Journey into Mystery (1st Series)

    (Marvel, 1952-1966, 1996-1998)
Marvel

Journey Into Mystery began back in 1952, published under the old Atlas Comics label. Its contents were a mixed bag of monster and fantasy stories. The monsters and fantasy stories continued when Marvel put its name on the series in 1961’s issue #69. Then, a little over a year later Marvel struck gold when it introduced The Mighty Thor in issue #83. This Norse god and future Avenger would prove so popular that JITM would change its name to Thor with issue #126.

Jack Kirby contributed many of the later stories in this run, as well as working with Stan Lee to create Thor. Kirby was the perfect choice to illustrate Thor’s fantastic world of gods, monsters, and awe-inspiring sights such as Asgard, home of the Norse gods, and the Rainbow Bridge that spans the space between Asgard and Earth.
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  • -1
    #-1
    Jul 1997
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    Flashback
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  • -1/NS
    #-1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Gil Kane
    Jul 1997
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    W: Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Deodato Studios
    Flashback
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  • 60
    #60
    Sep 1960
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    A: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko
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  • 61
    #61
    Oct 1960
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    A: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Steve Ditko, Paul Reiman
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  • 97
    #97
    Oct 1963
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    W: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Larry Lieber
    1st Appearance of Lava Men; 1st appearance of Surtur; 1st appearance of Tales of Asgard; 1st appearance Ymir; Versus Molto; Versus Ymir; Tales of Asgard backup stories begin
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  • 98
    #98
    Nov 1963
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    W: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber  ·  A: Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Cobra; 2nd appearance Ymir; Origin Cobra
    2 copies from $85.60
  • 99
    #99
    Dec 1963
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    W: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber  ·  A: Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Mr. Hyde (Calvin Zabo); 2nd appearance Surtur; Origin Mr. Hyde
    2 copies from $57.00
  • 100
    #100
    Jan 1964
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    W: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber  ·  A: Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Agnar; 1st appearance Storm Giants; 2nd appearance Mr. Hyde; King of the Eagles
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  • 105
    #105
    Jun 1964
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Versus Cobra; Versus Hyde
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  • 107
    #107
    Aug 1964
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Grey Gargoyle (Paul DuVal); 1st appearance Karnilla; Origin Balder; Origin of Grey Gargoyle
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  • 108
    #108
    Sep 1964
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Versus Loki
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  • 109
    #109
    Oct 1964
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Versus Magneto
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  • 110
    #110
    Nov 1964
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Versus Cobra; Versus Hyde; Versus Loki; Thor pin-up
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  • 111
    #111
    Dec 1964
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Hardol the Healer; 1st appearance Sigurd; Versus Cobra; Versus Hyde; Versus Loki
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  • 113
    #113
    Feb 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Honir the Hunter; Versus Grey Gargoyle
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  • 114
    #114
    Mar 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Absorbing Man (Crusher Creel); 1st appearance Fenris; 1st appearance Haakun the Hunter; 1st appearance Iduna; Origin of Absorbing Man
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  • 115
    #115
    Apr 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Origin of Loki
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  • 116
    #116
    May 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Carl Hubbell
    1st appearance King Hymir; 1st appearance Princess Rinda; 1st appearance Yagg; Invincible slayer of Skornheim
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  • 116-2
    #116 - 2nd printing
    Free Edition which came with the Marvel Legends Loki action figure
    Nov 2005
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Included w/ Marvel Legends Loki figure
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  • 117
    #117
    Jun 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Carl Hubbell
    1st appearance Owersword of Asgard (Odinsword)
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  • 118
    #118
    Jul 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st Appearance of The Destroyer
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  • 119
    #119
    Aug 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Kroda; 1st appearance Magrat; 1st Appearance of Fandrall; 1st appearance of Fandrall; 1st appearance of Hogun; 1st appearance of Ularic; 1st appearance of Volstagg; 1st appearance of Warriors Three
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  • 120
    #120
    Sep 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Versus Absorbing Man
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  • 121
    #121
    Oct 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
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  • 122
    #122
    Nov 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Versus Absorbing Man
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  • 123
    #123
    Dec 1965
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st appearance Demon (witch doctor); Tales of Asgard storyline (back-up story)
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  • 124
    #124
    Jan 1966
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    1st appearance of Flying Trolls of Thryheim; 1st Appearance Queen Ula; 2nd Appearance Demon (witch doctor); 2nd Appearance of Demon
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  • 125
    #125
    Feb 1966
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    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Series continues in Thor #126
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  • 503
    #503
    Nov 1996
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    W: Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Carlos Mota, René Micheletti
    Series continued from Thor #502; Death of Red Norvell
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  • 504
    #504
    Dec 1996
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    W: Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Deodato Studios
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  • 505
    #505
    Jan 1997
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    Versus Wrecking Crew
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    #506
    Feb 1997
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    W: Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Deodato Studios
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  • 507
    #507
    Mar 1997
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    W: Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Deodato Studios, Marc Campos
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  • 508
    #508
    Apr 1997
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    Versus Red Norvell; Includes 3 page B&W Cable Preview
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  • 509
