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137February 1967
$0.12

Thor #137

Marvel · February 1967 · on sale 1966-12-01

First appearance: UlikFirst appearance: GeirrodurFirst appearance: Mogul1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#137
Publication date
February 1967
Key date
1967-02-00
On-sale date
1966-12-01
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 Ulik - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Thunder God and the Troll!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenThor Odinson, Thor, Ulik First
1The Thunder God and the Troll!comic story16script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Sam RosenGeirrodur First, Thor Odinson, Sif, Thor, Ulik First
2Nutty Notes and Nonsensical Name-Dropping, Featuring Naturally Non-Essential News of the Nation's Top Non-Entities!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
3The Tragedy of Hogun!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Artie SimekFandral, Hogun, Mogul First, Thor Odinson, Thor, Volstagg
4-letters page1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Spectacular #81974On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #5
ISBN 0-7851-2076-9
2006On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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