(January 1963)
Marvel,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-11-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Atlas Magazines Inc.
- Brand
-
MC
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
Distributed to newsstands in November 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
This issue has variants:
Distributed to newsstands in November 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Terrible Vengeance of Loki!
Thor / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heed my words, Thor!
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Odin
- Reprints
-
in Álbum Gigante [O Poderoso Thor] (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1967 series) #9 -
in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6 -
in Cuentos de Brujas (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1951 series) #183 (Diciembre 31 de 1963) -
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (January 1967) [1/8 page] which is reprinted - in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
-
in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad (Panini España, 2014 series) (Abril 2014) - in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2022)
-
in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #5 (18 March 1967) [cover] - in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #8 (July 1986) which is reprinted
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #3 (Julio 2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003), #1 (2003)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Thor: Whosoever Wields This Hammer (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (June 2011)
- in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Mighty Thor
- in L'ère des Comics Marvel 1961-1978 (Taschen, 2017 series) (2017)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Vengeance of Loki (2021)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #3 - El Poderoso Thor 1 ([Enero] 2023)
- in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #3 - Thor 1 (1962) ([September] 2023)
-
- Keywords
- Bifrost
![Cover Thumbnail for Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #88 [British]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1620/w100/1620899.jpg?-1467597161750037748)
The Vengeance of Loki!
Thor / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited as L. D. Lieber) (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited); Steve Ditko (see notes)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited); Steve Ditko (see notes)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Job Number
- [V-998]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once again, Loki, most dangerous of the Norse gods, returns to give the mighty Thor his greatest challenge!!
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Jane Foster; Odin (cameo); Heimdall (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Loki discovers Thor’s secret identity and separates him from his hammer, forcing him to remain a human. Loki torments humanity, but Dr. Blake tricks him into allowing him to regain the hammer and become Thor, defeating Loki and returning him to Asgard.
- Reprints
- in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
- in Cuentos de Brujas (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1951 series) #183 (Diciembre 31 de 1963)
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (January 1967)
- in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #5 (18 March 1967)
-
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (27 Aprile 1971) - in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #235
-
in De Vier Verdedigers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1971 series) #56 (1972) -
in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #25 (décembre 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] - in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #6 (24 March 1973)
-
in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #2 (1978) - in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #8 (July 1986) [excerpts] which is reprinted
-
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #8 - in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #3 (Julio 2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003), #1 (2003)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Thor: Whosoever Wields This Hammer (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (June 2011)
- in Thor : l'intégrale (Panini France, 2007 series) #1962-1963 (mars 2012)
- in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Mighty Thor
- in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - The God of Thunder (2014)
- in Loki Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 (2021)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Vengeance of Loki (2021)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #3 - El Poderoso Thor 1 ([Enero] 2023)
- in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #3 - Thor 1 (1962) ([September] 2023)
-
Indexer Notes
Page 13 of this story, seen at Heritage Auctions, revealed a stat under panel 5 with Jack Kirby's original drawing. Stan Lee likely requested a correction which was drawn by Steve Ditko. Information per Nick Caputo's blog: https://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2012/01/journey-into-minutiae-undocumente…
Job number revealed on original art.
Masquerade
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- [G-750]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tommy used to be the fellow from Missouri...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tommy; Kitty Blake; Old King Cole
- Synopsis
- A man with no imagination is invited to a costume party by his girlfriend, but stumbles across real fairy-tale folk instead.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #38 (October 1955)
- in Cuentos de Brujas (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1951 series) #183 (Diciembre 31 de 1963)
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Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
Behind Locked Doors!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-1000
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He is merely a worker, inside of a typical American factory!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A Soviet spy attempts to get American factory workers to strike by acts of sabotage and by convincing them that working conditions are unsafe. He doesn't reckon with the machines, which are "Made in America", coming to life with a mind of their own and taking matters in their own hands in order to deal with him.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Brujas (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1951 series) #183 (Diciembre 31 de 1963)
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #19 (1965 ?), #134 ([circa 1974 - 1975])
- in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #2 (1978)
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #186 ([circa 1982 - 1983])
- in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Letters credit is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky.
Long Live the Queen!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Don Heck
- Inks
- Don Heck
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-999
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Soon, Phareeta will be dead!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Phareeta; Asmara
- Synopsis
- An impatient successor in ancient Egypt attempts to poison the queen, but is caught and sentenced to death. She bribes a sorceror to cast a spell to reincarnate her as a queen, and she is reborn as a queen bee.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Brujas (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1951 series) #183 (Diciembre 31 de 1963)
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #19 (1965 ?)
- in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #42 (27 January 1968)
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #124
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #134 ([circa 1974 - 1975])
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #94 (12 Novembre 1974) [as "Lunga vita alla regina!", Italian translation]
- in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #2 (1978)
- in L'Inattendu (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #18 (4ème trimestre 1979) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #186 ([circa 1982 - 1983])
-
Indexer Notes
Possible Lee plot and Lieber script per Nick Caputo. The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky only credits Stan Lee.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Terrible Vengeance of Loki!
Thor -
1.
The Vengeance of Loki!
Thor -
2.
Masquerade
-
3.
Behind Locked Doors!
-
4.
Long Live the Queen!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Bill Borre
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Dasinger
- Gregory Fischer
- Pierre Freyssonnet
- Del Gruber
- Ethan Hoddes
- Hunter Johnson
- R. S. Martin
- Darrel McCann
- Mark Q
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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