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Publishers / Marvel / Thor (1966) / #398
398December 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Thor #398

Marvel · December 1988 · on sale August 25, 1988

1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#398
Publication date
December 1988
Key date
December 1988
On-sale date
August 25, 1988
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Prisoners of the Black Pyramid!cover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Al MilgromThe Black Knight, Hogun, Thor, Dane Whitman, Thor Odinson
1The Prisoners of the Black Pyramid!comic story22script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Don Heck; colors: Greg Wright; letters: John WorkmanAmora, Balder, The Black Knight, Enchantress, Fandral, Heimdall, Hogun, Leir, Loki, Lorelei, Odin, Sif, Thor, Volstagg
2-in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page1pencils: ?; ? (photograph); inks: ?; ? (photograph); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602450712

Where to read it

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

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Series context

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