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377March 1987
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Thor #377

Marvel · March 1987 · on sale 1986-11-25

First appearance: GrendellFirst appearance: GrundrothFirst appearance: Bitterhand1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#377
Publication date
March 1987
Key date
1987-03-00
On-sale date
1986-11-25
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Grendell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Grundroth - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bitterhand - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Walter SimonsonGrendell First, Thor Odinson, Thor
1This Hollowed Armor!comic story22script: Walter Simonson; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Max Scheele; letters: John WorkmanAbsorbing Man, Amora, Beast, Bitterhand First, Crusher Creel, Bobby Drake, Enchantress, Fandral, Grendell First, Grundroth First, Heimdall, Hogun, Iceman, Thor Odinson
2-letters page0.8letters: typeset
3-statement of ownership0.2script: Thomas Costello

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602450703

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-2737-6		2008On eBay ›
Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4633-9		2011On eBay ›
X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91424-0		2018On eBay ›
Thor by Walter Simonson #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-8464-5		2014On eBay ›
X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95697-4		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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