Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) comic books in grade VF/NM or better, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $935.00 Paper: White Label #00-0007915-AC-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($28.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Galactus origin, part 1 in "Galactus Found!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Thor takes the Odinship in search of Galactus; Galactus captures the Odinship and begins to tell his origin to Thor; Meanwhile, on Earth, a foreign country completes their creation of the Thermal Man and rockets him to the US to wreak havoc. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, the Watcher, and Odin. First appearance of the Thermal Man. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $349.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #17-3A4BC35-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout.

First 20-cent cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. "This Fatal Fury!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Sal Buscema; Attempting to prevent the force marriage between Loki and Sif, Thor is knocked away from his hammer, as the 60 second limit ticks down, Thor is at risk of changing back into Donald Blake as three Storm Giants approach for the kill; One of the Storm Giants grabs Thor, however is forced to drop him when the transformation between Thor and Blake shocks the giants hand; This gives Donald Blake a moment to rush toward Thor's hammer and reclaim it and resume his Godly form. "The Golden Apples!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Asgardian version of Little Red Riding Hood; reprinted from Journey into Mystery #114. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $425.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 8/29/2019. Label #21-1EAEE22-362 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($12.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by John Buscema. First appearance of Firelord in "The Coming of the Firelord!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott; Thor commands Mjolnir to return to him, and so it must; Hercules returns with the body of Holmes, and in drawing close, the spirit returns to his body; While Thor changes back to Blake to check on Krista, Firelord arrives on Earth, and at the selfsame hospital; Hercules and Firelord begin to battle, and Blake's cane is knocked out a window; Blake races to the ground and changes to Thor, and then he stops the battle, realizing who Firelord is - herald to Galactus; Firelord then summons Galactus, and Galactus plans to feast this day. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp #17 (Black Bolt by Jack Kirby). Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $105.87 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #21-1CE8015-007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.18) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Klaus Janson. "When the Gods Make War!", script by Roy Thomas (plot) and Bill Mantlo (script), pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Klaus Janson; Thor returns to Asgard for clues to Odin's disappearance; When he gets there, he finds Heimdall unable to lift the Gjallerhorn, and his extreme senses are gone; Thor enters Asgard and finds all Asgardians afflicted with the same melancholy; He manages to snap the Warriors Three out of it; They consult Mimir to find Odin, and he reveals the pyramid in California; Mimir tells the Asgardians about the gods of Egypt; Jane flies out to California and arrives at the same time as Thor; Horus comes out to keep Thor from interrupting a ceremony inside; As they battle, Isis and Osiris arrive from inside with Odin, only Odin is now Atum-Re, and he will destroy the enemy of his children - Thor. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $89.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0007387-AA-008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

"This Hammer Lost!", script by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Peter Gillis (plot assist), and Mike Catron (plot assist), pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Pablo Marcos (finished art); Thor dwells upon what he has learned about the Eternals and the Celestials; He decides that he will travel back in time to when the Celestials first appeared on Earth; But once in the time stream, Mjolnir vanishes from his grasp and Thor is left in a land of fog and shadows; He is then confronted by the Space Phantom, who tells him he is in Limbo; He tells Thor of his planet, Phantus, and that his hammer is probably at its core; Thor agrees to help him save his planet, if he will help find Mjolnir. Once on the surface, they are repeatedly attacked by the warring Phantoms; The Phantom leads Thor to a complex containing a shaft that leads to the core. Thor leaps in, but it was a trap. Cameo appearances by the original Avengers. The letters page has a statement of ownership: average print run 346,479; average paid circulation 135,599. Pages 16 and 17 are reversed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $450.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0000200-AE-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) 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 9.2 $175.00 Paper: Off white to white Newsstand Edition. Label #21-3E7D739-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) 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 9.2 $145.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Direct Edition. Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022 & Walt Simonson on 10/28/2022. Label #23-0B2DE5F-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.35) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

1st appearance of Malekith - Cover by Walt Simonson. "Whatever Happened To Balder the Brave?", script and art by Walt Simonson; Balder is sent by Odin to make the perilous journey to Loki's realm to ask the god of mischief for aid in combating an ancient evil; Malekith makes it there first and sways Loki to his side; Balder, forced to break his vow of non-violence by a taunting Loki, cuts off the schemer's head and wanders into the desert to die. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. This issue features seeds for the 2019 Marvel event The War of Realms. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $90.00 Paper: White Direct Edition Label #24-1AEC2C6-013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.70) will be charged at checkout.

First 75-cent cover price. Cover by Walt Simonson. "Thor Croaks," script and art by Walt Simonson; Asgard is holding the Althing to determine who will be her next ruler, but where is the mighty Thor?; Thanks to a spell by Loki, Thor is a frog living in Central Park who joins more of his kind in a battle with some sinister rats; Hildy finds the sword of Surtur. Appearances by Beta Ray Bill, Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Heimdall. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $61.00 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-17454E7-011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.83) 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 9.6 $65.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Direct Edition. Label #18-31456A8-020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) 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 9.4 $150.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Direct Edition. Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 6/15/2024 & Walt Simonson on 6/22/2024. Label #24-2AFF52B-077 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Direct Edition. Marvel 25th Anniversary Cover by Walt Simonson and John Romita (border). "The Gift of Death," script by Walt Simonson, art by Sal Buscema; Thor returns to Midgard and tries to pick up the pieces of his life there; After a rousing afternoon with his boss's children, he is warned by his old allies, the Frogs, that something is amiss underground; Venturing into the Morlock tunnels, Thor happens across the Marauders killing the former X-Man, Angel. Continued from X-Factor #11; Mutant Massacre crossover. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 390 CBCS 9.6 Witnessed Sig Defalco

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Tom Defalco on 2/22/2020 Direct Edition

Label #20-0BD3E6A-007

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.

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 412 CBCS 9.8 Witnessed Sig Defalco

Paper: White

Witnessed Sig: Tom Defalco on 2/22/2020 Direct Edition

Label #20-0BD3E6A-008

Direct Edition. 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.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $130.15 or Best Offer Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #18-269B45A-026 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.90) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Surf City Comics

Direct Edition. 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.