Register
Sign In
Home
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83
F/VF: 7.0
(Stock Image)
Highest Offer
1
Offers
Offer Confirmation
You are about to submit an offer of . If accepted, you are legally obligated to purchase the book. Are you sure you want to continue?

 

Buy Confirmation
You are about to buy this item for , and will be legally obligated under the terms of our User Agreement to pay for it in a timely fashion. Continue?
PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: "Thor #1," Foreign copy; Italian Version, 1971, does not include poster, J.IM. #83-85
Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
Read Description ▼

DESCRIPTION
"Thor #1," Foreign copy; Italian Version, 1971, does not include poster, J.IM. #83-85
Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)


Journey Into Mystery #83 marks the first appearance of Thor as a Marvel superhero, giving Stan Lee an outlet for his more grandiose stylings. The issue also introduces readers to Dr. Don Blake, a humble human who (in this particular origin story) visits Norway and stumbles upon the walking stick that transforms him into Thor. (The stick, of course, becomes the mighty hammer Mjölnir.) Fortunately, that's just in time for Thor to turn back an alien invasion by Stone Men from Saturn.

Thor’s continuing appearances in Journey Into Mystery would eventually lead to his own title exploring the epic world of Asgard. This issue was always considered rare after an unusually low print run, and remains reliable as a great investment. Fans of artist Jack Kirby even consider this issue to be a breakthrough for the legendary comics artist, offering pencils drawn with a surprising grace and elegance. The God of Thunder has remained one of Marvel’s biggest draws, with the character’s next MCU appearance already a source of great speculation.
_________________________________________________



Artists Information

Steve Ditko was an American comics artist and writer best known for being the co-creator of Marvel superhero Spider-Man and creator of Doctor Strange. He also made notable contributions to the character of Iron Man, revolutionizing the character's red and yellow design.

Ditko studied under Batman artist Jerry Robinson at the Cartoonist and Illustrators School in New York City. He began his professional career in 1953, working in the studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, beginning as an inker and coming under the influence of artist Mort Meskin. During this time, he began his long association with Charlton Comics, where he did work in the genres of science fiction, horror, and mystery. He also co-created the superhero Captain Atom in 1960.

During the summer of 1958, writer-editor Stan Lee invited Ditko back to Atlas. Ditko would go on to contribute a large number of stories, many considered classic, to Atlas/Marvel's Strange Tales and the newly launched Amazing Adventures, Strange Worlds, Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish, issues of which would typically open with a Kirby-drawn monster story, followed by one or two twist-ending thrillers or sci-fi tales drawn by Don Heck, Paul Reinman, or Joe Sinnott, all capped by an often-surreal, sometimes self-reflective short by Ditko and Stan Lee. The first collaboration between Ditko and Lee was 2-Gun Western #4 (May 1956), which was also Ditko's only non-fantasy story.

These Lee-Ditko short stories proved so popular that Amazing Adventures was reformatted to feature such stories exclusively beginning with issue #7 (Dec. 1961), when the comic was rechristened Amazing Adult Fantasy, a name intended to reflect its more "sophisticated" nature, as likewise the new tagline "The magazine that respects your intelligence". Lee in 2009 described these "short, five-page filler strips that Steve and I did together", originally "placed in any of our comics that had a few extra pages to fill", as "odd fantasy tales that I'd dream up with O. Henry-type endings." Giving an early example of what would later be known as the "Marvel Method" of writer-artist collaboration, Lee said, "All I had to do was give Steve a one-line description of the plot and he'd be off and running. He'd take those skeleton outlines I had given him and turn them into classic little works of art that ended up being far cooler than I had any right to expect."

During the 1950s, Ditko also drew for Atlas Comics, a forerunner of Marvel Comics. He went on to contribute much significant work to Marvel. Ditko was the artist for the first 38 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, co-creating much of the Spider-Man supporting characters and villains with Stan Lee. Beginning with issue #25, Ditko was also credited as the plotter. In 1966, after being the exclusive artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and the "Doctor Strange" feature in Strange Tales, Ditko left Marvel for a variety of reasons, including creative differences and unpaid royalties.

