Journey into Mystery

Journey into Mystery
The debut of Thor, in Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962). Cover art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott
Publication information
Publisher	Atlas, Marvel
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Horror, Superhero
Publication date	June 1952 - Feb. 1966 (vol. 2) Oct. 1972 - Oct. 1975 (vol. 1 cont.) Nov. 1996 - June 1998 (vol. 1 cont.) June 2011 - Oct. 2013
Number of issues	125 (vol. 2) 19 (vol. 1 cont.) 20 (vol. 1 cont.) 35
Main character(s)	Thor (#83-125) Loki (#622-645) Sif (#646-655)
Creative team
Writer(s)	Stan Lee, Larry Lieber (vol. 2) Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman (vol. 1 cont) Tom DeFalco, Scott Lobdell, Kieron Gillen
Penciller(s)	Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko (vol. 2) Gil Kane, Jim Starlin, Gene Colan, Win Mortimer, Rich Buckler (vol. 1 cont.) Mike Deodato, Sal Buscema, Karl Kerschl, Doug Braithwaite
Inker(s)	Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta (vol. 2) Frank Giacoia, Ernie Chan, Mike Esposito

Journey into Mystery is an American comic book series initially published by Atlas Comics, then by its successor, Marvel Comics. Initially a horror comics anthology, it segued to giant-monster and science fiction stories in the late 1950s. Beginning with issue #83 (cover dated Aug. 1962), it ran the superhero feature "The Mighty Thor", created by writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and artist Jack Kirby, and inspired by the mythological Norse thunder god. The series, which was renamed for its superhero star with issue #126 (March 1966), has been revived three times: in the 1970s as a horror anthology, and in the 1990s and 2010s with characters from Marvel's Thor mythos.

The first Journey into Mystery series was initially a horror-fantasy anthology published by Marvel Comics' 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics, with a first issue cover-dated June 1952. Artist Joe Kubert, who would later become one of the main war comics artists for DC Comics, drew the story "The Hog" in Journey into Mystery #21 (January 1955). Issue #23 was the first to be approved by the Comics Code Authority, which led to restrictions on horror comics. The title was caught in the collapse of Atlas' distributor, and publication was suspended for a year between issues #48 (Aug. 1957) and #49 (Nov. 1958).Xemnu the Living Hulk, a huge, furry alien monster first appeared in Journey Into Mystery #62 (Nov. 1960) The character reappeared in issue #66 (March 1961). Since then the character has been a mainstay in the Marvel Universe, and was renamed Xemnu the Titan.Journey into Mystery #69 and the teen-humor title Patsy Walker #95 (both June 1961) are the first modern comic books labeled "Marvel Comics", with each showing an "MC" box on its cover.