    #509
    May 1997
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    Return of Loki
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    #510
    Jun 1997
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    Versus Red Norvell
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  • 511
    #511
    Aug 1997
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    Gatefold summary; Loki vs. Seth
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  • 512
    #512
    Sep 1997
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    W: Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Sal Buscema
    Gatefold summary
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  • 513
    #513
    Oct 1997
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    W: Tom DeFalco  ·  A: Sal Buscema
    Asgardian storyline concludes; Gatefold summary
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  • 514
    #514
    Nov 1997
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    W: Ben Raab  ·  A: Brian Hagan
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  • 515
    #515
    Dec 1997
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    W: Ben Raab  ·  A: Brian Hagan
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  • 516
    #516
    Jan 1998
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    W: Ben Raab  ·  A: Brian Hagan
    Gatefold summary; Shang-Chi
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  • 517
    #517
    Feb 1998
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    W: Scott Lobdell  ·  A: Randy Green
    1st Appearance of Ebon Flame (Lottie Eisinski)
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  • 518
    #518
    Mar 1998
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    W: Scott Lobdell  ·  A: Randy Green
    2nd Appearance of Ebon Flame (Lottie Eisinski); Versus Ebon Flame
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  • 519
    #519
    Apr 1998
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    W: Scott Lobdell  ·  A: Randy Green
    Versus Ebon Flame; Gatefold summary
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  • 520
    #520
    May 1998
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Karl Kesel
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  • 521
    #521
    Jun 1998
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    W: Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Karl Kesel
    Final issue
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  • 622
    #622
    Jun 2011
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Doug Braithwaite
    Series numbering continued from Thor #621
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  • 622/A
    #622 Variation A
    Thor Goes to Hollwood Cover A by Lee Weeks
    May 2011
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Doug Braithwaite
    Series numbering continued from Thor #621
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  • 622/B
    #622 Variation B
    Cover B by Arthur Adams
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Doug Braithwaite
    Series numbering continued from Thor #621
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  • 623
    #623
    Jul 2011
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Doug Braithwaite
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  • 624
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    Aug 2011
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    Fear Itself tie-in
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    Sep 2011
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    Death of the Serpent’s Tongue; Fear Itself tie-in
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    Oct 2011
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    Death of Hel Wolf; Fear Itself tie-in
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  • 626.1
    #626.1
    Oct 2011
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    W: Robert Rodi  ·  A: Pasqual Ferry
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  • 627
    #627
    Nov 2011
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    W: Kieron Gillen, Bill Jemas  ·  A: Richard Elson, Mark Bagley
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  • 628
    #628
    Nov 2011
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Whilce Portacio
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  • 629
    #629
    Dec 2011
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Whilce Portacio, Doug Braithwaite
    Fear Itself tie-in
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  • 630
    #630
    Dec 2011
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Richard Elson
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  • 631
    #631
    Jan 2012
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Whilce Portacio
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  • 632
    #632
    Feb 2012
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  • 633
    #633
    Mar 2012
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  • 634
    #634
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  • 635
    #635
    May 2012
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  • 636
    #636
    Jun 2012
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    Shattered Heroes tie-in
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  • 637
    #637
    Jul 2012
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    W: Kieron Gillen, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning  ·  A: Carmine Di Giandomenico
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  • 638
    #638
    Jul 2012
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  • 639
    #639
    Aug 2012
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Richard Elson
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  • 640
    #640
    Aug 2012
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    #641
    Sep 2012
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  • 642
    #642
    Oct 2012
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    W: Matt Fraction, Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Carmine Di Giandomenico
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  • 642/A
    #642 Variation A
    Cover A
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  • 643
    #643
    Nov 2012
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  • 644
    #644
    Nov 2012
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    W: Matt Fraction  ·  A: Alan Davis
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  • 645
    #645
    Dec 2012
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    W: Kieron Gillen  ·  A: Carmine Di Giandomenico
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  • 646
    #646
    Cover shows full-figure Lady Sif with two swords
    Jan 2013
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    W: Kathryn Immonen  ·  A: Valerio Schiti
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  • 647
    #647
    Cover shows Lady Sif fighting male character
    Feb 2013
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    W: Kathryn Immonen  ·  A: Valerio Schiti
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  • 648
    #648
    Cover shows Lady Sif headshot
    Mar 2013
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  • 649
    #649
    Cover shows Lady Sif stomping with Spider-Man in background
    Apr 2013
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  • 650
    #650
    Cover shows Lady Sif swinging sword
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  • 651
    #651
    Jun 2013
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    #652
    Jul 2013
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  • 653
    #653
    Aug 2013
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    W: Kathryn Immonen  ·  A: Valerio Schiti
    Death of Ti Asha Ra
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  • 654
    #654
    Sep 2013
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  • 655
    #655
    Oct 2013
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    W: Kathryn Immonen  ·  A: Valerio Schiti
    Final issue
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