American Update: Mighty Marvel Firsts: Journey Into Mystery #102, with the first Balder, Sif and Hela
*Marvel: Interest has recently been piqued in Journey Into Mystery #102 not because of Thor’s re-match with Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man up front (though that’s pretty nifty too), but for the ‘Tales of Asgard’ back-up, which features the first appearances of Sif, Balder and Hela, three characters who would become integral to the God of Thunder’s Marvel Age mythos – though admittedly, none of them, in this first look, are quite as we’d become familiar with them. Given the importance of all three (especially Hela, lately retconned as Thor’s big sis in the Thor: Ragnarok movie), prices are looking up on this previously-unnoticed key issue. This copy is a very appealing VG/FN, with deep purple background colour and only minor incidental creasing at the upper edge and right corner. A pence printed copy, it is on sale for £150.