Balder the Brave #1 (1985) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Walter Simonson	Balder; Karnilla
1	The Sword of Frey	comic story	22	script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Paul Becton; letters: John Workman Jr.	Balder; Karnilla; Haag; Agnar; Frey (Flashback); Gerd (Flashback); Skirner (Flashback)
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Bob Layton, Jim Shooter; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860253611
Canadian	price 1.00 CAD; barcode 0714860253611

Collection	Year
Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson #4 ISBN 0-7851-2711-9	2007	On eBay ›
Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4633-9	2011	On eBay ›
Thor: Balder the Brave #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-3885-3	2009	On eBay ›
Thor: Balder the Brave ISBN 978-0-7851-3886-0	2009	On eBay ›
Thor by Walter Simonson #3 ISBN 978-0-7851-8462-1	2013	On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1980s #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-8973-2	2014	On eBay ›

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