American Update: Four Mighty Thors! A Quartet of Key Issues for the Asgardian Avenger
*Marvel: Four highly attractive, mid/high grade issues of Thor’s adventures, opening with #150, the first full Hela! Previously seen only as a peripheral character, the Goddess of Death made her first significant appearance in Thor #150, where the isolation caused by her great power was poignantly rendered, though she didn’t demonstrate the belligerent side shown in her movie incarnation. Issues #165 and #166 were the first major appearances by ‘Him’ – the cosmic-powered being later known as ‘Warlock’ – following his debut in the Fantastic Four, wherein ‘Him’ gains an ill-conceived affection for Thor’s beloved Lady Sif. Good luck with that! And we wrap up this key quartet with issue #168, a clash with Galactus in which hitherto unrevealed secrets about the planet-eating presence were disclosed for the first time. Our new Thor #150 is FN+ p £75; #165 FN/VF p £150; #166 FN/VF p £50 and #168 VF+ p £51.