I Say Thee Neigh
Thor 343
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Thor 343 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2009002024
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Owner:
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Thorseface
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Thor no. 343: “If I Should Die Before I Wake”
Publication date: May 10, 1984
Census: As of 6/20/23, 50 copies in 9.8 (up by 3), of which 4 are signed (up by 1). There are 2 Canadian 9.8s, none signed.
A Newsstand copy.
Writer, penciler: Simonson
Letterer: Workman
Inker: Terry Austin
Colorist: Christie Scheele
Favorite line and some thoughts:
"No longer Eilif the lost, but Eilif the dragonslayer!"
-Thor, in his eulogy for the fallen Eilif.
In rereading the saga of Eilif the lost, I'm struck by how well the battle with the dragon Fafnir complements and anticipates Thor's encounter with another legendary serpent, Fin Fang Foom, near to the end of Walt's run (issues 379 & 380). There, it turns out that Fin Fang Foom is in fact another serpent of legend, Jormungand, in disguise. In any event, the Fafnir and Fin Fang Foom / Jormungand dragon battles bookend either end of the run in a rather pleasing symmetrical fashion. I wonder if that was Walt's intention.
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