the face of extinction! 32 PGS./Rated T+

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman. No One Can Stop the Vanisher starring Professor X, The Angel, The Beast, Cyclops, Marvel Girl [Jean Grey], Iceman, The Vanisher (first appearance), and Special Agent Fred Duncan, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; The X-Men face a new foe: The Vanisher! 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman and Marie Severin (Angel alterations). Trapped: One X-Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; With Xavier's mental powers gone, the X-Men try to decide how they will function without his leadership; Trying to ferret out the X-Men, Magneto has the Toad enter an atheletic event where he leaps to victory; With the crowd turning hostile due to the Toads amazing abilities, the X-Men arrive on the scene to capture him; Magneto snags Angel and whisks him away to Asteroid M; In an attempt to trade the Toad for Angel, the X-Men arrive on Asteroid M where they battle the Brotherhood once again; On their safe return to earth, Xavier revels that his power loss was a ruse to test his students. First Appearance of Magneto's Asteroid M; Prof's loss of powers just a test. Letter column begins in this issue. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman and Marie Severin (Angel alterations). Trapped: One X-Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; With Xavier's mental powers gone, the X-Men try to decide how they will function without his leadership; Trying to ferret out the X-Men, Magneto has the Toad enter an atheletic event where he leaps to victory; With the crowd turning hostile due to the Toads amazing abilities, the X-Men arrive on the scene to capture him; Magneto snags Angel and whisks him away to Asteroid M; In an attempt to trade the Toad for Angel, the X-Men arrive on Asteroid M where they battle the Brotherhood once again; On their safe return to earth, Xavier revels that his power loss was a ruse to test his students. First Appearance of Magneto's Asteroid M; Prof's loss of powers just a test. Letter column begins in this issue. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Unus, the Untouchable!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd following his heroic rescue of a young boy, Beast gets fed up with protecting a humanity that fears and hates him and quits the X-Men; He becomes a professional wrestler but meets his match when he battles Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched; Unus is trying to leave show biz and join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men as an initiation; The X-Men barely fend him off and, returning home, they find the Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers; Thinking him a traitor, the X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped and powered up, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands; Beast returns him to his former power level but with the promise that Unus will steer clear of Magneto. The Beast Special Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Unus, the Untouchable!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd following his heroic rescue of a young boy, Beast gets fed up with protecting a humanity that fears and hates him and quits the X-Men; He becomes a professional wrestler but meets his match when he battles Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched; Unus is trying to leave show biz and join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men as an initiation; The X-Men barely fend him off and, returning home, they find the Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers; Thinking him a traitor, the X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped and powered up, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands; Beast returns him to his former power level but with the promise that Unus will steer clear of Magneto. The Beast Special Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.12.

"Enter, The Avengers!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils and cover by Jack Kirby with inks by Chic Stone. 1st meeting of X-Men and the Avengers, 1st appearance of Lucifer. Also features a Marvel Girl "Marvel Masterwork" pin-up with pencils by Kirby and inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Coming of Ka-Zar, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Even though he is not a mutant, Xavier allows the X-Men to travel to Antarctica and enter the Savage Land to investigate the noble savage, Ka-Zar; They end up having to save Jean and Warren from being sacrificed by the savage Swamp Men; 1st Silver Age Ka-Zar. (The original Ka-Zar appeared in Marvel Comics #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics between 1939 andf 1942.) 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Coming of Ka-Zar, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Even though he is not a mutant, Xavier allows the X-Men to travel to Antarctica and enter the Savage Land to investigate the noble savage, Ka-Zar; They end up having to save Jean and Warren from being sacrificed by the savage Swamp Men; 1st Silver Age Ka-Zar. (The original Ka-Zar appeared in Marvel Comics #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics between 1939 andf 1942.) 36 pgs. $0.12.

First appearance of the Stranger. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Triumph of Magneto!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Xavier detects an exteremely powerful entity that has arrived on earth and sends the X-Men to investigate; The Stranger tries to acclimate himself to earth customs but runs across Magneto and the Brotherhood; The X-Men arrive on the scene and battle the Brotherhood but the Stranger leaves with Magneto and Toad in the conflict; Without a leader, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch decide to return home to Central Europe; The X-Men encounter the Stranger once again and Xavier realizes he is an alien; The Stranger explains that he has been collecting mutants from across the universe and takes Magneto and Toad away with him into space. 36 pgs. $0.12.

