Thor #253 (1976) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Side-By-Side With Ulik!	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita; inks: John Verpoorten, John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi	Thor; Ulik
1	Chaos in the Kingdom of the Trolls	comic story	13	script: Len Wein; pencils: John Buscema, Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Pat Condoy; editing: Len Wein	Thor; Ulik; Geirrodur; Trolls; Trogg (introduction)
2	The Weapon and the Warrior!	comic story	5	script: David Kraft; pencils: Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Irv Watanabe	Thor; Storm Giant

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.10 GBP

Collection	Year
Thor: If Asgard Should Perish #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4977-4	2010	On eBay ›
Comic Reader #134	1976	On eBay ›
Essential Thor #7 ISBN 978-0-7851-6683-2	2013	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #15 ISBN 978-0-7851-9919-9	2016	On eBay ›
War of the Gods ISBN 978-1-302-93364-7	2022	On eBay ›
The Mighty Thor Omnibus #5 ISBN 978-1-302-96247-0	2025	On eBay ›

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