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Issue: Journey into Mystery #97

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Publication Date: October 1963

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Issues: #97 of 125 Issues (180 Printings)

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Variant: UK Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

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Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
6 (4 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Journey into Mystery #97 [U.S. Cover Price]

Journey into Mystery #97 [UK Cover Price]

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Content Items (6 total)

Lava Man! / Tales of Asgard

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Lava Man; Odin

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Pages: 1

The Lava Man

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Lava Man (introduction); Jane Foster; Odin; Loki; Doctor Bruce Andrews (introduction)

First Line: That jet fighter is in trouble!

Synopsis: Thor battles the Lava Man, a monster brought to the surface by Loki, who claims all the dry surface of Earth for his people. Odin forbids Thor to love Jane Foster, leading to her leaving her job as Dr. Blake's nurse.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 13

Notes: Dr. Andrews is first called Basil by Jane Foster on page 6 but then is called Bruce by Dr. Blake on the last page.

The Traveler

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Bill Swift; Mr. Allen

Synopsis: A bored man working on an assembly line is taken to outer space in his dreams, and is given an idea for an otherworldly invention.

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Pages: 1

Job Number: [J-865]

Notes: Continues from last issue. Reprinted with new illustration.

The Perfect Defense!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): John

First Line: Journey with us into the far future, when Earth will be a vast interstellar empire, conquering other planets in distant galaxies...

Synopsis: In the future, Earth has conquered all planets except one, which no expedition returns from. The military thinks they have some horrific defense, but in fact they are simply so kind to the humans that arrive to conquer that they don't want to leave.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Job Number: X-420

Another Marvel Masterpiece

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Character(s): Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Molecule Man

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Pages: 1

Notes: Advertises Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #20 (November 1963).

Tales of... ...Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Odin (origin); Surtur (introduction); Ymir (introduction, origin); Buri (introduction, origin, cameo); Borr (introduction, origin, cameo); Audhumbla (called "Magic Cow"); Vili (unnamed, origin, cameo); Vé (unnamed, origin, cameo); Bestla (unnamed, cameo)

First Line: Before man could read or write, he had his legends!

Synopsis: Beneath Asgard lies the Well of Life. From it came Ymir, greatest of the Frost Giants and Buri, the first Norse God who gave life to Borr. Borr had three sons. Odin was one of them.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: [X-427]

Notes: This is the first "Tales of Asgard" story and the only segment to be told only in captions and without dialogue balloons, copying the style of Hal Foster's Prince Valiant.

Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.