*Marvel: In just Thor’s third appearance, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby began to lay the groundwork for the rich story-telling based on Norse mythology which was to follow. This landmark issue, Journey Into Mystery #85, has a cover featuring the debut of Loki, Thor’s half-brother, arch-nemesis and god of mischief, but also introduces Heimdall, the Rainbow Bridge he guards, Asgard itself and (in a cameo appearance) Odin, Thor’s and Loki’s father. Loki of course has gone on to great fame, both in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and in many of his own series, as much an anti-hero as a villain. This copy is CGC 5.5 (blue label, unrestored) and has off-white to white pages; it’s a UK price variant, as they say in the colonies.
PICTURED: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #85 CGC 5.5 FN- p £1,375 SOLD