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Publishers / Marvel / Thor (1966) / #196

196February 1972
$0.20

Thor #196

Marvel · February 1972 · on sale November 2, 1971

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Identification plate

Series: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue: #196
Publication date: February 1972
Key date: February 1972
On-sale date: November 2, 1971
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Kartag--the Keeper!	cover	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam Rosen	Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Kartag
1	Within the Realm of Kartag!	comic story	21	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Jon Costa	Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Kartag (Introduction); Kygar (Death); Satrina (Introduction); Odin; Hela; Mangog; Khan (Death); Sif; Hildegarde; Sir Glayn (Introduction); Redguard (Introduction); Whitemane; Rongor; Bulwar
2	The Sensuous BUllpen	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee
3	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Essential Thor #5 ISBN 978-0-7851-5093-0	2011	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #11 ISBN 978-0-78515-885-1	2012	On eBay ›
Into the Dark Nebula ISBN 978-1302922481	2020	On eBay ›
The Mighty Thor Omnibus #4 ISBN 978-1-302-94982-2	2023	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #19571 of 378#197 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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