Journey Into Mystery #89

(February 1963)

The Thunder God and The Thug! (Table of Contents)

The Mighty Thor! / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray Holloway

Job Number:

X-29

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Thug Thatcher (introduction); Vince (introduction); Max (introduction); Ruby (introduction); Odin (cameo)

Synopsis:

A gangster wounded in an escape has his men kidnap Dr. Blake to operate on his gunshot wound. Blake transforms himself into Thor and brings the gang to justice, as well as rescuing Jane.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #7 (March 1967)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (11 Maggio 1971)
• in The Marvel Saga (Marvel, 1985 series) #8 (July 1986) [excerpts]
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

From Outer Space (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

[9498]

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Jonathan Ditmar

Synopsis:

When hostile aliens come to Earth of the future they are persuaded not to enslave humanity because of Earth's music.

Reprints:

• from Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #26 (February 1955)
which is reprinted
• from Adventures Into Weird Worlds (Marvel, 1952 series) #3 (March 1952) [as "From Outer Space"]

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Barker's Body Shop! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Sol Brodsky

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-30

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Carl Barker

Synopsis:

A crooked mechanic hires a drifter to customize a car, promising enough money for him to get home. When he refuses to pay the man the drifter takes the car instead, which he converted to be able to fly him home to the stars.

Reprints:

• in Terrific! (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1967 series) #3 (29 April 1967) ["Barker's Body Shop"]
• in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #10 (July 1971)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #97 (24 Dicembre 1974)

When the Switch Is Pulled... (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dr. von Richter; Ludvig

Synopsis:

A time machine seems not to work, but actually travelled in a complete loop through time back to its point of origin.