Thor #301 [Newsstand]

(November 1980)

For the Life of Asgard! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio

Pencils

Keith Pollard (breakdowns); Chic Stone (finished art)

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Joe Rosen

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Mother Earth; Vishnu; Eternals [Zuras (death); Thena; Ajax; Ikaris; Sersi; Makkari]; Council of Mother-Goddesses [Frigga] (introduction); Yu-Huang; Brahma; Shiva (villain; introduction); Odin; Balder; Sif; Celestials [Arishem]; The Destroyer; Young Gods; Heimdall (flashback; cameo); Ego-Prime (flashback; cameo); Zeus; Osiris; Vishnu; The Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg] (cameo); Loki (cameo); Sigyn (cameo); Balder (cameo); Karnilla (cameo)

Synopsis

Thor travels to the other pantheons, hoping to borrow a little bit of power from each to raise Odin from the dead after he and all Asgard were destroyed by the Celestials. When Shiva refuses Thor they battle until Thor convinces Shiva to help him in his quest.

Reprints

• in Thor: The Eternals Saga (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2007)
• in Thor and the Eternals: The Celestials Saga (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Indexer Notes

When the Asgardians are brought back to life, Balder is released from his near-death state.

The Power of Gold! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hostess Twinkies; Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sal Buscema ?

Inks

Frank Giacoia ?

Colors

?

Letters

Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The museum's centennial exhibit of gold is sure to attract the evil designs of Impercepto,

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Impercepto

Synopsis

Mr. Fantastic encounters an alien who needs gold for energy and stops him with the golden bars of Hostess Twinkies.