Ditko continued to work for Charlton and also DC Comics, including a revamp of the long-running character the Blue Beetle and creating or co-creating the Question, the Creeper, Shade the Changing Man, and Hawk and Dove. Ditko also began contributing to small independent publishers, where he created Mr. A, a hero reflecting the influence of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Ditko largely declined to give interviews, saying he preferred to communicate through his work.

Ditko was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994. He will be posthumously honored as a Disney Legend in 2024.

Jack Kirby is called 'The King of Comics' for a reason, during his career that spanned six decades he gave us many of the most iconic characters the medium would ever see. From his introduction of Captain America at the height of World War II it was clear he wasn't your ordinary comics artist. But it was his creative explosion at Marvel Comics in the 1960's that cemented his legacy, over a short period of time Kirby would give us The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Ant-Man and Nick Fury just to name a few. Kirby would then go to DC and create his Fourth World, introducing Darkseid, Mister Miracle, The New Gods and a host of cosmic supporting players. Long live The King.

Don Heck was an American comics artist best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics characters Iron Man and the Wasp, and for his long run penciling The Avengers during the Silver Age.

Joe Sinnott is an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, from 1965 to 1981, initially over the pencils of Jack Kirby. During his 60 years as a Marvel freelancer and then salaried artist working from home, Sinnott inked virtually every major title, with notable runs on The Avengers, The Defenders and Thor.


    description
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83
    Marvel CGC VG+: 4.5
    white pages
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    white pages
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    Buy Confirmation
    You are about to buy this item for , and will be legally obligated under the terms of our User Agreement to pay for it in a timely fashion. Continue?
    Highest Offer: $15,000
    Offer Confirmation
    You are about to submit an offer of . If accepted, you are legally obligated to purchase the book. Are you sure you want to continue?
    description
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83
    Marvel CGC VG: 4.0
    Off-White pgs; Restored holder; Slight Amateur Restoration; CGC#1994891001
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    Off-White pgs; Restored holder; Slight Amateur Restoration; CGC#1994891001
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    Buy Confirmation
    You are about to buy this item for , and will be legally obligated under the terms of our User Agreement to pay for it in a timely fashion. Continue?
    Offer Confirmation
    You are about to submit an offer of . If accepted, you are legally obligated to purchase the book. Are you sure you want to continue?
    description
    Buy Confirmation
    You are about to buy this item for , and will be legally obligated under the terms of our User Agreement to pay for it in a timely fashion. Continue?
    description
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83
    Marvel CGC VG/F: 5.0
    Off-White pgs; Universal holder; Unrestored; CGC#1224971003
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    Off-White pgs; Universal holder; Unrestored; CGC#1224971003
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    Buy Confirmation
    You are about to buy this item for , and will be legally obligated under the terms of our User Agreement to pay for it in a timely fashion. Continue?
    Offer Confirmation
    You are about to submit an offer of . If accepted, you are legally obligated to purchase the book. Are you sure you want to continue?
    description
    JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83
    Marvel CGC G/VG: 3.0
    ow/white pages
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    ow/white pages
    Origin & 1st app of Thor (Dr. Don Blake); Jack Kirby cover/art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 10 (CBI)
    Buy Confirmation
    You are about to buy this item for , and will be legally obligated under the terms of our User Agreement to pay for it in a timely fashion. Continue?
    Offer Confirmation
    You are about to submit an offer of . If accepted, you are legally obligated to purchase the book. Are you sure you want to continue?
ComicConnect
Street Address:
36 W 37 St, Fl 6
City:
New York
State:
NY
ZIP code:
10018
Country:
United States
Toll Free Tel:
888-779-7377
Tel:
Int'l 001-212-895-3999
Copyright © 2024 Metropolis Collectibles. All Rights Reserved.