Journey into Mystery 1952 #118 - reader copy - $20.00

Blue crayon X on the back cover

• First app: The Destroyer

Ad to earn money by selling shoes.

Thor seeks Loki's Norn Stones in Vietnam. A cruel hunter, aided from afar by Loki, shoots Thor with an anesthetic projectile and brings him down. The hunter then discovers the hidden temple of the Destroyer. The hunter's consciousness enters the Destroyer. It awakens and engages Thor in battle. Loki realizes he has made a mistake-- the Destroyer is too powerful! He tries to warn Odin. Unfortunately, this is the day of the Odinsleep and he may not be disturbed. The gods throw Loki into the "Dungeon of No Escape". The destroyer fires a bolt of elemental force at Thor which will surely kill him!

Ad for government surplus items: parachutes, boats, tents, machetes, etc.

Ad for the Yubiwaza system of martial arts.

Half-page promo announcing the debut of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #135.

Half-page promo announcing the debut of Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70.

Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co.

House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #41, Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #20, The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #13, and The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #27, using reprints of their covers and advertised as ?on sale now.?

Wise Morduk helps Thor to plot a course for his mission and also bestows the Crimson Hand upon him, a magic glove that forces people to speak the truth. When Loki introduces Braggi, the commander he has handpicked, Braggi cannot help blurting out that the plans to kill Thor from behind once they have set sail.

House ad for The Mighty Thor t-shirt and M.M.M.S. membership.

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

• - Inside front cover.
• "To Kill a Thunder God!" - First appearance of the Destroyer and the Odinsleep.
• U.S. Gov't Surplus - Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence on top half of page.
• - On lower half of page between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.
• - Between pages 9 and 10 of previous story sequence.
• Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Located on top half of page between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner - Located on lower half of page between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• Hypno-Coin - On top half of page between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• - Advertisement for selling Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co. Occupies lower half of page between pages 13 and 14 of previous story sequence.
• Stamps; Shop by Mail - Various classified-style ads for stamps and other products.
• The Crimson Hand - Odinsword Quest Part 1, first appearances of Braggi and Morduk.
• - Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story sequence.
• - Letters page includes Special Announcements Section and Mighty Marvel Checklist. Letters from Bill Bennett, Dana Simmons and Jimmy Meschwitz.
• - Ad by the Honor House Prod. Corp.
• - Ad for fishing equipment. Inside back cover.
• - Back cover.