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Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) Whitman Variants comic books 1979

  • Issue #279
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) Whitman Variants 279

    Whitman Variant. Cover pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Joe Sinnott. "A Hammer in Hades!", script by Don Glut, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns) and Pablo Marcos (finished art), inks by Pablo Marcos; Pluto kidnaps Jane Foster and brings her to Hades, which leads Thor to Hades to rescue her; Pluto and Loki conspire to use Ulik to kill Thor. Bullpen Bulletins. Letter to the editor from writer Cat Yronwode. "Captain Marvel Meets the Dreadnought" Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #280
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) Whitman Variants 280

    Whitman Variant. Cover by Joe Sinnott. "Crisis on Twin Earths!", script by Don Thompson (plot), Maggie Thompson (plot), and Roy Thomas (script), pencils by Wayne Boring (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finished art), inks by Tom Palmer; Thor travels to Hyperion's world at the request of Hyperion, where Thor and the Squadron Supreme battle against the evil Hyperion and Emil Burbank. Avengers cameo; brief Squadron Supreme appearance. Bullpen Bulletins. "An Irresistible Force!" Hostess snack cakes ad with Iron Man. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #283
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) Whitman Variants 283

    Whitman Variant. First 40-cent cover price. "Suddenly - The Celestials!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; Thor confronts Odin, asking questions about the false Ragnarok, the identity of Thor's mother, and Odin's knowledge of the Celestials, all of which Odin refuses to answer; Thor flies to Peru where he discovers the newest host of the Celestials has arrived. Bullpen Bulletins. "Brains Over Brawn!" Hostess snack cakes ad with Iron Man. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #286

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    Whitman Variant. The Eternals Saga: Part 5 of 20 - Cover pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Al Milgrom. "Mayhem under Manhattan!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; Thor, Sersi, and Karkas are sneaking into the Deviant City, but are detected and attacked; Sersi flees and Karkas is assaulted by some Deviant device that knocks him out; Kro then reveals himself and demands Thor surrender his hammer or he will kill Karkas, and Thor has no choice; In Asgard, Mimir is showing Odin Thor's defeat, and Sif and the Warriors Three want to fly to his aid; Odin tells them no and sends them on missions for Asgard; Back on Earth, Brother Tode is about to put all the prisoners in the Atom Displacer, and is talking to Thor, when "he" suddenly changes into Sersi, and reveals that Thor's hammer is really a cane; Then Blake comes from behind a curtain, knocks Kro over, and is transformed into Thor when the cane hits the ground; Thor and Sersi free Karkas and the rest and they begin to attack the Deviants. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.