(May 1964)

Marvel, 1952 Series
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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 March 1964. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.

Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.


Giants Walk the Earth! (Table of Contents)

The Mighty Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Chic Stone
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Thor; Surtur; Skagg
Reprinted:
  • 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)

Giants Walk the Earth! (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
Job Number:
X-636

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Thor [Donald Blake]; Skagg; Surtur; Balder; Heimdall; Jane Foster; Loki; Odin; Enchantress [Amora] (cameo); Executioner [Skurge] (cameo)
Synopsis:
Odin comes to Earth to settle the matter of Thor's love for Jane Foster. At the same time, Loki frees Skagg, the Storm Giant and Surtur so that he never has relinquish the power over Asgard. Thor, Balder and Odin defeat the giants and Loki is punished.
Reprinted:
  • in Mighty Thor Collector's Album, The (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-125 [abridged]
  • in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #17 (November 1968)
  • in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #11 (August 31, 1971) [as "Il furto del martello magico", 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

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


Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Advertises Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964) and X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964).


Revenge! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Pencils:
Larry Lieber
Inks:
Al Hartley
Colors:
?
Letters:
Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Dorr Rathko; Kirn; Lycia Welles
Synopsis:
When an asteroid miner's partner marries the girl he loves, he tries to get revenge by stealing their asteroid, but is killed in a freak meteor shower.

Poor Oscar!--(Continued From Last Issue) (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 2]

Indexer Notes

Continues from last issue. Announces that only feature-length Thor stories and the Tales of Asgard stories will appear in Journey Into Myster, starting next issue.


Heimdall Guardian of the Mystic Rainbow Bridge! [Origin of Heimdall Part 1] (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:
Don Heck
Colors:
?
Letters:
Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:
Fantasy
Characters:
Heimdall (origin); Odin; Agnar the Fierce (introduction); Gotron, the Agile (introduction); Brimer (introduction); Trolls; Storm Giants
Synopsis:
Odin has decided to appoint a sentry to the Rainbow Bridge. Agnar, Gotron and Heimdall try out for the appointment but Heimdall gets it.
Reprinted:
  • in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968)
  • in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (July 7, 1971) [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)
  • in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)

Indexer Notes

First in the Heimdall biography series.


Editing
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Table of Contents

  1. 1. Giants Walk the Earth!
    The Mighty Thor
  2. 2. Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!
  3. 3. Revenge!
  4. 4. Poor Oscar!--(Continued From Last Issue)
  5. 5. Heimdall Guardian of the Mystic Rainbow Bridge! [Origin of Heimdall Part 1]
    Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Patrick Lemaire
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Pierre Freyssonnet
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Heer
  • Bob Klein
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Darrel McCann