Thor #257 (1977) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	For Odin! For Asgard!!	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny Crespi	Thor; Sif; Balder; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Sporr
1	Death, Thou Shalt Die!	comic story	17	script: Len Wein; pencils: John Buscema, Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Pat Condoy	Thor; Sif; Balder; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Sporr (villain); Grey Gargoyle (cameo, villain)
2	-	letters page	1	script: Len Wein

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.12 GBP
Whitman	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Collection	Year
Thor: The Quest for Odin #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4981-1	2010	On eBay ›
Thor: The Quest for Odin ISBN 978-0-7851-4993-4	2010	On eBay ›
Essential Thor #7 ISBN 978-0-7851-6683-2	2013	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #16 ISBN 978-1-302-90358-9	2017	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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