THOR #156 & #157 (Sept/Oct 1968) 5.5 FN- JACK KIRBY! THOR battles MANGOG!!

Item Specifics

Series Name

THE MIGHTY THOR

Issue Number

#156, #157

Publisher

Marvel

Main Character

Thor

Genre

Superhero

Grade

5.5 FN-

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's famous creation of The MIGHTY THOR first took place in 43 issues of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY before the God of Thunder got his own title in THOR #126. Here are two issues of that long-running series from 1968 that feature the 3rd and 4th appearances of Kirby & Lee's creation of The MANGOG!

The MANGOG was described as being the sum total of the hatred of "a billion billion beings" - an alien race that once attempted to invade Asgard. He was originally thwarted by Odin, the ruler of Asgard, and imprisoned far beneath the Shining Kingdom, But as seen in these two issues, MANGOG has escaped,and has stormed Asgard, intent on drawing the Odinsword from its scabbard which will end the universe. While Asgard waits in fear, THOR and the Warriors Three battle Mangog but cannot stop his advance.

But in #157, Balder and the Legion of the Lost escape Karnilla and join the battle against MANGOG, and Odin awakens just in time to stop the heinous monster from drawing the Odinsword!

You get customarily terrific JACK KIRBY artwork throughout these 72 pages, in the two stories "The Hammer and the Holocaust!" and "Behind Him . . Ragnarok!", with lots of sword-swinging and hammer-throwing!

These are two nice and supple 54-year old comics, with normal toning but no foxing, strong bindings and good color! We're conservatively grading these a composite 5.5 FN-. The Overstreet Guide feels $33 is appropriate for the pair - we feel $20, plus our L•O•W shipping charge for two comics, is even MORE appropriate!

•••• And there is no further postage charge if you buy more items, so load up on some of our other Silver Age Marvels, if that's your thing!

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