First appearance of the Stranger. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Triumph of Magneto!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Xavier detects an exteremely powerful entity that has arrived on earth and sends the X-Men to investigate; The Stranger tries to acclimate himself to earth customs but runs across Magneto and the Brotherhood; The X-Men arrive on the scene and battle the Brotherhood but the Stranger leaves with Magneto and Toad in the conflict; Without a leader, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch decide to return home to Central Europe; The X-Men encounter the Stranger once again and Xavier realizes he is an alien; The Stranger explains that he has been collecting mutants from across the universe and takes Magneto and Toad away with him into space. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Origin of Professor X!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Alex Toth (pencils), inks by Vince Colletta; Cerebro detects a powerful mutant and Xavier fears that he knows who it is; The X-Men prepare the mansion for an all out assault; As the mysterious villain batters his way through the mansion's defenses, Professor X tells his students his origin story and how his step-brother changed from tormenting bully to an unstoppable Juggernaut; 1st appearance of the Juggernaut. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Origin of Professor X!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Alex Toth (pencils), inks by Vince Colletta; Cerebro detects a powerful mutant and Xavier fears that he knows who it is; The X-Men prepare the mansion for an all out assault; As the mysterious villain batters his way through the mansion's defenses, Professor X tells his students his origin story and how his step-brother changed from tormenting bully to an unstoppable Juggernaut; 1st appearance of the Juggernaut. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Where Walks the Juggernaut!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin], inks by Joe Sinnott; Juggernaut has invaded the mansion and the X-Men struggle to take down Xavier's unstoppable half-brother; Human Torch lends a hand and Professor X is able to bring his brother down. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood. Among Us Stalk...The Sentinels!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin] (pencils), inks by Vince Colletta; After their battle with the Juggernaut, Xavier sends the X-Men on vacation; Reading a story in the paper about Dr. Trask and his story on the mutant menace, Professor X calls for a televised debate with the anthropologist; During the broadcast, Trask unveils his Sentinels, robots who were built to capture and nullify mutants, but things quickly get out of hand as the Sentinels proclaim themselves superior to puny humans and prepare to take over; Xavier calls his X-Men to help and they return to battle the Sentinels; When one of their number falls, the giant robots capture Trask and return to their base; The X-Men follow and find a hidden complex complete with devastating weaponry aimed directly at them; 1st appearance of the Sentinels. 36 pgs. $0.12.

The origin of the Beast. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin] (pencils), inks by Dick Ayers; The X-Men invade the Sentinel's underground complex but are captured; Beast is taken before the Sentinel's leader, Master Mold, and has his mind probed; Master Mold commands Trask to make an army of Sentinels so they can take over the world. 36 pgs. $0.12.

The origin of the Beast. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin] (pencils), inks by Dick Ayers; The X-Men invade the Sentinel's underground complex but are captured; Beast is taken before the Sentinel's leader, Master Mold, and has his mind probed; Master Mold commands Trask to make an army of Sentinels so they can take over the world. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Supreme Sacrifice!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin] (pencils), inks by Dick Ayers; With the X-Men captured, Xavier heads back to investigate a fallen Sentinel to try and figure out what stopped it; The X-Men escape and battle the Sentinels but it is the timely intervention of Professor X and the self sacrifice of Dr. Trask that stops Master Mold and saves the day. 36 pgs. $0.12.

If Iceman Should Fail--!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Werner Roth [as Jay Gavin], inks by Dick Ayers; With the rest of the X-Men captured in a lead balloon, it is up to an injured Iceman to battle Magneto on his own; Once the X-Men escape Magento's trap, Professor X calls the Stranger who arrives on earth to collect his former captive. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. Lo! Now Shall Appear--The Mimic!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), inks by Dick Ayers; The X-Men are off to take a vacation when Bobby and Hank tussle with the mysterious Calvin Rankin who beats them by mimicking their powers; Calvin then has an encounter with Jean at a restaurant; Realizing he is dealing with the X-Men, Calvin follows Jean home and asks to join the X-Men; once he has absorbed all of their powers, however, he battles them and captures Jean; The team follows him to his secret hideout deep in an old mine where Mimic uses their combined powers to uncover a machine his father built that will allow him to keep the X-Men's combined powers for good; Realizing something at the last minute, Xavier allows Mimic to use the machine which doesn't give him powers but, rather, strips his mimic powers away; 1st appearance of the Mimic. 36 pgs. $0.12.

From Whence Comes...Dominus?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), inks by Dick Ayers; the X-Men battle Lucifer, The Supreme One. 36 pgs. $0.12.

Count Nefaria, the Plantman, the Scarecrow, the Porcupine, the Eel, and the Unicorn appear. Cover pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. Divided--We Fall!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin), inks by Dick Ayers; Trying once again to take a vacation, the X-Men are individually drawn to Central Park where they encounter phantom versions of themselves; One by one, they fall to five super powered villains; The X-Men are brought to Count Nefaria's fortress and he tries to convince them to join his plot to steal Washington D.C. and hold it for ransom. 36 pgs. $0.12.