Thor #277 [Regular Edition]
(November 1978)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245011
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor); Jim Shooter (consulting editor); Mark Gruenwald (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema (signed)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kill Thor -- and Asgard falls!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Hela; Loki
Synopsis
Thor vs. Hela and her hordes.
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #277 [Regular Edition] Cover Thumbnail for Thor (1966 series) #277 [Whitman] Cover Thumbnail for Thor (1966 series) #277 [British]
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Time of the Trolls! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
John Buscema (breakdowns); Tom Palmer (finished art)
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Sif; Balder; Odin; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Thor [Roger "Red" Norvell]; Loki (villain); Hela (villain); Harris Hobbs (reporter); Joey (sound man); Sigyn; Volla; Enchantress (flashback; cameo); Executioner (flashback; cameo); Heimdall; The Midgard Serpent (cameo); Frigga; Fenris; Ljos-Alfar (Bright Elves)
Synopsis
Loki is sentenced to the place of punishment for his role in starting Ragnarok. The new Thor takes Sif to a distant land to be his queen. Hela and her horde of Trolls prepare to storm the rainbow bridge.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Jim Arlien, Sam Hays and Jim Bleeker.

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

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

McBrain's Brain Drain (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Kill Thor -- and Asgard falls!"]
    Thor
  2. 1. Time of the Trolls!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. McBrain's Brain Drain
    Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies
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