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Thor Marvel Comics Price Guide
Thor Marvel Comics Price Guide
If you own vintage Thor comics, and you're wondering what they might be worth, you can stop wondering!
Sell My Comic Books offers a FREE valuation service for Thor comic books, and any others.
Let's take a closer look at the most famous Thor comic books, and see which might be worth serious money.
Journey into Mystery #83: Origin and First Appearance
Journey into Mystery #83
Origin and First Appearance of Thor in Marvel Comics
Record sale: $217,000
Minimum value: $500
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If you're curious about the origin of Thor, it happened in an until-then obscure title called Journey into Mystery.
Before the superheroes took over, Marvel was producing a lot of 'movie monster' type stuff. Some examples: GROGG, CLAGG, FIN FANG FOOM.
The creation of the Fantastic Four saw the beginning of the Marvel Age of comics, but there was still some way to go before everything became heroic.
The crossover came with Incredible Hulk #1, and the roots of that story are easy to spot in this origin, with Dr. Donald Blake accidentally stumbling upon the hammer of Thor -- disguised as an old walking stick!
How to Identify a Golden Record Reprint
It can be easy to get excited when you see a Golden Record reprint of the mega Marvel keys from the early 1960s. Even I have been fooled a couple of times!
The main way to identify the GRRs:
- They have NO PRICE on the front cover!
- They are thinner, because they don't have ad pages inside
- The back cover is different
The big giveaway is the lack of a price box. It's an easy one to overlook when you see a high-grade key issue and your pulse begins to race... See images below.
Front Covers of Original Marvel Issues Have Prices Printed on Them
Front Covers of Golden Record Reprint Issues Have No Prices Printed on Them. FF1 has a purple box instead of black. Others are more or less identical
Back Covers of Originals Feature Ads From Clients of Marvel
Back Covers of Reprint Editions Feature Golden Records House AdsThe four titles reprinted by GRR were FF #1, Avengers #4, Journey into Mystery #83, and Amazing Spider-Man #1.
The reprinted comics had slightly different covers, along with an LP record of the story.
While the Golden Record reprints are worth a fraction of the originals, they are still collectible -- especially since for many collectors, the original issues are well beyond their budget.
Mint condition Golden Record comics are now highly sought-after. They are often found in great shape, because the record protected the comic book from damage over the years.
Click Images to See Value of Golden Record Reprints
Fantastic Four #1 Golden Record
Reprint
Record Sale: $1,800
Minimum Value: $20
Avengers #4
Golden Record
Reprint
Record Sale: $1,500
Minimum Value: $30
Amazing Spider-Man #1 Golden Record Reprint
Record Sale: $2,500
Minimum Value: $50
Journey into Mystery #83 Golden Record Reprint
Record Sale: $1,850
Minimum Value: $40
Thor Marvel Comics 2nd Appearance: Journey into Mystery #84
Journey into Mystery #84
Second Appearance of Thor in Marvel Comics
Record sale: $35,000
Minimum value: $100
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The second appearance of any major superhero is always sought-after.
JIM #84 is hard to find in high grade, due to its chocolate brown cover which shows wear.
Key Issue: Journey into Mystery #85: Origin and First Appearance of Loki
Journey into Mystery #85
Origin and First Appearance of Loki in Marvel Comics
Record sale: $35,000
Minimum value: $100
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Loki is one of the most important of all the Thor villains, and his first appearance is a valuable find in any shape.
Arguably this issue is the second-most important in all the history of Thor Marvel comics.
Later Key Journey into Mystery Comic Books
Journey into Mystery #103
Origin and First Appearance of the Enchantress
Record sale: $13,000
Minimum value: $10
Journey into Mystery #111
Classic cover image
Record sale: $2,000
Minimum value: $10
Journey into Mystery #125
Final Issue of Series
Record sale: $4,800
Minimum value: $10
Journey into Mystery
As well as Thor's first appearance in #83 (1962), there are plenty of highly collectible comics.
The run ends at #124, when the comic is renamed The Mighty Thor (see below for key issues from the later series).
- Journey Into Mystery #83 origin and first appearance of Thor, and the KEY issue
- Journey Into Mystery #84 second appearance
- Journey Into Mystery #85 first appearance Loki; first brief appareance Odin; first Asgard
- Journey Into Mystery #86 first full appearance Odin
- Journey Into Mystery #89 Thor's origin retold
- Journey Into Mystery #95 Thor vs Thor story
- Journey Into Mystery #101 Avengers crossover
- Journey Into Mystery #109 Magneto cover and crossover
- Journey Into Mystery #112 Thor vs Hulk
- Journey into Mystery #125 Final issue before new title
Thor Marvel Comics Continues from #126
The Mighty Thor
The Thor comic books series continues the adventures of Thor from where Journey into Mystery leaves off.
It begins at #126 and runs until #502, when the title is renamed Journey into Mystery again.
There are several key issues in the Thor Comics run.
Thor #126
First issue of the solo ongoing series
Record sale: $18,000
Minimum value: $20
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Thor #132
Origin and First Appearance of The Living Planet
Record sale: $850
Minimum value: $40
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One of the few characters confirmed to be appearing in the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Living Planet is Star-Lord's father.
Thor #134
First appearance of High Evolutionary
Record sale: $4,300
Minimum value: $20
Thor #165
First full appearance of Adam Warlock
Record sale: $4,000
Minimum value: $40
Thor #168
Origin of Galactus
Record sale: $11,800
Minimum value: $15
Thor #225
First appearance of Firelord
Record sale: $570
Minimum value: $5
Thor #337
Origin and first appearance of Beta Ray Bill
Record sale: $1,300
Minimum value: $1
Thor #411
First appearance of New Warriors
Record sale: $225
Minimum value: $1
Thor Marvel Comics: Other Key Appearances
There are hundreds of Thor Marvel comics. He is a massively important character, especially since the Marvel Cinematic Universe started churning out Avengers and Thor movies.
Here are the most valuable issues where Thor appears.
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Avengers #1
Origin and first appearance of the Super-Team
Record sale: $275,000
Minimum value: $300
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The Avengers
Thor was one of the founding members of The Avengers. He appears from issue #1 to #16.
This means that collectors wishing to own all the Thor Marvel comics will need to buy a lot of the Avengers series, too!
- Avengers #1 origin and first appearance of The Avengers
- Avengers #2 Hulk leaves
- Avengers #3 Sub-Mariner and Hulk battle The Avengers
- Avengers #4 Captain America is revived
- Avengers #9 first appearance and death of Wonder Man
- Avengers #11 Spider-Man cover and crossover
- Avengers #16 Thor leaves The Avengers
Tales of Asgard #1 (1968)
Reprints early Thor Marvel comics
Record sale: $1,100
Minimum value: $5
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Tales of Asgard
This one-shot comic was published in 1968. It reprints early Thor stories. Only worth money in top condition.
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