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Thor comic books issue 272

  • Issue #272
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 272
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4423589009
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by John Buscema. "The Day the Thunder Failed!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finished art), inks by Tom Palmer; Flying overhead, Thor sees a bully picking on a smaller child; After having run the bully off, Thor tells the children of the time he was bested in contests by Utgard; Utgard disguised himself as Skrymir, and led Thor and Loki into his castle Utgardhall in Jotunheim; There, he challenged the gods to a series of contests; Loki fought against Logi in an eating contest, and lost after Logi consumed not only the food but the plates, and table as well; Loki then is challenged to a footrace by Hugi, but loses before he even starts; Thor then accepts the challenge of emptying a drinking horn, but fails there, as the horn is just as full as when he started. Roy Thomas discusses the history of the Thor comic and his taking over of writing chores on the book. Hostess snack cakes ad with Hulk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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  • Issue #272MJ
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) Mark Jewelers 272MJ

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    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Loki guest stars in "The Day the Thunder Failed!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tom Palmer. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #272UK
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) UK Edition 272UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover art by John Buscema. "The Day the Thunder Failed!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finished art), inks by Tom Palmer; Flying overhead, Thor sees a bully picking on a smaller child; After having run the bully off, Thor tells the children of the time he was bested in contests by Utgard; Utgard disguised himself as Skrymir, and led Thor and Loki into his castle Utgardhall in Jotunheim; There, he challenged the gods to a series of contests; Loki fought against Logi in an eating contest, and lost after Logi consumed not only the food but the plates, and table as well; Loki then is challenged to a footrace by Hugi, but loses before he even starts; Thor then accepts the challenge of emptying a drinking horn, but fails there, as the horn is just as full as when he started. Roy Thomas discusses the history of the Thor comic and his taking over of writing chores on the book. Hostess snack cakes ad with Hulk. 36 pgs., full color.

  • Issue #272

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  • Issue #272
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) Whitman Variants 272

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    Whitman Variant. Loki guest stars in "The Day the Thunder Failed!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Tom Palmer. Cover price $0.35.