Journey into Mystery #116 for Sale - First Appearance of Spider-Slayer - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue: #116
Publication date: May 1965
Key date: 1965-05-00
On-sale date: 1965-03-04
Indicia publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Spider-Slayer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sam Sawyer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Pamela Hawley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Yagg - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hymir - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rinda - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Yagg.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Trial of the Gods!	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Loki, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
2	The Trial of the Gods!	comic story	16	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Carl Hubbell; inks: Vince Colletta, Carl Hubbell; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Amora, Balder, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Captain America, Daredevil, Enchantress, The Executioner, Jane Foster, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Loki, Medusa, Flint Marko
5	4 More Marvel Masterpieces!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Vince Colletta, Carl Hubbell, Chic Stone; letters: Sam Rosen	Amora, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, Captain America, Izzy Cohen, Dave Cannon, Dum Dum Dugan, Enchantress, The Executioner, Nick Fury, Giant-Man, Hawkeye, Pamela Hawley First
11	More Triumphs for Marvel..!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Wally Wood, Chic Stone, Frank Giacoia; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen	Angel, Attuma, Beast, Captain America, Cyclops, Daredevil, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Iceman, Invisible Girl
12	The Challenge!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Hymir First, Loki, Thor Odinson, Rinda First, Thor
15	The Merry Marvel Marching Society	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl Hubbell; letters: Sam Rosen	Thor Odinson, Thor
16	-	letters page	1	script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Tales #27	1970	On eBay ›
Marvel Spectacular #1	1973	On eBay ›
Essential Thor #2 ISBN 9780785115915; 0-7851-1591-9	2005	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #3 ISBN 0-7851-5066-8	2004	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #115116 of 125#117 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q5653016 (Sam Sawyer), first-appearance property (CC0)

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