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Thor 1st Series comic books issue 486

  • Issue #486
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 486
    • Paper: White
    • Direct Edition.
    • Label #21-25FB61A-008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Paul Ryan. "The Coming of Kurse!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by M. C. Wyman, inks by Mike DeCarlo; Thor and Sif stop a bank robbery, and appear to be gaining celebrity status; In Asgard, Kurse beats his way past Heimdall, and plunges all the way down to Hel, where he demands Malekith; Hela tries to stop him but to no avail, and he beats her easily becoming the new master of Hel; Lorelei tells him that Malekith escaped to Earth, and he takes her there; Once there, Kurse sees Thor as Malekith and begins to attack him; As the new master of Hel and Niffleheim, Kurse calls forth dead monsters to destroy the one he believes to be Malekith. Cameos by the Midgard Serpent and the Ravagers. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.