Journey into Mystery #503 [Direct Edition]
(November 1996)

Marvel, 1996 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.10 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1996-09-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics; [Thor / Lost Gods]
Barcode
759606024506 50311
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (editor); Matt Hicks (assistant editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Non-story sequences added to index by Donald Dale Milne, September 2009.
This issue has variants:

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge! (Table of Contents)

The Lost Gods / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Deodato (signed)
Inks
Mike Deodato (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (logo design); ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Norvell [Thor]; Amora [Enchantress]; Ericka Velez; Barry Landers; Tso Zhung; Howie Barker; Freddie Moyer
Reprints
Keywords
Bifrost; Rainbow Bridge

Indexer Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.

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Prepare For Impact (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jonny Quest / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Gathering of Heroes (Table of Contents: 2)

The Lost Gods / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Deodato Studios; Carlos Mota
Inks
Deodato Studios; Rene Micheletti
Colors
Marie Javins
Letters
Jon Babcock
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Winter has always been his favorite season.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Norvell [Thor]; Hal Daws [Hodur]; Wad [Odin]; Amora [Enchantress]; Barry Landers; Ericka Velez; Tso Zhung; Snagg; Mr. Adamson
Synopsis
Red Norvell begins gathering the Lost Gods, but the enemy is upon them, killing some including Red, as they gather.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

death of Hodur and Red Norvell

Collect All 4 Buckets! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Subway / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

NFL / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

World's Best Marvel and DC Inventory!! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

1,000,000 Comix / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Starting September 7 ABC Saturday Morning Is The Coolest Place To Be! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

ABC / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Subscribe Today - It Makes Spider-Sense! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

East Coast Comics (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

East Coast Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sometimes It's Hard To Be A Hero (Table of Contents: 9)

Boys Town / public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Beast
Synopsis
PAS for national hotline for problems.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 21-22 of story.

Excitement For The Eye (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Dave's Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[untitled] (Table of Contents: 11)

letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Bob Harras ?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Mark Gruenwald; Captain America
Synopsis
Letters page, including a tribute to Mark Gruenwald, 1953-1996.

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Chris Benenati; Steven Hitchcock.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 12)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Mary Pope (customer service coordinator)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

For September 1996: paid circulation average = 109,407, latest = 112,030.

You and the Cap'n Make It Happen!! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Cap'n Crunch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

First Things First, Ya Gotta Look for the Burst. (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Starburst / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge!
    The Lost Gods
  2. 1. Prepare For Impact
    Jonny Quest
  3. 2. A Gathering of Heroes
    The Lost Gods
  4. 3. Collect All 4 Buckets!
    Subway
  5. 4. ["When I was your age, kids..."]
    NFL
  6. 5. World's Best Marvel and DC Inventory!!
    1,000,000 Comix
  7. 6. Starting September 7 ABC Saturday Morning Is The Coolest Place To Be!
    ABC
  8. 7. Subscribe Today - It Makes Spider-Sense!
    Marvel Comics
  9. 8. East Coast Comics
    East Coast Comics
  10. 9. Sometimes It's Hard To Be A Hero
    Boys Town
  11. 10. Excitement For The Eye
    Dave's Comics
  12. 11. [untitled]
  13. 12. Statement of Ownership
  14. 13. You and the Cap'n Make It Happen!!
    Cap'n Crunch
  15. 14. First Things First, Ya Gotta Look for the Burst.
    Starburst
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Fred Beels
  • Steve Belknap
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Andre Heikamp
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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