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Cover of Thor #168
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CATALOG RECORD

Thor #168

Marvel · Series began 1966 · September 1969

Dates

Cover date
September 1969
On sale
July 8, 1969
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #168 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

pencils: Jack Kirbyinks: Joe Sinnott, George Klein, Vince Collettaletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: Stan Lee

Stories

  • Galactus Found! · 20 pages

    Thor takes the Odinship in search of Galactus. Galactus captures the Odinship and begins to tell his origin to Thor. Meanwhile, on Earth, a foreign country completes their creation of the Thermal Man and rockets him to the US to wreak havoc.

Publisher’s description

Thor enters the vastness of space as an act of penance for his Warrior Madness. There, Thor is tasked with finding the true origin of Galactus, Devourer of Worlds. Has Odin set an impossible task for his son? And what mysteries will Thor uncover in the universal folds?

Reprinted in

Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Essential Thor (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003), The Mighty Thor Omnibus (2010), Thor Epic Collection (2013), Kirby Is... Mighty! King-Size (2019)

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