Thor #277 (1978) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Danny Crespi	Thor; Hela; Loki
1	Time of the Trolls!	comic story	17	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema, Tom Palmer; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe Rosen	Thor; Sif; Balder; Odin; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Thor [Roger "Red" Norvell]; Loki (villain); Hela (villain); Harris Hobbs (reporter); Joey (sound man); Sigyn; Volla; Enchantress (flashback; cameo); Executioner (flashback; cameo); Heimdall; The Midgard Serpent (cameo); Frigga; Fenr
2	-	letters page	1	script: Roy Thomas
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Edition	How to tell
Whitman	See the GCD record for identification notes.
British	price 0.12 GBP

Collection	Year
Thor: Ragnarok #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4978-1	2011	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #17 ISBN 978-1-302-90972-7	2018	On eBay ›
Even an Immortal Can Die ISBN 978-1-302-94868-9	2023	On eBay ›

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