- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The deed is done!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor; Recorder; High Commissioner of Rigel; Tana Nile; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Odin; Torger (Cosmic Counselor of Asgard) (I); Galactus (O); Balder; Karnilla
- Reprints
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #147
- in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #61 (14 Agosto 1973)
- in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #131 (16 August 1975) [pages 1-10], #132 (23 August 1975) [pages 11-20. Page 11 "The Battle Be Not Ended" word bubble enlarged to become a section title. A small credits box & small recap box added to the bottom & top corners of page 11 respectively.]
- in Thor le fils d'Odin (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #[3] - La naissance de Galactus (2ème trimestre 1979)
- in Super-Villain Classics (Marvel, 1983 series) #1 (May 1983)
which is reprinted- in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #220 (5 avril 1988) [Moins 1 page/Minus 1 page]
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #3 ([November] 2006) [black & white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #7 ([May] 2008)
- in Marvel Classic (Panini France, 2011 series) #7 (juillet 2012)
- in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #4 - To Wake the Mangog (2015)
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (2017)
The Origin of Galactus begins. It continues in Thor #168. The first appearance of Torger, the Cosmic Counselor of Asgard.
- Script
- Stan Lee ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (illustration)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Stan and Jack, I have been mulling over...
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Letters of comment from Kevin Roper; Scott Helgeson; Gary Groth; David Lomazoff; Irvy Borla; Dave Rothbell; Andy Wychoff; and Nils Osmar. Also includes three panel reproductions from previous issues.
- Script
- John F. Hayes (Business Manager)
- Letters
- typeset
Total no. copies printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 470,600. Single issue nearest to filing date: 475,300. Total Paid Circulation: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 295,371, Single issue nearest to filing date: 286,455.