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165June 1969
$0.12

Thor #165

Marvel · June 1969 · on sale 1969-04-03

First appearance: Haag1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#165
Publication date
June 1969
Key date
1969-06-00
On-sale date
1969-04-03
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Him!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenAdam Warlock, Thor Odinson, Sif, Thor
1Him!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Artie SimekBalder, Haag First, Adam Warlock, Karnilla, Odin, Thor Odinson, Sif, Thor, Uatu, The Watcher
2A Sagacious Smattering of Space-Wasting Small-Talk!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta
3-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Sam Rosen

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-3497-8		2009On eBay ›
Essential Thor #3
ISBN 9780785121497; 0-7851-2149-8		2006On eBay ›
To Wake the Mangog
ISBN 978-0-7851-9173-5		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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