THOR 165 PAGE 18

Thor #165 page 18, original art, MARVEL 1969

 

Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta - 11x17

 

Description: The Mighty Thor #165 stands as a towering monument of Silver Age comic history, capturing the historic first full appearance of the golden-skinned cosmic messiah, HIM—the entity who would later evolve into the legendary Adam Warlock. Penciled by the foundational architect of the Marvel Universe, Jack "King" Kirby, the artwork pulses with raw cosmic energy, massive mythological scale, and the unmatched visual power that defined his historic run on the title. Anchoring Kirby's revolutionary pencils is Vince Colletta. Serving as page 18, this sequence lands squarely at the climax of the historic storyline where the enigmatic, god-like being emerges from his technological cocoon to clash with the God of Thunder. As a premier key page documenting the genesis of a character who would go on to anchor the Infinity Gauntlet cosmic lore and become a pillar of Marvel's galactic landscape, this is an absolute grail piece.