Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) comic books 1980-1989, graded by CBCS

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 300 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-27ED9D3-105

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The Eternals Saga: Part 19 of 20 - Cover by Keith Pollard. Origin of Odin and the Destroyer in "Chapter One Twilight of the Gods!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; Siegfried is killed by Hagen; Siegfried and Brunnhilda are escorted to Asgard by Valkyries; Odin returns them to life with no memory of their previous lives, and Siegfried now named Thor; Odin tries to kill himself until the appearance of the first Celestial spaceship causes him to want to live again. "The Human Torch Saves the Valley!" Hostess snack cake ad. "Chapter 2 Whatever Gods There Be...", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; The Eye of Odin finishes its story, telling Thor of how Odin, Zeus and Vishnu confront the Celestials when they landed in the past, trying to drive them away. "Chapter Three Day of Alpha," script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day; Odin and Thor battle the Celestials; The Celestials pass judgement on the Earth; Thor learns the identity of his mother. 52 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $100.00 Paper: White Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Newsstand Edition. Label #21-254A14C-023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. Cover by Walt Simonson. Beta Ray Bill (first appearance) becomes Thor in "Doom!", script and art by Walt Simonson; Nick Fury asks Thor's aid in investigating an alien ship heading for earth; Thor arrives and triggers the awakening of an alien protector, Beta Ray Bill; Bill bests Thor and takes up his hammer only to be accidentally summoned to Asgard by Odin who thinks he is summoning Thor. Brief appearances by Nick Fury, Loki, Sif, Balder, Heimdall, Volstagg, and Odin. First appearance of Lorelei (sister of the Enchantress). Begins Walt Simonson's run on Thor (through #382). Bullpen Bulletins. Star Frontiers TSR ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $330.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 9/25/2021 & Walt Simonson on 10/20/2021. Newsstand Edition. Label #22-0692A42-548 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Newsstand Edition. Cover by Walt Simonson. Beta Ray Bill (first appearance) becomes Thor in "Doom!", script and art by Walt Simonson; Nick Fury asks Thor's aid in investigating an alien ship heading for earth; Thor arrives and triggers the awakening of an alien protector, Beta Ray Bill; Bill bests Thor and takes up his hammer only to be accidentally summoned to Asgard by Odin who thinks he is summoning Thor. Brief appearances by Nick Fury, Loki, Sif, Balder, Heimdall, Volstagg, and Odin. First appearance of Lorelei (sister of the Enchantress). Begins Walt Simonson's run on Thor (through #382). Bullpen Bulletins. Star Frontiers TSR ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $128.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Newsstand Edition. Witnessed Signature: Jim Shooter on 3/26/2022. Half-inch chunk of plastic chipped off on back of case at top left corner. Label #22-1BACAAE-015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.84) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. Cover by Walt Simonson. Beta Ray Bill (first appearance) becomes Thor in "Doom!", script and art by Walt Simonson; Nick Fury asks Thor's aid in investigating an alien ship heading for earth; Thor arrives and triggers the awakening of an alien protector, Beta Ray Bill; Bill bests Thor and takes up his hammer only to be accidentally summoned to Asgard by Odin who thinks he is summoning Thor. Brief appearances by Nick Fury, Loki, Sif, Balder, Heimdall, Volstagg, and Odin. First appearance of Lorelei (sister of the Enchantress). Begins Walt Simonson's run on Thor (through #382). Bullpen Bulletins. Star Frontiers TSR ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $25.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #21-2F6BB83-018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($0.75) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover by Walt Simonson. In Beta Ray Bill's second appearance, he comes to blows with Thor in "A Fool and His Hammer," script and art by Walt Simonson; Bill and Thor fight in single combat for the honor of wielding Mjolner and the alien bests the god of thunder. Brief appearances by Nick Fury, Odin, Sif, Loki, Balder, and Volstagg. Bullpen Bulletins. Star Frontiers TSR ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $44.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #21-1D1B4FC-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.32) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. Cover by Walt Simonson. In Beta Ray Bill's second appearance, he comes to blows with Thor in "A Fool and His Hammer," script and art by Walt Simonson; Bill and Thor fight in single combat for the honor of wielding Mjolner and the alien bests the god of thunder. Brief appearances by Nick Fury, Odin, Sif, Loki, Balder, and Volstagg. Bullpen Bulletins. Star Frontiers TSR ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $90.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #21-26FC762-025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover by Walt Simonson. "Something Old, Something New," script and art by Walt Simonson; Odin has the dwarves create a hammer for Bill and sends the alien and his son into space to rescue Bill's people. Appearances by Sif, Odin, and Volstagg. Bullpen Bulletins. Carlin and Simonson's Page O' Thor Stuff; Assistant editor's month shenanigans. Star Frontiers TSR ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 348 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2597333-004

