Thor #259 [Regular Edition]
(May 1977)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1977-02-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245005
Editing
Len Wein (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #140.
This issue has variants:

Escape to Oblivion! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema; Ed Hannigan (layouts)
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza ?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Sif; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Grey Gargoyle; Aliens
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Indexer Notes

Ed Hannigan listed in the letters page of Thor #263 as cover layout artist.

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Escape into Oblivion! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
John Buscema (breakdowns); Tony DeZuniga (finished art)
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Lady Sif; Balder; Recorder; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Grey Gargoyle (villain); Enchantress (villain); Executioner (villain); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo, flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo, flashback)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Escape to Oblivion!
    Thor
  2. 1. Escape into Oblivion!
    Thor
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