Thor #397 (1988) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	When the Gods Make War!	cover	1	pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Brett Breeding	The God-Slayer, Grog, Thor Odinson, Thor
1	When the Gods Make War	comic story	22	script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Brett Breeding, Don Heck; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Jack Morelli	Balder, The Black Knight, Fandral, The God-Slayer, Grog, Hildegund, Hogun, Loki, Thor Odinson, Seth, Sif, Thor, Volstagg, Dane Whitman
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Gregory Wright
3	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860450711

Collection	Year
Thor vs. Seth, the Serpent-God #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4635-3	2010	On eBay ›
War of the Pantheons ISBN 978-0-7851-8788-2	2013	On eBay ›

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