Journey into Mystery #92

(May 1963)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer (Table of Contents: 2)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns) (script)

Pencils

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Marty Epp (as M. Epp)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Without his magic hammer, mighty Thor is as bereft of power as mighty Samson without his hair!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Jane Foster; Frigga (cameo) (called "Fricka", introduction); Heimdall; Loki; Odin; Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Mr. Jones; Neri (Handmaiden, introduction, cameo)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Loki magically diverts Thor's hammer to free himself from his chains. Thor returns to Asgard to find the hammer, and Loki tries to kill him with magical traps, but Thor overcomes them all to find his hammer and catch Loki.

Reprints

• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10
• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #13 (13 May 1967) [Black and white.]
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #10 (September 1967)
• in Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1970 [Second part of story, page 7 (panels 1-4) and pages 8-13 reprinted. Recolored. Title of story changed to "The Evil of Loki"]
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #4 (21 Maggio 1971)
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #236
• in De Vier Verdedigers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1971 series) #57 (1972)
• in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #4 ([1978])
• 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 : 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) #8 - Thor 2 (1963) ([November] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Neri's only other known appearance is in an alternate reality story in What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #47 (October 1984).

The Remedy Oil (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marie Severin

Inks

Marie Severin

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

[J-984]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All of the fancy clothing stores on Main Street were doing a booming business at Easter time except old Mrs. Gerrity's.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mrs. Gerrity; Tom Gerrity; Officer O'Malley; Logarithm

Synopsis

An old-fashioned shopkeeper unwittingly saves the life of a boy from Mechanica when her remedy oil lubricates the gears in his brain.

Reprints

• from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #54 (April 1957)
which is reprinted
• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #37 (August 1956) [retitled]

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustrations. The first page of this story is printed between pages 5 and 6 of the Thor story, while the second page is printed between the two back-up comic stories.

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The Man Who Hated Monstro! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You're huge and powerful, but somehow--someway--I shall destroy you!

Genre

animal; horror-suspense

Characters

Karl Krumm; Monstro

Synopsis

A star acrobat is jealous of a popular gorilla at his circus and torments it. Finally, he arranges for the gorilla to break free so that it will be shot, but it has enough strength left to swing out on the trapeze to get revenge.

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #35 (1964 ?)
• in Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1968 [2-color reprint (black and red)]
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #149 (1970)
• in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Adventure into Fear Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)
• in Das Monster von Frankenstein (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #26 (Februar 1976)
• in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #4 ([1978])

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I Used to Be... Human! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, once I too was human -- just as you are!

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A space pilot is stranded on a planet where the only available food turns the eater into one of the planet's hideous natives. He eats the fruit in order to survive, but finds that the psychic communications of the creatures are so beautiful that he doesn't want to change back.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #38 (1963)
• in Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1968 [2-color reprint, black and red.]
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #127
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #29 (April 21, 1973)
• in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #4 ([1978])
• in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)

Keywords

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