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399January 1989
$0.75

Thor #399

Marvel · January 1989 · on sale 1988-09-29

First appearance: Kevin Masterson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#399
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-09-29
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kevin Masterson - 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
0Odin Lives! ...And Asgard Dies!cover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Ricardo VillagránThe Black Knight, Hogun, Odin, Thor, Dane Whitman, Thor Odinson
1When Asgard Diescomic story22script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Rick ParkerAmora, Balder, The Black Knight, Enchantress, Haag, Hogun, Karnilla, Leir, Loki, Lorelei, Eric Masterson, Kevin Masterson First, Odin, Sif
2-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602450701

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Thor vs. Seth, the Serpent-God #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4635-3		2010On eBay ›
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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