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112January 1965
$0.12

Journey into Mystery #112

Marvel · January 1965 · on sale 1964-11-03

First appearance: LaufeyOrigin: LokiDeath of Laufey
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Identification plate

Series
Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue
#112
Publication date
January 1965
Key date
1965-01-00
On-sale date
1964-11-03
Indicia publisher
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Laufey - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Loki.

Death on record for: Laufey.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mighty Thunder God! Vs. the Incredible Hulk!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Thor Odinson, Thor
2The Mighty Thor Battles the Incredible Hulk!comic story16script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenBruce Banner, Giant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Namor, Odin, Thor Odinson, Hank Pym, Tony Stark, Sub-Mariner, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
6More Triumphs For Marvel..!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Chic Stone, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekThe X-Men [Professor X; The Angel; The Beast; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman]; The Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Thor; Captain America; Iron Man]; Lucifer; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantas
12More Triumphs For Marvel..!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekSergeant Nick Fury; the Howling Commandos [Gabe Jones; Percival Pinkerton; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Izzy Cohen; Dino Manelli; Corporal Dum Dum Dugan]; Baron Strucker; the Blitzkrieg Squad; Giant-Man; Attuma; Hulk; The Leader; Humanoids; Iron Man; Captain America; Mandarin
13The Coming of Loki!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekLaufey First, Loki Origin, Odin
16The Merry Marvel Marching Societypromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen
17-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #251970On eBay ›
Special Marvel Edition #31971On eBay ›
Marvel Treasury Edition #91976On eBay ›
Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-22355-0
1976On eBay ›
Essential Thor #1
ISBN 0-7851-0761-4
2001On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #51986On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #121986On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #3
ISBN 0-7851-5066-8
2004On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q24046153 (Laufey), first-appearance property (CC0)

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