Publishers / Marvel / Thor (1998) / #8
8February 1999
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Thor #8

Marvel · February 1999 · on sale 1998-12-09

First appearance: Tokkots1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Thor (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
February 1999
Key date
1999-02-00
On-sale date
1998-12-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.99 CAD
Pages
38
Barcode
75960603506900811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Menace from the World Beyond!cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Liquid!Thor Odinson, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Thor
1Meet Thorcharacter profile2pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Klaus JansonBalder, Odin, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Perrikus, Tokkots First, Majeston Zelia
2...And the Home of the Brave!comic story22script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Gregory Wright, Dan Brown; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, WABalder, Jane Foster, Odin, Thor Odinson, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Thor, Adva, Demitrius Collins, Perrikus, Tokkots First, Majeston Zelia

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07480803506902

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man Universe #72000On eBay ›
Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr. #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3749-8		2009On eBay ›
Thor: Heroes Return Omnibus #[1]
ISBN 978-1-302-90813-3		2017On eBay ›
Spider-Man: The Next Chapter #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5759-5		2011On eBay ›
The Dark Gods
ISBN 978-1-302-96411-5		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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