Thor #162

(March 1969)

Galactus is Born! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

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

The Mighty Thor!

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 Marvel (Editions du Taupinambour, 2013 ? series) #17 (15 août 1971)
• in Edderkoppen pocket [Edderkoppen superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #11 (1984)
• in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #21 ([1984])
• in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #5 (avril 1984)
• in Spindelmannen superseriepocket (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #11 (1984)
• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #16 (Gennaio 1992) [in this form]
• in Origin of Galactus (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (February 1996)
which is reprinted
• in Bring Back the Bad Guys (Marvel, 1998 series) (1998)
• in Marvel : Les origines (Panini France, 2002 series) #3 (décembre 2004)
• in Silver Surfer Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - Freedom (2015)
• 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)

Indexer Notes

The Origin of Galactus begins. It continues in Thor #168. The first appearance of Torger, the Cosmic Counselor of Asgard.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Hammer Strikes / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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

• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (2017)

Indexer Notes

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.

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Marvel Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

John F. Hayes (Business Manager)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

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.