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Thor #140

Marvel · Series began 1966 · May 1967

first appearance of Growing Man

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Growing Man (Earth-6311) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: May 1967
On sale: March 2, 1967
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #140 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Creators

pencils: Jack Kirbyinks: Vince Collettaletters: Sam Rosenscript: Stan Lee

Stories

The Growing Man! · 16 pages
Thor defeats Kang and his creature, the Growing Man.
The Battle Begins! · 5 pages
Thor and companions defeat the Jinni Devil.

Characters

ThorThor OdinsonOdinSifVolstaggHogunFandralKang the ConquerorNathaniel RichardsGrowing Man

Reprinted in

Essential Thor (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003), The Mighty Thor Omnibus (2010), Thor Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Spectacular (1973), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Avengers: Kang - Time and Time Again (2005), Thor: Tales of Asgard by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (2009), Thor: Tales of Asgard (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2010), Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011)