Journey into Mystery #98

(November 1963)

Challenged by the Human Cobra! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-451

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; Doctor Bruce Andrews; Odin; Professor Shecktor (introduction, death)

Synopsis:

While visiting India, Don Blake finds that one of his old teachers has been murdered by a villain who gained the power of a snake. Thor fights the Cobra in New York and defeats him, after Jane Foster sees her new boss's cowardice and goes back to Docotr Blake.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #12 (January 1968)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (6 Luglio 1971) [as "Sfidato dal Cobra umano!", Italian translation]
• 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 Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
• 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)

Indexer Notes

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

Snowstorm (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

[J-866]

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dawson; Mr. Manfredy

Synopsis:

A hiker lost in the snow meets a scientist who discovered how to transform other metals into gold but lives in isolation so his discovery will not cause turmoil.

Reprints:

• from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #47 (September 1956)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Purple Planet (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Matt Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray Holloway

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dunstan Dirk

Synopsis:

A criminal in the future travels to a rich but primitive world, hoping to exploit the simple people. Unfortunately they don't understand the universal language, and lock him in a zoo as an animal.

Odin Battles Ymir, King of the Ice Giants (Table of Contents)

Tales of Asgard, Home of the Gods! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-452

Content Information

Genre:

Fantasy

Characters:

Odin; Ymir; Ice Giants (introduction)

Synopsis:

The ice giants, led by Ymir, attack Asgard but Odin defends it and traps Ymir inside a ring of fire.

Reprints:

• in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (27 Aprile 1971) [as "Odino contro Ymir", Italian translation]
• 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, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
• in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (May 2009)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
• in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn] ([January] 2010)
• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)

Indexer Notes

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