Thor Annual
#4
(December 1971)
Marvel,
1966 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except January, semi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-07-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Management Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
The Living Planet!
Thor / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor
- Reprints
-
from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #131 (August 1966) [retitled] - in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #10 ([May] 2011)
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Original title is "They Strike from Space!".
They Strike From Space!
Thor / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor; Hercules; Ares; Jane Foster; Tana Nile; Odin; Rigel Colonizers (introduction)
- Synopsis
- 1st app of Rigel and Colonizers in Thor. Tana Nile stakes a claim on Earth. Thor starts to fight towards Rigel to rescue Earth.
- Reprints
- from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #131 (August 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
First appearances of the planet Rigel and Rigel Colonizers.
Rigel "Where Gods May Fear To Tread!"
Thor / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor; Tana Nile; Indestructible (introduction); Grand Commissioner of Rigel (introduction); Jane Foster; Sir Porga of Wundagore (named in the next issue) (introduction); Recorder (introduction); Ego (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Thor, battling to Rigel, is diverted by the menace of Ego.
- Reprints
- from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #132 (September 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
The first appearances of the Grand Commissioner of Rigel, Indestructible, Sir Porga of Wundagore, the Recorder and Ego.
The Boyhood of Loki!
Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Thor; Loki (origin); Uller (introduction); Volsak (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Thor defends Loki after Loki is caught engaging in mystical mischief.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #113 (February 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of Loki's origin. Second biographical Loki story, the first appearances of Uller and Volsak.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Living Planet!
Thor -
1.
They Strike From Space!
Thor -
2.
Rigel "Where Gods May Fear To Tread!"
Thor -
3.
The Mighty Marvel Checklist [December 1971]
Mighty Marvel Checklist -
4.
Steranko Posters
Steranko Posters -
5.
The Boyhood of Loki!
Tales of Asgard
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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