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282April 1979
$0.35

Thor #282

Marvel · April 1979

First appearance: Tempus1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#282
Publication date
April 1979
Key date
1979-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245004
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tempus - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Behold the Power of Tempus, the God-Killer!cover1pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Pablo Marcos; letters: Danny CrespiThor Odinson, Tempus First, Thor
1Rites of Passagecomic story17script: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio; pencils: Keith Pollard, Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Jim NovakAmora, Baron Zemo, Captain America, Enchantress, The Executioner, Frankenstein Monster, Giant-Man, Immortus, Iron Man, Kang the Conqueror, Thor Odinson, Rama-Tut, Hank Pym, Nathaniel Richards
2-letters page1script: Roy Thomas
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #18
ISBN 978-1-302-91821-7		2019On eBay ›
The Eternals Saga
ISBN 978-1-302-95554-0		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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