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Publishers / Marvel / Thor (1966) / #392
392June 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Thor #392

Marvel · June 1988 · on sale February 25, 1988

First appearance (cover): Quicksand1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#392
Publication date
June 1988
Key date
June 1988
On-sale date
February 25, 1988
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Quicksand - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0-cover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Brett BreedingDaredevil, Matt Murdock, Thor Odinson, Quicksand First, Thor
1Quicksand Kills!comic story22script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: John WorkmanBalder, Daredevil, Fandral, Grand Vizier, Hogun, Matt Murdock, Thor Odinson, Quicksand First, Thor, Volstagg
2-in-house column1script: Jim Salicrup
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
4-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602450706

Where to read it

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War of the Pantheons
ISBN 978-0-7851-8788-2		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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