Lot # : 143 - Thor Comic Books MARVEL (97)

Thor Comic Books MARVEL (97). The Mighty Thor (83) : #271, 287-289, 296-300, 304-306, 325, 330-332, 340-359, 362-390, 400, 411, 412, 429, 433, 491-502. Key Issues: #288- First full appearance of The One Above All, leader of the Celestials. #300- Origin of Odin. Origin of Thor, revealed that Gaea is the mother of Thor. First appearance of Yu Huang, the Jade Emperor. First team appearance of the Council of God-Heads: Ammon Ra, Anu, Baiame, Buddha, Buluku, Itzamna, Izanagi, Manitou, Nuada, Okonorote, Ukko, Ulgen, Tezcatlipoca, Tomazooma, Vishnu, Viracocha, Zeus. #306- Origin of Air-Walker, a Xandarian named Gabriel Lan whose consciousness was transferred into an android replicant. Origin of Firelord. #330- First appearance of the Crusader. #341- Crossover appearance of Superman as Clark Kent. #343- Death of Fafnir. #344- First appearance of Malekith the Accursed. #346- First appearance of the Casket of Ancient Winters. #347- First appearance of Algrim, a Dark Elf who later becomes Kurse. #349- Origin of the Odinforce, the combined power of Odin and his two deceased brothers, Vili and Ve. #355- Buri, Thor's Grandfather, appears as Tiwaz. Tiwaz is one of few who can lift Mjolnir. #358- Death of Megatak. #362- Death of Executioner, who exists in Valhalla. #363- Thor is transformed into a frog, final panel. #365- First full appearance of Thor, Frog of Thunder, after being turned into a frog and picking up a shard of Mjolnir. A scene in the Loki Disney+ series teases a frog version of Thor trapped in a jar, labeled T365. #366- Cover appearance of Thor as a frog. #371- First appearance of Justice Peace, an enforcer employed by the Time Variance Authority. #372- First cameo team appearance of the Time Variance Authority, named and explained - one panel of the TVA headquarters exterior and one interior depicting monitors of the timeline. #373- Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961. #378- Debut of Thor armor that served to protect his body after a curse from Hela made him extremely fragile. #380- Death of Midgard Serpent. #384- First appearance of Dargo Ktor, Thor from the 26th Century. #386- First appearance of Leir, Celtic lightning god. #387- First cameo appearance of Exitar the Executioner. #388- First full appearance of Exitar the Executioner, the strongest of all Celestials and largest, standing 3.8 miles high. #389- First appearance of Replicoid, Sigurd Jarlson, a replica of Thor. #390- First time Captain America wields Mjolnir. #411- First cameo team appearance of The New Warriors: Nova, Night Thrasher, Namorita, Speedball, Firestar and Marvel Boy, later becomes Justice. First cameo appearance of Night Thrasher. #412- First full team appearance of the New Warriors: Firestar, Kid Nova, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Night Thrasher and Speedball. First full appearance of Night Thrasher. #502- Final issue of the first Thor series. Mighty Thor (1998): #1-3, 5-9. Thor Annual: 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 16. Key Issues: #6- First meeting of Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy. First cover and Second appearance of Korvac. Origin of Korvac. First appearance of Brahl, an agent of Korvac. #7- First appearance of Virako, an Eternal. These have been read, stored and moved around. There are creases, bent edges and wear and tear that might not be visible in the photos.