Ragnarok and Roll: Prologue 4 of 4 - Cover by Walt Simonson. "The Dark and the Light," script and pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Bob Wiacek; Thor and Roger save Lorelei, but fail to keep Malekith from opening the Casket of Ancient Winters; The Norns convince Balder that life is better than death; Surtur begins his advance. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Odin. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $59.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2EE6117-010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Walt Simonson. "The Grand Alliance! Or Life With Loki!!!", script and art by Walter Simonson; Thor, still under Lorelei's spell, makes his bid to put Loki in power and strikes Sif at his lover's command; Lorelei, still enamored of Loki, returns to her true love; Thanks to the wiles of the Enchantress, Thor catches his half-brother and his girl in bed and Lorelei's hold over him is broken; The Asgardians return home from Midgard. Appearances by Heimdall, the Enchantress, Sif, Beta Ray Bill, and Lorelei. Cameos by Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, plus Walt and Louise Simonson (in the last panel). Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $56.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2EE6117-018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.68) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Walt Simonson. "Into the Valley of Death!", script and art by Walter Simonson; With his warriors just recently returned to Asgard, Thor spies out the road to Hel and leads an army to rescue souls unjustly imprisoned in Hela's realm. Appearances by Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Hela, Heimdall, Sif, the Enchantress, the Executioner, and Balder. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $100.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2597333-014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Walt Simonson. "The Quick and the Dead!", script and art by Walter Simonson; Thor and the Asgardians storm the gates of Hel; Thor wrestlles with Hela for the souls trapped in her realm, but before she is defeated, she disfigures the thunder gods face. Appearances by the Enchantress, the Executioner, Sif, Balder, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg. Letter to the editor from comics artist Michael Davis. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $59.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2EE6117-023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Walt Simonson. The war against Hela continues in "Like a Bat Out of Hel!", script and art by Walter Simonson; The Asgardians race to leave the realm of Hel with Hela's minions hot on their trail, but the Executioner ensures their escape with his life. Appearances by the Enchantress, the Executioner, and Balder. Continued in part in Balder the Brave #2. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $69.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2EE6117-021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.07) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Walt Simonson. The war against Hela continues in "Like a Bat Out of Hel!", script and art by Walter Simonson; The Asgardians race to leave the realm of Hel with Hela's minions hot on their trail, but the Executioner ensures their escape with his life. Appearances by the Enchantress, the Executioner, and Balder. Continued in part in Balder the Brave #2. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 363 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-2EE3FE4-008

Last 65-cent cover price. Cover by Walt Simonson. Thor battles Kurse in this Secret Wars II crossover, "This Kursed Earth...!", script and art by Walt Simonson; The Beyonder sets up a fight between Thor and Kurse for his own instruction and amusement. Appearances by Power Pack, the Beyonder, and Beta Ray Bill. Loki cameo. Oh, and on the last page, Thor turns into a frog! Cap'n Crunch Cereal ad with Spider-Man. Continued from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #6 and Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series) #18. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $74.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2597333-023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.22) will be charged at checkout.

