Thor #208 [Regular Edition]
(February 1973)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1972-11-07
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
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #90, October 1972.
This issue has variants:

God of Thunder versus Mercurio! The Man from the Death Dimension (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When my left hand touches you, you freeze!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Mercurio
Reprints

The Fourth-Dimensional Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited as Vinnie Colletta)
Colors
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Letters
Charlotte Jetter (credited as C. Jetter)

Job Number
1243-Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'… and if men are gods, then what are gods…?' … 19th century saying
Feature Logo
The Mighty Thor!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Mercurio, the Fourth-Dimensional Man (introduction); Hildegarde; Edwin Jarvis; Karl Sarron (death); The Ruler of Gramos (introduction); Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Vision; Ego-Prime (cameo); Loki (cameo); Absorbing Man (cameo); Odin (cameo); Sif (cameo); Karnilla (cameo); Balder (cameo)
Synopsis
Thor is upset over Sif’s disappearance. He snaps at Jarvis but later offers him a heartfelt apology. Thor battles and defeats Mercurio.
Reprints

Awesome Announcements for You to Conjure with, Ponder over - and Yawn At! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Hammer Strikes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 15 & 16. Letters from readers David McDonnell, Bob Gale, Matthew Flamm, and Mark McKinney; includes "Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom".

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. God of Thunder versus Mercurio! The Man from the Death Dimension
    Thor
  2. 1. The Fourth-Dimensional Man!
    Thor
  3. 2. Awesome Announcements for You to Conjure with, Ponder over - and Yawn At!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk