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140May 1967
$0.12

Thor #140

Marvel · May 1967 · on sale 1967-03-02

First appearance: Growing Man1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#140
Publication date
May 1967
Key date
1967-05-00
On-sale date
1967-03-02
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 Growing Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Growing Mancover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Sam RosenGrowing Man First, Thor, Thor Odinson
1The Growing Man!comic story16script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Sam RosenGrowing Man First, Kang the Conqueror, Odin, Nathaniel Richards, Sif, Thor, Thor Odinson
2Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3The Battle Begins!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Sam RosenFandral, Hogun, Thor, Volstagg, Thor Odinson
4-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Spectacular #111974On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #5
ISBN 0-7851-2076-9		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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