THOR #235

Image is rotated 90 degrees; cover shows moderate wear typical of a mid-70s Bronze Age book: light corner blunting visible at top and bottom right corners, faint diagonal crease lines running through the mid-cover area, and some minor surface scuffing/toning along the edges. Spine area is not clearly visible due to rotation and framing, so spine stress/ticks could not be fully assessed. No tears, stains, or writing are apparent from this angle. Interior and back cover were not assessed.

This Bronze Age installment of Marvel's flagship Thunder God title, scripted by Gerry Conway with pencils from John Buscema, introduces Kamo Tharnn, the Possessor, one of the Elders of the Universe. While the Elders would gain broader recognition through later cosmic storylines, this issue marks the debut of a character folded into Marvel's wider mythology of ancient, near-immortal beings. It sits within a well-regarded run of Thor stories that carried the character through the mid-1970s under Conway and Buscema, a creative pairing familiar to readers of the era.

Demand for the book is modest and driven largely by run collectors and completists chasing the Buscema-era Thor rather than by broad first-appearance speculation, reflecting Kamo Tharnn's status as a secondary cosmic figure. The certified census is shallow, concentrated in higher grades, and top-tier slabbed copies carry a meaningful premium over mid-grade material. Sales activity thins considerably below the mid-grade tier, where raw copies change hands as reader-grade Bronze Age filler.

The natural buyers are Thor run collectors, Bronze Age Marvel enthusiasts, and those assembling Elders of the Universe first appearances. High-grade certified copies remain the primary trading point given the character's niche profile, while raw copies in mid and lower grades offer inexpensive entry for collectors filling the run. Expect steady but unspectacular movement, with value concentrated at the top of the grade scale.