Journey into Mystery 1952 #114 - 6.5 - $129.00

• First app: Absorbing Man, Fenris Wolf, Idunn
• Origin: Absorbing Man

Loki uses his magic to turn Crusher Creel into the Absorbing Man. A patient of Blake's, reporter Harris Hobbs, alerts him the the existense of the Absorbing Man. Blake breaks a dinner date with Jane in order to investigate as Thor. Thor and Creel meet and fight. Hobbs witnesses the battle and is injured. Thor tends to Hobbs before resuming his battle. Balder then interrupts the fight by transporting Thor to Asgard. It seems that Loki has abducted Jane and brought her to the Golden Realm. Thor and Balder ride off to save her. Back on Earth, Creel believes he has defeated the Thunder God.

House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #37 with cover depicted and advertised as ?now on sale.?

Send for a model slot-car kit, $1 ($3 with motor.)

House ad for X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #10, Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #23, Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #131.

The goddess Iduna is taking some golden apples to Odin as a gift. She is menaced by Fenris Wolf who is eventually driven away by Haakun the Hunter.

Ad for membership to the Merry Marvel Marching Society, plus logos of all 17 comic logos being published at that time.

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• - Inside front cover.
• - Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.
• - Ad for the Wayne High School Program. Between pages 9 and 10 of previous story sequence.
• Another Marvel Masterpiece - Between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• - Date of filing Oct 1 1964, Print run: Average monthly 312,000, single issue nearest to date 370,000 Subscribers 375, Average monthly sales 204,700, nearest to issue date 250,000 Shares page with Fantastic Four #37 promo ad between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• - On top half of page, between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• - On lower half of page between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• - The ad is located on the top half of the page.
• - Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper. On lower half of page.
• Stamps; Shop by Mail - Various classified style ads for stamps and other products.
• The Golden Apples! - Asgardian version of Little Red Riding Hood. First appearance of the land of Varinheim.
• - Ad for the Yubiwaza system of martial arts. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story sequence.
• - Letters from Ronald Eisenstein, Tracy Harris, Jay Kinney, Mickey Schwaberow, and Belvey Payne; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
• - Ad for lessons on hypnotizing, from Palmer-Jones Books.
• - Ad for a home-study program by NRI Training. Inside back cover.
• My Secret New Dynaflex Method - Ad for a body building program. On back cover.