Essential Thor TPB (2001-2013 Marvel) 1st Edition comic books 2005-2007

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Thor [Journey Into Mystery] (1962-1996 1st Series) #83-112 and Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #7. Soaring from the pages of Journey Into Mystery, the adventures of Thor were unlike anything comic book readers had seen before. Here was the longhaired, hammer-wielding god and his family and friends from legendary Asgard. Here were Frost Giants, dragons and Loki the trickster. Here was a host of villains that typified the over-the-top sensationalism of the day, such as the Carbon Copy Man, the Tomorrow Man and Sandu, Master of the Supernatural! Here were bonus 'Tales of Asgard,' which retold Norse myths in the Mighty Marvel Manner. Softcover, 528 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Thor 1962-1996 1st Series) #113-136 and Annual #1-2. Written by STAN LEE. Art and cover by JACK KIRBY. Witness classic cosmic clashes between the God of Thunder and his evil stepbrother, Loki; the Absorbing Man, the Destroyer; and more of his most fearsome foes! Plus: Thor's first journey into the Black Galaxy and a reporter's firsthand account of Asgard! Guest-starring the Avengers and featuring the first appearance of Hercules! Softcover, 584 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Thor 1962-1996 1st Series) #137-166. Written by STAN LEE. Penciled by JACK KIRBY. Cover by JACK KIRBY - Trolls, giants, aliens and clowns await in the third thunderous anthology of Thor! The Mighty One faces a god of death! A living planet! Ragnarok itself and...a jail term!? Kang the Conqueror, the Super-Skrull and more! Featuring the first appearance of the scintillating Sif! Plus: the origin of that perennial perilous party crasher, the Wrecker! Guest-starring Adam Warlock and Galactus! 616 pages, softcover. B&W. Cover price $16.99.