Thor #198
(April 1972)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1972-01-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1972 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

When Dies the Immortal! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Odin is dead, Thunder God - - and you shall be next to die!!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin; Mangog
Reprints

--And Odin Dies! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza (credited as Jon Costa)
Editing
Stan Lee

Job Number
830Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Weakened by the strain of transporting Asgard out of normal space, all-father Odin hath fallen prey to the rampaging Mangog…
Feature Logo
The Mighty Thor!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin; Mangog; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Odin's Vizier; Whitemane; Rongor; Bulware; Sif; Hildegarde; Silas Grant; Tana Nile; Balder
Synopsis
Odin appears to be dead. Thor and his allies fight the Mangog. Wait - - Odin is alive! Mangog draws the Odinsword from its sheath, thus endangering the entire universe. Odin casts a spell to return the Odinsword to its sheath, but the effort kills him. Thor defeats the Mangog. Wait - - Odin may still possess a spark of life! Thor swings his hammer and freezes time around his father until a cure for his apparent death can be found.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. When Dies the Immortal!
    Thor
  2. 1. --And Odin Dies!
    Thor
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk