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315January 1982
$0.60

Thor #315

Marvel · January 1982 · on sale 1981-09-22

First appearance: Bi-Beast1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#315
Publication date
January 1982
Key date
1982-01-00
On-sale date
1981-09-22
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245001
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bi-Beast - 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
0The Thunder God and the Bi-Beast!cover1pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Keith PollardBi-Beast First, Thor Odinson, Thor
1The Thunder God and the Bi-Beastcomic story22script: Doug Moench; pencils: Keith Pollard, Gene Day; inks: Gene Day; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe RosenBruce Banner, Bi-Beast First, Harpy, Hulk, M.O.D.O.K., Thor Odinson, Betty Ross, Tony Stark, George Tarleton, Thor
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
4-letters page1script: Jim Salicrup

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

Printings and variants

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Directprice 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP

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A Kingdom Lost
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Series context

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Sources

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