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Issue Details

Issue #228
Published October 1974
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Roy Thomas

Cover Details - "The Birth and Death of Ego, the Living Planet!"

Characters Egros (in the form of Thor); Chimu
Genre Superhero
Pencils Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks Frank Giacoia (signed)
Letters Dan Crespi
Reprinted in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #138

18 page Thor story "Ego: Beginning and End!"

Characters Thor; Hercules; Galactus; Firelord; Ego (O); Egros (in the form of Thor) (I); Chimu (I); Odin; Sif; Destroyer
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Rich Buckler; Arvell Jones (assist); Keith Pollard (assist)
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters John Costanza
Notes First appearances of Egros (in the form of Thor) and Chimu, origin of Ego, the Living Planet.
Reprinted in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #138

2 page The Hammer Strikes; Marvel Value Stamp letters page "The Hammer Strikes"

Characters Hercules; Krista; Spider-Man; Morbius; Blade; Loki
Letters Typeset
Notes Includes letters from (and replies to) Mark A. Solinski, Donald Porgos, Charles Murphy and Rob Bier, also includes a small promo for Vampire Tales with two illustrations, a portion of a panel from a previous Thor comic, a Marvel Comics subscription ad and Marvel Value Stamp #40 featuring Loki.