- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Destroyer! The mind-staggering menace created countless ages ago by Odin himself!
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor; Odin; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Ularic (introduction); Loki; Destroyer; the hunter
- Synopsis
- Loki, fearful of the power of the Destroyer, has saved Thor from certain death. As Thor continues to battle for his life, Loki sends a message to Karnilla, the Norn Queen, urging her to wake Odin from the Odinsleep. Odin wakes and realizes that Thor is in danger. Odin tries to assist Thor, but Thor insists that he should wage his own battle. Thor prevails but damages his hammer, the Temple of Darkness is destroyed and Odin is consumed with pride at his son's gallantry. Odin summons Loki and berates him. Loki is punished by being bound in servitude to Ularic, Odin's Royal Warlock.
- Reprints
- in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #74, #75
- in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #51 (3 February 1968)
- in Special Marvel Edition (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 (January 1971)
- in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #21 (18 Gennaio 1972)
- in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #42 (December 1, 1973), #43 (December 8, 1973) [black & white]
- in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #2 (janvier 1977) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Edderkoppen (Winthers Forlag, 1978 series) #2 (1978)
- in Spindelmannen (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #2/1978 (1978)
- in Edderkoppen (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #2/1978 ([7. februar] 1978)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[3] (November 2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2004)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 ([July] 2005) [black & white]
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (2011)
- in Marvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: En Mis Manos, Este Martillo (Panini España, 2013 series) (Septiembre 2013)
- Keywords
- Temple of Darkness
The first appearance of Ularic (Odin's royal warlock).
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The mission of missions is about to begin!!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Warriors Three [Hogun (introduction); Fandral (introduction); Volstagg (introduction)]; Thor; Loki; Odin; Balder; Kroda (introduction); Magrat (introduction)
- Synopsis
- A mötley crew is assembled as Thor prepares to set sail. Odin fears that Ragnarök, the twilight of the gods, is upon them.
- Reprints
- in Die Spinne Comic - Album (Condor, 1979 series) #14
- in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #18 (7 Dicembre 1971)
- in Marvel Spectacular (Marvel, 1973 series) #4 (November 1973)
- in Edderkoppen Superseriealbum (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #[8] (1982)
- in Spindelmannen presentalbum (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1980 series) #[1982] [8] (1982)
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #1 (Mayo 2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[3] (November 2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2004)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 ([July] 2005) [black & white]
- in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #3 (2009)
which is reprinted- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2010 series) ([January] 2010)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (2011)
- Keywords
- Oversword of Asgard
Odinsword Quest Part 2, first appearances of Hogun, Fandral and Volstagg (the Warriors Three) and Kroda and Magrat.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And the best is yet to come!
- Reprints
Letters from (and replies to) Jack Friedman, Paul Del Colle, and Richard Walls. Also includes an advertisement for the official Marvel stationery, an advertisement for Journey Into Mystery Annual #1 and The Mighty Marvel Checklist for comics on sale right now. Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #42, Spider-Man #28, Avengers #19, X-Men #12, Daredevil #9, Strange Tales #136, Tales of Suspense #69, Tales to Astonish #71 and Sgt. Fury #21.