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216October 1973
$0.20

Thor #216

Marvel · October 1973 · on sale 1973-07-10

First appearance: Mercurio1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#216
Publication date
October 1973
Key date
1973-10-00
On-sale date
1973-07-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mercurio - 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
0This Is It! The Final Battle with the 4-D Man!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Danny CrespiMercurio First, Thor Odinson, Thor
1Where Chaos Rules!comic story19script: Gerry Conway; pencils: John Buscema, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: George Roussos; letters: John CostanzaThor; Xorr; Mercurio; Odin; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Sif; Karnilla; Grand Commissioner of Rigel; Hildegarde; Silas Grant; Tana Nile; Ruler of Gramos; Balder
2Dietetic Doodlings and Dizzy Dispatches Designed to Delight!in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Thor #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-5093-0		2011On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #12
ISBN 978-0-7851-6621-4		2013On eBay ›
Into the Dark Nebula
ISBN 978-1302922481		2020On eBay ›
The Mighty Thor Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-94982-2		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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