Thor #259 (1977) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Escape to Oblivion!	cover	1	pencils: John Buscema, Ed Hannigan; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: John Costanza	Thor; Sif; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Grey Gargoyle; Aliens
1	Escape into Oblivion!	comic story	17	script: Len Wein; pencils: John Buscema, Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe Rosen	Thor; Lady Sif; Balder; Recorder; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Grey Gargoyle (villain); Enchantress (villain); Executioner (villain); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo, flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo, flashback)

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

Collection	Year
Comic Reader #140	1977	On eBay ›
Thor: The Quest for Odin #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4981-1	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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Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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