Silver Age Marvel THOR #147 148 149 150 Jack Kirby Stan Lee HIGH GRADE COMICS; 1st appearance Wrecker; Loki, Hela, and the Destroyer ALSO appear.
This auction is for four (4) Silver Age issues that are ABSOLUTELY essential keys of the modern Marvel Universe since they contain early appearances of Thor—the iconic Norse god of thunder who would become a founding member of the Avengers—a character who shaped the Marvel Universe. With a script by Stan Lee and art by Jack Kirby, this quartet of comics helped to usher in the Marvel Age of Comics. The narrative content of these four issues feature an extended origin story of the Inhumans (as a back up feature in ALL four issues), appearances of Loki, Hela, Karnilla the Norn Queen, the Destroyer, snd the Wrecker (whose first appearance is in Thor #148 [!]).
Therefore, Silver Age Marvel Comics' The Mighty Thor #147, 148, 149, and 150 (published in December of 1967, and January, February, and March, 1968) are considered four truly ESSENTIAL early Marvel Comic books.
(What follows is a breakdown of these individual issues, their graded conditions, and the comics' narrative contents.)
Silver Age Marvel The Mighty THOR #147 Early Appearance of Thor; Jack Kirby artwork, Stan Lee script; Loki appearance, PLUS a tale featuring the origin of the Inhumans (12/67)
CONDITION: (VF; overall wear indicative of this condition; GREAT condition book; two minor marks on the top edge of the front cover [because of the black back-splash, any marks of damage are magnified; TINY bit of spine wrinkles on front cover; GREAT colors & shine on front cover; interior pages all intact; PLEASE review the photos for finer conditions)
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "The Wrath of Odin!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor surrenders to the police, Loki posts his bail and attacks him when alone; Sif and Balder intervene. Appearances by Odin and the Circus of Crime. Origins of the Inhumans back-up: "The Reason Why!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; King Randac gains evergy powers from the Terrigen Mists and decrees that all of his subjects will be exposed to the Mists; The Sentry reveals that the Kree were responsible for the advanced scientific knowledge of Randac's people. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Silver Age Marvel The Mighty THOR #148 Early Appearance of Thor; Jack Kirby artwork, Stan Lee script—PLUS a tale featuring the origin of the Inhumans; 1st appearance of the Wrecker (01/68).
CONDITION: (F+/VF-; overall wear indicative of this condition; nice condition book; only one flaw that detracts: spine wrinkles on very top of front cover AND light wear/crease on top edge near right corner of front cover]; great colors & shine on front cover; interior pages all intact; PLEASE review the photos for finer conditions)
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of the Wrecker in "Let There Be... Chaos!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; All the Asgardians on earth have their powers removed by Odin; Loki, trying to get power from Karnilla, accidentally creates the Wrecker who attacks Thor. Appearances by Balder, Sif, Odin, and Loki. Spider-Man cameo. Origins of the Inhumans back-up: "And Finally: Black Bolt!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Agon and Rynda have altered their infant son's genetic pattern to give him the powers of levitation and electron manipulation, but they discover that he has a more dangerous and destructive power in his voice. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Silver Age Marvel The Mighty THOR #149 Early Appearance of Thor; Jack Kirby artwork, Stan Lee script—PLUS a tale featuring the origin of the Inhumans (02/68)
CONDITION: (G; overall wear indicative of this condition; acceptable condition book; cover entirely separated from book; spine wear & chipping on front and back covers; light wear along top edge of front cover; small fold in bottom right corner of front cover; long 4” crease running diagonally from middle of right edge on front cover to [not quite] the bottom edge of the front cover; 1 cm tear on right side of top edge on back cover—with chipping on top edge; tiny tear & small fold in bottom right corner of back cover; great colors & shine on front cover; interior pages all intact; PLEASE review the photos for finer conditions).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "When Falls a Hero!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Stripped of his Godly powers, Thor must now face the Wrecker, who has been granted mystical powers accidentally by Karnilla the Norn Queen; As their battle rages on in New York City, Thor can only maintain a defensive and is soon easily beat into submission by the simple minded crook; While in faraway Asgard, Balder and Sif can only watch in horror as their friend and ally is savaged on Earth; No longer able to stand being idle and doing nothing, Sif convinces Balder to join her in trying to convince Odin to come to Thor's rescue; Overhearing this, Loki decides to steal the mystic crystal; Plot crossover with the Fantastic Four 73. "Origins of the Inhumans" back-up: "Silence or Death!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Black Bolt, who has been kept in isolation because of his deadly voice, finally meets his cousins and his brother Maximus; Maximus attacks Black Bolt hoping to make Black Bolt speak and prove himself unworthy to rule; Origins of Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Maximus, Gorgon, and Karnak. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
Silver Age Marvel The Mighty THOR #150 Early Appearance of Thor; Jack Kirby artwork, Stan Lee script; Hela appearance—iconic Hela cover; appearances of Loki, Karnilla the Norn Queen, the Wrecker, AND the Destroyer—PLUS a tale featuring the origin of the Inhumans (03/68)
CONDITION: (VG/VG+; overall wear indicative of this condition; nice condition book; minor spine roll, minor wear, and wrinkling on front cover; spine wrinkling & creases on back cover; small spot of moisture wear in upper right corner [edge] of back cover; tiny nick in top edge of front cover—along with light wear on top edge; small fold [and slight wear] in bottom right corner of front cover; following number written in blue ink on top right corner of back cover—372 6746; GREAT colors & great shine on front cover; interior pages all intact; PLEASE review the photos for finer conditions).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Loki, Karnilla, the Wrecker, and the Destroyer gang up on Thor in "Even in Death," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; The Wrecker leaves Thor for dead; Thor, rebuffing Hela, returns to his body to face the enemy; Sif and Baldur face Karnilla and Loki; Sif is tricked into entering the Destroyer which takes out the Wrecker but now faces the weakened Thor. "Origins of the Inhumans" back-up: "Triton," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Triton allows himself to be captured by humans to learn more about the outside world; Origin of Triton. This issue also contains a statement of ownership: average print run 497,708; average paid circulation 298,219. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
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