Thor #293 [Direct]

(March 1980)

The Twilight of SOME Gods! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas; Mark Gruenwald ("some multiversal bon mots"); Ralph Macchio ("some multiversal bon mots")

Pencils

Keith Pollard (breakdowns); Chic Stone (finished art)

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Carl Gafford

Letters

Joe Rosen

Job Number

LF659

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Eternals [Ikaris; Thena; Sersi] (flashback, cameo); Mutates [Karkas] (flashback, cameo); Hercules (flashback, cameo); Ares (flashback, cameo); Odin; Eye of Odin; Midgard Serpent (flashback, cameo); Balder (flashback, cameo); Hoder (flasback, cameo); Sif (flashback, cameo); Grey Gargoyle (flashback, cameo); Jane Foster (flashback, cameo); Ulik (flashback, cameo); Troll King (flashback, cameo); Dr. Doom (flashback, cameo); Loki (flashback, cameo); Firelord (flashback, cameo); Silver Surfer (flashback, cameo); Galactus (flashback, cameo); Executioner (flashback, cameo); The Unknown (flashback, cameo); The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]] (flashback, cameo); Enchantress (flashback, cameo); Magneto (flashback, cameo); Absorbing Man (flashback, cameo); Destroyer (flashback, cameo); Hulk (flashback, cameo); Hercules (flashback, cameo); The Warriors Three [Volstagg; Hogun; Fandral] (flashback, cameo); Fenris Wolf (flashback, cameo); Vidar (flashback); Heimdall (flashback); Surtur (flashback); Vili (flashback, cameo); Ve (flashback, cameo); Hoenir (flashback, cameo); Magni (flashback, cameo); Modi (flashback, cameo); Jesus (baby, flashback, cameo); Virgin Mary (flashback, cameo); Joseph (flashback, cameo)

Synopsis

The Eye of Odin tells Thor of how the current group of Asgardian Gods was created after the previous set experienced their own Ragnarok. The Ragnarok burned Asgard to brightly that it became the star that was followed by the three wise men in the Bible.

Reprints

• in Ombrax-Saga (Editions Lug, 1986 series) #257 (10 juin 1987), #258 (10 juillet 1987) [Dernières pages [Last pages]]
• in Thor: The Eternals Saga (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2007)
• in Thor and the Eternals: The Celestials Saga (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the next issue which will tell the origin of Odin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Hammer Strikes / letters page / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Mark Salzberg, John L. Helmerl, Tad and George W. Woodruff III.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Average # of copies previous 12 months: 386,586 (?)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Hungry Battleaxe! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)