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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

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Editions and covers (2)

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

Original edition12¢ cover
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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.

Publisher’s description

Will Thor be triumphant over the Growing Man? And which familiar villain spawned this gargantuan foe?

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)