Old Thor Comics in Your Closet Could be Worth Big Money
Back in the early 60s, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created a superhero named Thor. Based on the Viking myths of ancient times, Thor was the God of Thunder and the son of Odin. His evil brother Loki was always trying to kill him in the old myths and in the comic books as well.
This was a breakthrough comic for Marvel Comics Group and Stan Lee, the companys founder and leader. Thor rapidly became one of the most popular titles that the company had ever produced. Fans around the world lined up to get the latest issues, which came out once per month.
Thor first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 which was originally published in August of 1962. Odin, Thors all powerful father and leader of all the Norse Gods, puts Thor into the body of Mild-mannered doctor Donald Blake. Blake discovers the mystical hammer Mjolnir in a cave while on vacation in Norway (and subsequently fleeing from a group of aliens) and when he smashes the hammer into the ground he becomes Thor, God of Thunder. Thor goes on to defeat the aliens and save the world, the first in a long line of world saving storylines for the Mighty Thor and his all powerful hammer Mjolnir.
Thor is super powerful and super strong and can even fly with the help of the hammer Mjolnir which Thor holds in front of him while he takes off. Thor comics in general were very well written and you could always identify with this weak doctor who transformed himself into this huge, heavily muscled Viking superbeing. Who wouldnt want to turn into this ultra muscular superhero if they had any say in the matter?
In the old Thor comics, the God of Thunder is constantly being assaulted and imprisoned upon by his own brother, the scheming Loki, who is positively evil and jealously hates the golden haired and much better looking Thor. Loki is always lurking around or trying to murder Thor or one of his pals. Odin looks down on all of this behavior from his throne in Asgard without doing much about it. He is more of an observer and he is not too happy with Thor because Thor refuses to become an immortal forever. In the comics, Asgard is portrayed as this incredible world out in the reaches of outer space. A giant rainbow highway leads you there in case you get lost. Thor would probably have said alright to immortality but he is in love with his beautiful nurse back on good old Earth.
Thor comics in mint condition are incredibly valuable collectibles and depending on the issue and condition can fetch several thousands of dollars per piece. Silver Age Thor comics by Marvel have risen sharply in value in the last few years because of the success of movies such as Spiderman, X-men and the Fantastic Four. The subsequent popularity of characters such as Spiderman, Wolverine, and even the Hulk have led to the rise in prices of these rare, hard to find collectibles. Thor comics have also risen dramatically in price lately due to anticipation over the production and upcoming release of the Avengers movie, which will feature the Thor character prominently.
Personally, I cant wait until the movie comes out!