JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #121's Tales of Asgard episode was the only one in the series to open with two consecutive full-panel pages.

It was also the first episode that Kirby didn't design any new characters for.

How much Thor merchandise was available in 1969?

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Stan Lee establishes the Enchanters as Odin's equals by having Sif explain "Their power most foul comes from far beyond the Realm... and is said to be the equal of Odin's own!"

Kirby visually shows the same by giving them the third full-pager of the 16 page THOR #143 lead story.

YOUNG THOR

SKOTTIE YOUNG, that is!

"To me, a job is a job. My job was to sell magazines - and that's what I did. I'm a professional, and I'm more interested in being professional than being an immortal artist of some kind." - Kirby

An example of what sold comic magazines in 1966.

MOST UNUSUAL THOR LINE EVER!?

5 YEARS AGO TODAY: the last of the 19 variant Thor covers inspired by iconic movie posters arrived at the stores.

AVENGERS ACADEMY #13 boasted the second Thor Hollywood Variant Cover by Amanda Conners. According to THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD adding Sif and the Enchantress to the composition was her idea. 

In 1962 Marvel published 134 comics. 89 of them had Kirby covers and 78 also had interior Kirby art totaling 1,167 pages.

Kirby's 15th consecutive cover for JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY hit the shops in the Fall of 1962.