Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) Marvel Silver Age Hero Comic #10. Marvel was on a roll in 1962, reinventing itself with the introduction of superheroes that would in short time revolutionize the comics world. The Fantastic Four, the Hulk, and Ant-Man had already been introduced by the peerless team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby when the August 1962 issue of Journey Into Mystery hit the newsstands with yet another new superhero, the Mighty Thor. Kirby's cover for the issue is one of his most famous. #4 most valuable 1 st appearance silver age Marvel (1960-62) comic. Print run estimate: 132,000 copies. Thor is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name, is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir, which grants him the ability of flight and weather manipulation amongst his other superhuman attributes. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby. He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series, and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers, appearing in each volume of that series. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, clothing, toys, trading cards, video games, and movies. Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron and will reprise his role in Thor: Ragnarok and both parts of Avengers: Infinity War. Thor placed 14th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time in 2011. CGC Universal 483 copies / NM 9.6 or better = 1 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 60 copies as of 03/2010 CGC Universal 753 copies / NM 9.6 or better = 1 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 158 copies as of 10/2013 CGC Universal 916 copies / NM 9.6 or better = 1 copies / Heritage Auctions sold 187 copies as of 7/2015 OVERSTREET ANNUAL PRICE GUIDE VALUES FOR EACH GRADE 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.2 2015 $1,300.00 $2,600.00 $4,550.00 $14,000.00 $34,000.00 $60,000.00 2014 $1,200.00 $2,400.00 $4,200.00 $13,000.00 $32,000.00 $55,000.00 2013 $1,100.00 $2,200.00 $3,300.00 $13,000.00 $31,500.00 $50,000.00 2012 $1,050.00 $2,100.00 $3,150.00 $12,000.00 $26,000.00 $40,000.00 2011 $1,035.00 $2,070.00 $3,105.00 $10,350.00 $20,175.00 $30,000.00 2010 $850.00 $1,700.00 $2,550.00 $8,500.00 $16,250.00 $24,000.00 2009 $600.00 $1,200.00 $1,800.00 $5,500.00 $10,250.00 $15,000.00 2008 $600.00 $1,200.00 $1,800.00 $5,500.00 $10,250.00 $15,000.00 2007 $550.00 $1,100.00 $1,650.00 $5,000.00 $8,750.00 $12,500.00 2006 $485.00 $970.00 $1,455.00 $4,365.00 $7,683.00 $11,000.00 2005 $455.00 $910.00 $1,365.00 $4,163.00 $7,082.00 $10,000.00 2004 $400.00 $800.00 $1,200.00 $4,000.00 $6,500.00 $9,000.00 2003 $359.00 $718.00 $1,077.00 $3,231.00 $5,116.00 $7,000.00 2002 $331.00 $662.00 $993.00 $2,980.00 $4,640.00 $6,300.00 2001 $325.00 $650.00 $975.00 $2,600.00 $4,050.00 $5,500.00 2000 $300.00 $600.00 $900.00 $2,100.00 $3,300.00 $4,500.00 1995 $295.00 $590.00 $890.00 $1,920.00 $2,435.00 $2,950.00 1985 $50.00 $125.00 $200.00 $300.00 $350.00 $400.00 1975 $18.00 $22.50 $27.00 $31.50 $33.75 $36.00 1970 $6.00 $7.00 $8.00 $9.00 $9.50 $10.00 HIGHEST SALES = HERITAGE AUCTIONS www.ha.com Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages.... Lot 91176 CGC NM- 9.2 -- Auction ended on Jul 26, 2012 Sold For: $83,650.00‡ Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC 9.4 Off-white to white pages. Marvel was on a roll in 1962, reinventing itself w... Lot 5451 CGC NM 9.4 -- Auction ended on May 20, 2005 Sold For: $43,125.00‡ Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages.... Lot 91201 CGC VF/NM 9.0 -- Auction ended on May 16, 2013 Sold For: $35,850.00‡ Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent NM+ 9.6 Slight (P) White pages.... Signature November 15, 2008 $21,510.00 (Internet) Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.... Signature May 4, 2007 $19,120.00 (Live: Phone) CGC COMICS - ALL GRADED/SLABBED COPIES - CENSUS TO CHECK RARITY .