JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1ST SERIES)

Publishers: ATLAS / MARVEL COMICS GROUP
Dates: 1 Jun 1952-57 Mar 1960 (all ND); 58 May 1960-125 Feb 1966; 503 Nov 1996-521 Jun 1998; 622 Jun 2011-655 Oct 2013
Issues: CLICK HERE to view issues, super-size cover images and values in 9 grades

AS WITH ALL COMICS/TITLES, VALUES SUGGESTED ARE FOR 'RAW' COPIES. THIRD-PARTY GRADED COPIES CAN FETCH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ESPECIALLY IN HIGH GRADES.

(See Thor 1st Series) (See Journey into Mystery 2nd Series).

The series ran uninterrupted between #1 (1952) and #125 1966. After #125 the title continued as Thor #126 (see Thor 1st Series) up to Thor #502. From Thor #502 the title reverted to Journey into Mystery #503 and ran for 19 issues until Journey into Mystery #521. The series and numbering now continues from Thor #621 (see Thor 1st Series). Journey into Mystery (2nd Series) does not contain Thor or any related Thor stories but rather it is a series that continued the long history of horror and mystery comics that was started in this original Journey into Mystery series before Thor became the central character. This long running title finally came to a close with the October 2013 issue #655.

UK Variants: Journey Into Mystery was first distributed in the UK from issue #58 dated May 1960. It is almost certain that this was the first of the Atlas titles to be officially distributed. While DC comics (more correctly at that time National Periodical Publications) such as Superman and Batman were officially distributed in the UK from cover date Nov 1959, Atlas comics (soon to become Marvel) were officially distributed six months later from May 1960. All issues prior to this (#1 Jun 1952-#57 Apr 1958) are ND or Non Distributed in the UK and will always have the cover price in cents.

UK variants: issues up to #110 have a printed 9d cover price in place of the American 10 or 12 cents. From #111 (Nov 1964) to #118 there is a larger style 10d ink stamp. From #119 it is a printed 10d cover price in place of the American 12 cents.

See also:

THOR (1ST SERIES) THE MIGHTY / THOR ANNUAL / GIANT SIZE THOR / THOR (2ND SERIES) / THOR (3RD SERIES) / CHAOS WAR: THOR / ULTIMATE THOR / MIGHTY THOR (1ST SERIES) (THE) / MIGHTY THOR (1ST SERIES) ANNUAL (THE) / OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE: THE AVENGERS, THOR AND CAPTAIN AMERICA / AVENGERS ORIGINS: THOR / THOR VERSUS HERCULES TRADE PAPERBACK / THOR (4TH SERIES) / THOR (4TH SERIES) ANNUAL / MIGHTY THOR (2ND SERIES) (THE) / MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR / WHAT IF FEATURING THOR / TRUE BELIEVERS: THOR / GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE - MARVEL'S THOR / GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE - MARVEL'S IRON MAN 3/MARVEL'S THOR : THE DARK WORLD / MIGHTY THOR (2ND SERIES): THUNDER IN HER VEINS (THE) / MAXIMUM SECURITY: THOR VS. EGO / SIEGE: THOR HARDCOVER / SIEGE: THOR TRADE PAPERBACK / WORLD WAR HULKS: SPIDER-MAN VS THOR / SECRET INVASION: THOR / SECRET INVASION: THOR TRADE PAPERBACK / MIGHTY THOR (1ST SERIES) HARDCOVER (THE) / MIGHTY THOR (1ST SERIES) TRADE PAPERBACK (THE) / MIGHTY THOR (2ND SERIES): LORDS OF MIDGARD (THE) / UNWORTHY THOR (THE) / UNWORTHY THOR TRADE PAPER BACK (THE) / MIGHTY THOR (2ND SERIES): THE DEATH OF THE MIGHTY THOR (THE) / THOR BY JASON AARON AND RUSSELL DAUTERMAN / THOR (5TH SERIES) / THOR (5TH SERIES): GOD OF THUNDER REBORN! / THOR (5TH SERIES): ROAD TO WAR OF THE REALMS! / GENERATIONS: THE UNWORTHY THOR AND THE MIGHTY THOR / MIGHTY THOR (2ND SERIES): THE ASGARD/ SHI'AR WAR (THE) / TRUE BELIEVERS: KIRBY 100TH - INTRODUCING THE MIGHTY THOR / TRUE BELIEVERS: KIRBY 100TH - THOR VS. HULK / THOR (5TH SERIES): WAR'S END! / THOR (6TH SERIES) / MIGHTY THOR (2ND SERIES): WAR THOR (THE) / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: THE GOD OF THUNDER / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: WHEN TITANS CLASH / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: THE WRATH OF ODIN / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: TO WAKE THE MANGOG / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: A KINGDOM LOST / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: RUNEQUEST / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: WAR OF THE PANTHEONS / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: IN MORTAL FLESH / THOR EPIC COLLECTION: WORLDENGINE / MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: THOR / MIGHTY THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON (THE) / MIGHTY THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON 2ND EDITION (THE)

Total value for all issues of this title listed:

Condition

PR
1.0
FR
1.5
GD
2.0
VG
4.0
FN
6.0
VF
8.0
VF/NM
9.0
NM-
9.2
NM
9.4
MINT
10.0
Issues 196 196 196 196 196 196 196 196 196
Total £ 2,620 5,260 7,890 15,460 26,520 57,400 108,330 148,770 178,580 Total title value in pounds in UK markets
Total $ 4,460 8,940 13,420 26,230 45,890 104,330 203,370 285,110 342,260 Total title value in dollars in US markets

Note: some PR issues may have no value. Selected issues in FN, VF or VF/NM may not exist in some titles.