Thor #217 [Regular Edition]
(November 1973)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1973-08-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #99.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

God vs. God! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita ?; Rich Buckler ?
Inks
John Romita ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Buckler cover credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

All Swords against Them! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited) (layouts); Sal Buscema (credited) (finished art)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as P. Goldberg)
Letters
John Costanza (credited as J. Costanza)

Job Number
1625Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lo, the golden gates of Asgard!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Thor!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin; Sif; Balder; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Heimdall; Hildegarde; Silas Grant; Tana Nile; Grand Commissioner of Rigel; Krista (introduction); Igron the Invincible; Loki (flashback); Ulik (flashback)
Synopsis
Thor and his crew return to Asgard to find it populated and ruled by doppelgängers of themselves. Fighting ensues and the truth is revealed. Igron had used his magic to create the impostors in a scheme to elevate his position to Master of Asgard and Lord of the Dark Domain. The true Asgardians triumph just in time to learn of a new approaching menace.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Steve Gerber ?
Pencils
Gil Kane (illustration)
Inks
Ernie Chan (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto ?; typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 12 and 13.

Includes an ad for Supernatural Thrillers (Marvel, 1972 series) #6 (The Headless Horseman).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. God vs. God!
    Thor
  2. 1. All Swords against Them!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore