(July 1974)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
8 times a year
On-sale Date
1974-04-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
?
Editing
Roy Thomas (original editor); Irene Vartanoff (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #105, April 1974.

"The Thunder God and the Troll!" (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Ulik
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Rosen credit per Nick Caputo. Original indexer credited Artie Simek.

Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Spectacular (Marvel, 1973 series) #8
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"The Thunder God and the Troll!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can yon vision of loveliness truly be Sif… the same raven-haired sister of Heimdall whom I once did bounce upon my knee when she was but a child?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Sif; Ulik (introduction); Geirrodur, King of the Rock Trolls; Grak
Synopsis
Geirrodur's trolls capture Sif and lure Thor after her. Thor must battle Ulik, mightiest of the Rock Trolls.
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"The Jaws of the Dragon!" (Table of Contents: 2)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even as Thor's mutinous crew of argonauts heads into the dreaded Pillars of Utgard on the uncharted Sea of Fear...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Balder; Odin; Hogun; Volstagg; Asgardians; Utgard Dragon (introduction, dies)
Synopsis
In Asgard, Odin has a premonition concerning Ragnarok. Meanwhile, Balder saves his fellow crewmates from certain death by blowing his horn. The effects of his actions are that the Dragon of Utgard is destroyed and the ship has safe passage.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Odinsword Quest Part 6.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. "The Thunder God and the Troll!"
    Thor
  2. 1. "The Thunder God and the Troll!"
    Thor
  3. 2. "The Jaws of the Dragon!"
    Tales of Asgard
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
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