(February 1964)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Atlas Magazines, Inc.
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Format:
- 4 Color; Standard Golden Age and Silver Age US Size; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Distributed to newstands in December 1963. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man! (Table of Contents)
The Mighty Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Thor; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko]
- Reprinted:
- in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #9 (August 3, 1971)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993) [interior]
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003)
- in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man! (Table of Contents)
The Mighty Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- George Roussos [as G. Bell]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Sam Rosen
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Thor [Donald Blake]; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko]; Odin; Loki; Heimdall; Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (cameo); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo)]; Haag (cameo, introduction) [called "Norn Hag" in this story]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo] (flashback); Jane Foster (flashback)
- Synopsis:
- Loki convinces Odin to reduce Thor's power in punishment for loving Jane Foster, and then restores the memory of the Tomorrow Man so that he can come back in time and defeat Thor. He builds a powerful robot, and when Thor cannot defeat it he agrees to help the Tomorrow Man conquer the 23rd century.
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #15 (July 1968)
- in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #9 (August 3, 1971) [as "Il ritorno di Zarko", Italian translation]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003)
- in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
Indexer Notes
Continues in next issue. This is the first appearance of the Well of Centuries. Haag is not named until Thor (Marvel, 1965 series) #165 (June 1969).
The Flying Saucer That Was (Table of Contents)
text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- [C-486]
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- George Ridley; Monroe Marks; Dr. Willard Seldin; Harry Landau
- Synopsis:
- A teacher frantically tries to convince people that he saw aliens, but it turns out that they are friendly and make him their ambassador.
- Reprinted:
- from Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #12 (June 1953)
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
The Enemies! (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:
- Sam Rosen
- Job Number:
- X-560
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Prince Sunor; Rakku the Terrible
- Synopsis:
- The barbaric Vulcans plan to invade the world of the pacifist Idylicans. Instead of fighting, the Idylicans abandon their world, altering the gravity of their world to trap the invaders, and settling the Vulcan's abandoned homes as their own.
Indexer Notes
These Vulcans predate Star Trek by several years. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
The Invasion of Asgard! [The Boyhood of Thor! Part 2] (Table of Contents)
Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- George Roussos [as G. Bell]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- X-568
Content Information
- Genre:
- Fantasy
- Characters:
- Thor; Loki; Haag [called only "Norn Hag" in this story]; Hati; Heimdall; Geirrodur (introduction); Odin; Skoll (introduction); Ulfrin the Dragon
- Synopsis:
- Loki makes a hole in Asgard's defenses and lures Thor there to face an attack alone. Thor holds off the enemies of Asgard until help arrives.
- Reprinted:
- in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968)
- in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #5 (June 8, 1971) [as "L'invasione di Asgard", Italian translation]
- in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #150 (January 11, 1977) [as "L'invasione di Asgard", Italian translation]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003)
- Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (July 2009)
- in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
Indexer Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Geirrodur next appears in Thor (Marvel, 1965 series) #137 (February 1967), Skoll next appears in Thor (Marvel, 1965 series) #448 (June 1992), Haag is not named until Thor (Marvel, 1965 series) #165 (June 1969).
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Table of Contents
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1.
The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!
The Mighty Thor -
2.
The Flying Saucer That Was
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3.
The Enemies!
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4.
The Invasion of Asgard! [The Boyhood of Thor! Part 2]
Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!
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- Ethan Hoddes
- Pierre Freyssonnet
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- Bob Klein
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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