Journey into Mystery #122 for Sale - First Appearance of Volstagg - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue: #122
Publication date: November 1965
Key date: 1965-11-00
On-sale date: 1965-09-02
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 Volstagg - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Where Mortals Fear To Tread!	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Absorbing Man, Thor Odinson, Crusher Creel, Odin, Thor
2	Where Mortals Fear To Tread!	comic story	16	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Artie Simek	Absorbing Man, Thor Odinson, Crusher Creel, Jane Foster, Harris Hobbs First, Loki, Odin, Thor
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Gene Colan, Dick Ayers; inks: Vince Colletta, Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Bruce Banner, Dorma, Dum Dum Dugan, Hulk, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Uatu, Krang, The Watcher
5	The Grim Specter of Mutiny!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Artie Simek	Balder, Fandral First, Hogun First, Kroda First, Loki, Magrat First, Thor, Volstagg First, Thor Odinson
6	-	in-house column	1	letters: ?; typeset	Ben Grimm, The Thing, Thor
7	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
British	price 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Special Marvel Edition #2	1971	On eBay ›
Marvel Spectacular #7	1974	On eBay ›
Essential Thor #2 ISBN 9780785115915; 0-7851-1591-9	2005	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #4 ISBN 0-7851-1880-2	2005	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #121122 of 125#123 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q24046160 (Volstagg), first-appearance property (CC0)
Wikidata, Q24049976 (Hogun), first-appearance property (CC0)
Wikidata, Q24049985 (Fandral), first-appearance property (CC0)

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