Journey into Mystery (1952 series) (Marvel) #87

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Number 87 87
Variant Name
Volume 1 1
No Volume No No
Volume Not Printed False False
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher Atlas Magazines Inc. Atlas Magazines Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand MC MC
No Brand No No
Publication Date December 1962 December 1962
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1962-12-00 1962-12-00
Indicia Frequency monthly monthly
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 0.12 USD 0.12 USD
Page Count 36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) 36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing Stan Lee Stan Lee
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer No No
Rating
No Rating False False
Notes Distributed to newstands in October 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.

Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. 		Distributed to newstands in October 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.

Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
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0. Prisoner of the Reds! (The Mighty Thor!) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Title Prisoner of the Reds! Prisoner of the Reds!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type cover cover
Feature The Mighty Thor! The Mighty Thor!
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Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee Stan Lee
No Script
Pencils Jack Kirby Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks Dick Ayers Dick Ayers
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
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Characters Thor [Doctor Donald Blake] Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]
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1. Prisoner of the Reds! (The Mighty Thor) comic story, 10p [S P I C L E]

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Title Prisoner of the Reds! Prisoner of the Reds!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature The Mighty Thor The Mighty Thor
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Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number V-947 V-947
Page Count 10 10
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script) Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
No Script
Pencils Jack Kirby Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks Dick Ayers Dick Ayers
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg ? Stan Goldberg ?
No Colors
Letters Art Simek Art Simek
No Letters
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No Editing X X
Characters Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Colonel Edward Harrison (introduction); John Blandings (introduction) Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Colonel Edward Harrison (introduction); John Blandings (introduction)
Universe
Synopsis In order to solve the mystery of a rash of defecting American scientists, Dr. Blake uses himself as bait and is abducted by communists. He is imprisoned with the other missing scientists, but is able to transform into Thor and free them all. In order to solve the mystery of a rash of defecting American scientists, Dr. Blake uses himself as bait and is abducted by communists. He is imprisoned with the other missing scientists, but is able to transform into Thor and free them all.
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Notes Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
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2. The Comic (no feature) text story, 2p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 2 2
Title The Comic The Comic
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Genre occult fantasy
Job Number [J-214] [J-214]
Page Count 2 2
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils ? ?
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Inks ? ?
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Colors ? ?
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Letters typeset typeset
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Characters Stan Wepp Stan Wepp
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Synopsis A bored television comedian is mysteriously transported back to the small mining town and small theatres that he loves. A bored television comedian is mysteriously transported back to the small mining town and small theatres that he loves.
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Notes Text story with illustration. Text story with illustration.
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3. I Know the Secret of the Sea-Monster! (no feature) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E]

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Title I Know the Secret of the Sea-Monster! I Know the Secret of the Sea-Monster!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Genre science fiction science fiction
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Page Count 8 8
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script) Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
No Script
Pencils Paul Reinman Paul Reinman
No Pencils
Inks Paul Reinman Paul Reinman
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg ? Stan Goldberg ?
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
No Letters
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No Editing X X
Characters Rogers Rogers
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Synopsis A sea serpent is sighted and causes panic, drawing a military response culminating in a nuclear strike. The serpent retreats beneath the surface, but a reporter that communicated with it explains that it was a harmless lost alien child. And if that's the child, how big will the parents be? A sea serpent is sighted and causes panic, drawing a military response culminating in a nuclear strike. The serpent retreats beneath the surface, but a reporter that communicated with it explains that it was a harmless lost alien child. And if that's the child, how big will the parents be?
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4. The Man on the Endless Stairway (no feature) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 4 4
Title The Man on the Endless Stairway The Man on the Endless Stairway
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
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Genre occult occult
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Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee Stan Lee
No Script
Pencils Steve Ditko Steve Ditko
No Pencils
Inks Steve Ditko Steve Ditko
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg ? Stan Goldberg ?
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
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Characters Carl Cragg Carl Cragg
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Synopsis A fugitive runs up a staircase to hide from police, but when he runs back down the staircase descends into hell. A fugitive runs up a staircase to hide from police, but when he runs back down the staircase descends into hell.
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Notes Letters credit is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky. Letters credit is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky.
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Jim Van Dore Editing 2014-06-05 00:10:34 Available Editing
Jim Van Dore 2014-06-05 00:15:22 Editing Pending Review
Katie 2014-06-06 01:54:40 Pending Review Under Review
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