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422Early September 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Thor #422

Marvel · Early September 1990

First appearance: Jemiah the AnalyzerFirst appearance: NobilusFirst appearance: Zon2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#422
Publication date
Early September 1990
Key date
1990-09-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of The Red Celestial - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Juvan - 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
0The Black Galaxy Saga: Who Is Nobilus?cover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Joe SinnottHigh Evolutionary, Eric Masterson, Nobilus First, Thor, Herbert Edgar Wyndham
1... Then What Are Gods?!comic story17script: Ron Frenz, Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: George Roussos; letters: Mike HeislerJemiah the Analyzer First, Susan Austin, Hercules, High Evolutionary, Juvan First, Sir Lepard, Eric Masterson, Amora, Nobilus First, The Red Celestial First, Guido Sapristi, Stellaris, Count Tagar, Thor
3The Secret of the Endless Circle!comic story5script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Gary Hartle; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Jim NovakFandral, Grand Vizier, Heimdall, Hogun, Odin, Surtur, Volstagg, Ymir
4-in-house column1script: Stan LeeDevil Dinosaur; Bushmaster; Zombie
5Marvel 1990 Annualspromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (cover thumbnails); inks: ? (cover thumbnails); colors: ? (cover thumbnails); letters: typeset
6Subscribe Now and Save!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602450709
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602450709

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Thor: The Black Galaxy Saga #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5095-4		2011On eBay ›
The Black Galaxy
ISBN 978-1-302-91850-7		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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