- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Chic Stone
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Sam Rosen
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Thor [Don Blake]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp] (flashback); Sub-Mariner [Namor] (flashback); Odin; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #25 (March 1970)
- in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #9 (1976)
- in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #15
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #3
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Marvel Classic (Panini Comics (fr), 2011 series) #2
- in Hulk vs. the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2008 series) #[nn]
The majority of this story is a flashback to the events of Avengers #3 (both previously shown and new scenes elaborated on).
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Art Simek
- Genre:
- Superhero; Fantasy
- Characters:
- Loki (Origin); Odin; Laufey (Loki's father) (Introduction, Death, Villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Asgardians battle the Giants.
- Reprinted:
- in Special Marvel Edition (Marvel, 1971 series) #3 (September 1971)
- in Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of Marvel Comics Villains (Simon and Schuster, 1976 series) #[nn] (1976)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #3
- in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
- in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #12
- in Hulk vs. the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2008 series) #[nn]
Part 1 of Loki's origin. First biographical Loki story. Chronologically first appearance of Loki.