Journey Into Mystery #106

(July 1964)

The Thunder God Strikes Back! (Table of Contents)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Chic Stone

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-704

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Thor [Donald Blake]; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees]; Jane Foster

Synopsis:

Thor evades the villains and transforms back into Dr. Blake, then pretends to betray Thor in order to get his cane back. He becomes Thor and defeats the Cobra easily, though Hyde escapes by becoming Calvin Zabo and slipping away. Hyde attacks Thor later, but is defeated. When Blake returns to the office he discovers that Jane hates him because of his seeming betrayal of Thor.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #19 (March 1969)
• in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #11 (August 31, 1971) [as "Il dio del tuono restituisce il colpo", 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 from last issue. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

Marauder! (Table of Contents)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

H-584

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

KKpt. Karl Friedrich von Müller; Heinrich

Synopsis:

A successful German commerce raider meets its match in an Australian cruiser off Malaya.

Reprinted:

• from Navy Action (Marvel, 1954 series) #10 (February 1956) [page 2]

Indexer Notes

Continues from last issue. Printed between the pages of the Thor story. This page is split with an advertisement. This story is a reasonably accurate fictionalised account of the destruction of the Dresden-Class Light Cruiser SMS Emden in November 1914. In reality the Emden's second-in-command was Captain-Lieutenant Helmut von Mücke. Though his name is incorrect, he did survive his ship's destruction while commanding a landing party, as depicted.

The Mighty Thor Also Appears In.... The Avengers (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (promo copy)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Avengers [Thor; Giant-Man; Wasp; Iron Man; Hulk]

Indexer Notes

Advertises the Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series). This shares the page with "Marauder!"

Who Says This Isn't the Marvel Age of Comics?! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? (promo copy)

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Advertises various Marvel comics by showing their headings, including Fantastic Four, X-Men, Strange Tales, Kid Colt Outlaw, Patsy Walker, Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos, Avengers, Journey Into Mystery With The Mighty Thor, Tales to Astonish, Two-Gun Kid, Millie the Model, Patsy and Hedy, Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, Tales of Suspense featuring "The Power of Iron Man", Rawhide Kid and Modeling With Millie. Printed between Thor and Tales of Asgard.

Balder "The Brave" [Origin of Balder 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:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-718

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Balder (origin); Odin; Thor; Tyr (introduction); Honir (introduction)

Synopsis:

Odin orders Balder executed for leaving a battle to rescue a fallen bird, but Balder is so beloved that the animals and plants keep any harm from coming to him, and Odin makes him invincible.

Reprinted:

• in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968)
• in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #8 (July 20, 1971) [as "Balder, il prode", 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) #2 (August 2009)
• in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)

Indexer Notes

This story is loosely based on the legend of Balder's death, though without the deadly mistletow arrow shot by the blind god Hod. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.