Journey Into Mystery #103

(April 1964)

The Enchantress and the Executioner! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Chic Stone

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Thor [Donald Blake]; Enchantress (introduction); Executioner (introduction); Jane Foster; Loki; Odin; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko] (cameo flashback)

Synopsis:

Loki and Odin conspire to end Thor's infatuation with Jane Foster by sending the Enchantress to seduce him away from his mortal love; The heavy handed Executioner fouls things up and the mission is unsuccessful.

Reprinted:

• in Thor Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #2 (September 1966)
• in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #10 (August 17, 1971) [as "L'Incantatrice e l'Esecutore!", 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)

Indexer Notes

At this point, the stories take a turn to Asgardian themes and backdrops.

Poor Oscar (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

H-367

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Oscar Meeker; Mathilda Meeker

Synopsis:

A long-suffering pushover is stuck with a battered suitcase, but finds that the case magically fills with money and spends it for him.

Reprinted:

• from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #141 (December 1955) [page 1]

Indexer Notes

Continues in next issue.

To Live Forever! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Chic Stone

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-596

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Luther Gorr

Synopsis:

In a future where capital punishment has been abolished, the maximum sentence is 90 years imprisonment. A brilliant scientist decides to find a way to make himself immortal, so he may commit crimes with impunity, but turns himself into a rock.

Reprinted:

• in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #69 (November 27, 1973) [as "Vivere per sempre!", Italian translation]

Indexer Notes

This story is a retelling of "I Can Live Forever!", drawn by John Forte, from Journey Into Mystery #55 (November 1959). Most earlier versions of the story made the principal character turn into a redwood tree instead of a rock, and he is not always a criminal. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

Another Triumph For Marvel..! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.85 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (promo copy)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Bill Everett

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Advertises Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) using the logo portion of the cover. The page is split with the statement of ownership.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.15 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Average monthly paid circulation/print run October 1962–September 1963 (issues #87–98): 188,070/318,212. Paid circulation/print run for issue #115: 186,380/315,101. This shares the page with the promo.

Thor's Mission to Mirmir! (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:

Chic Stone

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-625

Content Information

Genre:

Fantasy

Characters:

Thor; Sindri (introduction); Skord; Gullin (introduction); King Mirmir; Aske; Embla

Synopsis:

Thor must reach Mirmir to tell him that Odin has decided it is time to create the human race.

Reprinted:

• in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968)
• in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (July 6, 1971) [as "Thor in missione a Mirmir!", 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 Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (July 2009)

Indexer Notes

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