Thor #283 Newsstand Edition (Marvel, 1979) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $109.00
Sold: Apr 1, 2025
Thor #283 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1979
About Thor #283
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Thor; Gammenon
Pencils: John Buscema
Inks: John Buscema
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Thor; Gammenon (a Celestial; villain); Odin; Balder (flashback; cameo); Midgard Serpent (flashback; cameo); Thor [Roger "Red" Norvell] (flashback; cameo); Sif (flashback; cameo); Eternals [Virako; Valkin; Ikaris; Druig] (flashback; cameo); Dromedan (flashback; cameo); Mimir; Phil (pilot); Dave (pilot); Nancy (stewardess); Lisa (passenger); Johnson (passenger)
Synopsis: Thor confronts Odin, asking questions about the false Ragnarok, the identity of Thor's mother, and Odin's knowledge of the Celestials, all of which Odin refuses to answer. Thor flies to Peru where he discovers the newest host of the Celestials has arrived.
Pages: 17.000
Script: Roy Thomas
Pencils: John Buscema (breakdowns); Chic Stone (finished art)
Inks: Chic Stone
Letters: Joe Rosen
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
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