WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Nobilus (Marvel) — antagonist, introduction
- Zon (Marvel) — cameo, introduction
- Juvan (Marvel) — cameo, introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- Early September 1990
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #422 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602450709 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Mark Jewelers insert edition
Mark Jewelers
Barcode 07148602450709 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- ... Then What Are Gods?! · 17 pages
Thor and Hercules travel to the Black Galaxy where they find the High Evolutionary and his latest attempt to evolve the human race. Meanwhile, Count Tagus enters the organic mix in the Pool of Knowledge to evolve himself further. On Earth, Susan Austin has been wondering why Eric Masterson so readily gave up custody of his son Kevin, when she is greeted by the arrival of Jerry Sapristi, who tells her he may have the answert to the question.
- The Secret of the Endless Circle! · 5 pages
The Warriors Three seek to stop Ymir while in Asgard Odin instructs Heimdall to send troops to their aid. But is Odin really who he seems?
Characters
Reprinted in
Thor: The Black Galaxy Saga (2011), Thor Epic Collection (2013)