Tales of Asgard 1968 #1 - 6.0 - $23.00

On-sale date from 1969 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• - Giacoia and Verpoorten credits per Nick Caputo, April 2011. Previous indexer listed Jack Kirby. Nick adds: "There appears to be reinking on the Thor figure, possibly by John Verpoorten."
• - Inside front cover, includes a spot illustration from an unknown story, two from Odin Battles Ymir, King of the Ice Giants and one from "The Invasion of Asgard!". Credits include Sol Brodsky, Roy Thomas, John Verpoorten, Stan Goldberg and Gary Freidrich.
• Tales of..... Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods - Origin and first appearance of Ymir and Buri, first appearance of Surtur and Borr.
• The Storm Giants - First in the Boyhood of Thor series.
• The Invasion of Asgard! - The second Boyhood of Thor story, first appearances of Skoll and Hati the Wolf Gods, Ulfrin the Dragon, Rime Giants and Geirrodur the Troll.
• "Death" Comes to Thor! - Third in the Boyhood of Thor series, first appearances of Hela, Goddess of Death, The Three Norn Fates, King Rugga and Sif.
• It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows! - Advertisement for Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows for $1.50 each.
• Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts - Advertisement for Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts ($2.00 each) and the Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit ($1.00 each).
• Thor's Mission to Mirmir! - Fourth in the Boyhood of Thor series, next story in this series is in Thor #252.
• Heimdall Guardian of the Mystic Rainbow Bridge! - First in the Heimdall Biography series, first appearances of Agnar the Fierce, Gotron, the Agile and the King of the Storm Giants (Brimer).
• When Heimdall Failed! - Second in the Heimdall Biography series, first appearances of Queen Nedra and a Vanna (an air-sprite).
• Balder "The Brave" - First in the Balder Biography series, first appearances of Tyr and Honir.
• Two More Triumphs For Marvel..! - Promos for Sgt. Fury Annual #4 and Marvel Super-Heroes #16 including cover repros.