Last 65-cent cover price. Cover by Walt Simonson. Thor battles Kurse in this Secret Wars II crossover, "This Kursed Earth...!", script and art by Walt Simonson; The Beyonder sets up a fight between Thor and Kurse for his own instruction and amusement. Appearances by Power Pack, the Beyonder, and Beta Ray Bill. Loki cameo. Oh, and on the last page, Thor turns into a frog! Cap'n Crunch Cereal ad with Spider-Man. Continued from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #6 and Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series) #18. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $101.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-17454E7-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.03) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Walt Simonson. Judge Peace (a Judge Dredd take-off) guest stars in "Peace On Earth," script by Walt Simonson, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Bret Blevins (as Albret Blevinson) and Al Williamson (as Albret Blevinson); Balder becomes ruler of Asgard; Thor decides to head for Midgard; Recently released convict Thug Thatcher kills the wrong man and becomes the new Zaniac. Brief appearances by Beta Ray Bill, Volstagg, Hogun, Fandral, and Hela. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $122.00 Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition. Label #21-17454E7-012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.66) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover by Sal Buscema. "Without Justice, There Is No Peace!", script by Walter Simonson, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Bret Blevins (as Albret Blevinson) and Al Williamson (as Albret Blevinson); Thor and Justice Peace try to save Jane Foster and the entire world of the future by stopping Zaniac; Volstagg adopts two orphaned boys. Cameos by Beta Ray Bill, Sif, the Hulk, Balder, Hogun, Fandral, and Hela. Thor pin-up by Sal Buscema. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75.

NOTE: 1st appearance of the Time Variance Authority. They play a major role in the 2021 Disney+ Loki TV series.

NOTE: For an interesting, albeit twisted, epilogue to this tale and to learn the ultimate fate of Justice Peace, check out Despicable Deadpool (2017) #288. - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

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Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $134.89 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Tom Defalco on 2/22/2020 Direct Edition Label #20-0BD3E6A-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout.

War of Gods: Prelude - The Avengers guest star in "The Hero and the Hammer!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Brett Breeding; Thor arrives on Hydrobase, and learns of the many changes to the Avengers; Asgard is once again attacked by Seths legions, while Grog and more Demons of Death attack Thor and the Captain; During the battle, the Captain lifts Mjolnir and sends it back to Thors grasp; Thor then easily defeats Grog and the soldiers, sending them back through the gate. Brief appearances by Hogun, Fandrall, Volstagg, and Balder. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 314,440; average paid circulation 190,600. 36 pgs., full color.

NOTE: Steve Rogers lifts Thor's hammer for the 1st time.

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Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 390 CBCS 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Newsstand Edition

Label #23-3F9BF9F-014

War of Gods: Prelude - The Avengers guest star in "The Hero and the Hammer!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Brett Breeding; Thor arrives on Hydrobase, and learns of the many changes to the Avengers; Asgard is once again attacked by Seths legions, while Grog and more Demons of Death attack Thor and the Captain; During the battle, the Captain lifts Mjolnir and sends it back to Thors grasp; Thor then easily defeats Grog and the soldiers, sending them back through the gate. Brief appearances by Hogun, Fandrall, Volstagg, and Balder. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 314,440; average paid circulation 190,600. 36 pgs., full color.

NOTE: Steve Rogers lifts Thor's hammer for the 1st time.

Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $270.74 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Tom Defalco on 2/22/2020 Direct Edition Label #20-0BD3E6A-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.12) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Joe Sinnott. Acts of Vengeance crossover. First full appearance of the New Warriors in "Introducing the New Warriors," script by Ron Frenz (Co-plot) and Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz (layouts), inks by Joe Sinnott (finished art); With Thor down for the count, the New Warriors arrive and battle the Juggernaut; Thor recovers his strength and joins the fray as he and the kids are finally able to banish Juggy to another dimension. Beta Ray Bill back-up, "Freedom Is Only A Choice Away," script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Mike DeCarlo; Bill has been trapped and is being used to help power a spaceship that feeds off of psychic energy; When the people of his race are threatened, however, he breaks free and faces Captain Orack. 36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.