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Issue: Thor #162
Publication Date: March 1969
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Issues: #162 of 378 Issues (885 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co.
On Sale Date: 01/02/1969
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 4 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted 7 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagIl Mitico Thor #61 published August 1973 as Galactus  nato! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagKirby Is... Mighty! King-Size #[nn] published January 2019
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Splash page 11
 
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Galactus A'borning!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor; Galactus; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #7 [Regular Edition] published May 2008
In Content Item: FlagThor el Dios del Trueno #14 published December 1969
as ¡Galactus Ha Nacido! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagIl Mitico Thor #61 published August 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Thor #3 published November 2006
as Galactus A'borning! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black & white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Classic #7 published July 2012
as La Naissance de Galactus [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Thor and Asgardians watch origin of Galactus
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Galactus is Born!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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
First Line: The deed is done!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagIl Mitico Thor #61 published August 1973
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #7 [Regular Edition] published May 2008
In Issue: FlagThor Epic Collection #4 [unnamed variant] published January 2015
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Villain Classics #1 [Direct] published May 1983
as Galactus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Thor #3 published November 2006
as Galactus is Born! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Classic #7 published July 2012
as La Naissance de Galactus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: The Origin of Galactus begins. It continues in Thor #168. The first appearance of Torger, the Cosmic Counselor of Asgard.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Dear Stan and Jack, I have been mulling over...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose 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.
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Another Marvel Masterpiece

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Marvel Super-Heroes
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: House ad for Marvel Super-Heroes #19 (March 1969), advertised as "On Sale Now!".
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose 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.

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