([July] 2007)

Marvel, 2003 Series
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Volume
6
Price
54.99 USD
Pages
248
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
0-7851-2690-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785126904
Editing
Cory Sedlmeier (credited) (collection editor); Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)

Issue Notes

Reprints Thor (Marvel, 1966 Series) #141-152.
This issue has variants:

This Battleground Earth! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]
Reprints

Credits (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Evanier (credited, signed)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Who Is... Replicus? (Table of Contents: 4)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta (vignettes); Frank Giacoia (main figure)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Replicus
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Vignettes and main figure taken from interior story.

The Wrath of Replicus (Table of Contents: 5)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Slugger Sykes (introduction)(death); Chuda (introduction)(death); Replicus (introduction); Granny Gardenia (introduction); Blackie
Synopsis
Slugger Sykes joins Chuda to use the cybernetic Replicus for crime. Replicus fights Thor as Sykes turns on Chuda's plans for world domination. Chuda and Sykes die. Replicus is destroyed.
Reprints

Alibar and the Forty Demons! (Table of Contents: 6)

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)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Mogul; Alibar, the Thief (introduction); Satan's Forty Horsemen (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor and his companions invade Mogul's stronghold.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 5.

The Scourge of the Super-Skrull! (Table of Contents: 7)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Super-Skrull
Reprints

The Scourge of the Super-Skrull! (Table of Contents: 8)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Loki; Super-Skrull; Balder; Sif; Odin
Synopsis
The Super-Skrull, influenced by Loki, attacks and is beaten by Thor. Meanwhile, Odin sends Sif and Balder to find the evil Enchanters in the land of Ringsfjord.
Reprints

We, Who Are About to Die...! (Table of Contents: 9)

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)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Hogun; Fandral; Mogul; Sulibeg (introduction); Alibar; Satan's Forty Horsemen
Synopsis
Mogul's Demon Riders attack Thor and his companions.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 6.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Balder; Sif; Brona; Magnir
Reprints

--And, Soon Shall Come: the Enchanters! (Table of Contents: 11)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited); Vince Colletta (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Heimdall; Mr. Markham; Balder; Sif; Enchanters Three [Magnir; Forsung; Brona] (introduction); Living Talisman (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor, Sif and Balder face the Enchanters Three and the Living Talisman.
Reprints
Keywords
Ringsfjord

Indexer Notes

Uncredited inking by Colletta on parts of page one and two.
First appearance of the land of Ringsfjord.

To The Death! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Mutaurus (introduction)(death); Mogul's sister (introduction); Satan's Forty Horsemen
Synopsis
Volstagg finds the Idol of the Mystic Mountain and the Rod of Wondrous Wizard Power. Thor faces the Demon Riders.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 7.

This Battleground Earth! (Table of Contents: 13)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]
Reprints

This Battleground Earth! (Table of Contents: 14)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Sif; Balder; Enchanters Three [Magnir; Brona; Forsung]; The Living Talisman; Odin
Synopsis
Thor, Sif and Balder defeat Magnir and Brona while Odin faces Forsung.
Reprints

The Beginning of the End! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Alibar; Satan's Forty Horsemen; Mogul
Synopsis
Volstagg saves the day with the Rod of Wizard Power he found.
Reprints
Keywords
Rod of Wizard Power

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 8.

Abandoned on Earth! (Table of Contents: 16)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Romita (alterations)
Inks
Vince Colletta; John Romita (alterations)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Romita alterations on Thor's costume and boots.

Abandoned on Earth! (Table of Contents: 17)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Sif; Balder; Enchanters Three [Magnir; Brona; Forsung (death)]; Odin; Living Talisman (death); Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]; Clown [Eliot Franklin]; Luigi Bambonno; Ernesto Gambonno; Human Cannonball [Jack Pulvar]; Bruto]
Synopsis
Odin defeats Forsung and demands all Asgardians return. Thor refuses and his powers are removed (except Asgardian Strength). The Ringmaster hypnotizes Thor into joining the Circus of Crime.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Destruction of Forsung and the Living Talisman.

The End! (Table of Contents: 18)

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)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Alibar (made Prince); Mogul (death)
Synopsis
Alibar and Hogun defeat Mogul's spotted plague.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 9 (conclusion). Tales of Asgard feature comes to an end for now.

-- If the Thunder Be Gone! (Table of Contents: 19)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]; Human Cannonball [Jack Pulvar]]
Reprints

-- If the Thunder Be Gone! (Table of Contents: 20)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]; Clown [Eliot Franklin]; Luigi Bambonno; Ernesto Gambonno; Human Cannonball [Jack Pulvar]]; Sif; Balder; Odin (cameo); Jane Foster (cameo); Dr. Keith Kincaid (cameo)
Synopsis
The weakened and hypnotized Thor helps the Circus of Crime to steal the Golden Bull. Sif and Balder watch from Asgard as the police confront Thor.
Reprints
Keywords
Golden Bull

The Wrath of Odin! (Table of Contents: 21)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Loki; Odin
Reprints

The Wrath of Odin! (Table of Contents: 22)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]; Clown [Eliot Franklin]; Luigi Bambonno; Ernesto Gambonno; Human Cannonball [Jack Pulvar]]; Loki; Odin; Sif; Balder
Synopsis
Thor surrenders to the police, Loki posts his bail and attacks him when alone. Sif and Balder intervene.
Reprints

The Pounding Power of the Wrecker! (Table of Contents: 23)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Romita ?
Inks
Vince Colletta; John Verpoorten ?
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Sif; Balder; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]
Reprints

Let There Be... Chaos! (Table of Contents: 24)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Loki; Balder; Sif; Odin; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite] (introduction)(origin); Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Spider-Man (cameo on television)
Synopsis
All the Asgardians on earth have their powers removed by Odin. Loki, trying to get power from Karnilla, accidentally creates the Wrecker who attacks Thor.
Reprints

When Falls a Hero! (Table of Contents: 25)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]
Reprints

When Falls a Hero! (Table of Contents: 26)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Sif; Balder; Loki; Odin
Synopsis
Thor, still at half strength, is defeated by the Wrecker.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Plot crossover with Fantastic Four #73.

Even in Death -- (Table of Contents: 27)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Loki; Hela
Synopsis
Thor's spirit leaves his body by Hela's command as Loki gloats in the background.
Reprints

Even in Death... (Table of Contents: 28)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]; Hela; Loki; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Balder; Sif; Giant Barbaric (introduction); Forest Trolls (introduction); Destroyer [Sif]
Synopsis
The Wrecker leaves Thor for dead. Thor, rebuffing Hela, returns to his body to face the enemy. Sif and Baldur face Karnilla and Loki. Sif is tricked into entering the Destroyer which takes out the Wrecker but now faces the weakened Thor.
Reprints

--To Rise Again! (Table of Contents: 29)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Destroyer [Sif]
Reprints

--To Rise Again! (Table of Contents: 30)

Thor / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Destroyer [Sif]; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Loki; Balder; Odin; Ulik
Synopsis
Thor battles the Destroyer to a standstill, not knowing that it is Sif's life force that animates the creature. Odin decides that Thor has been punished long enough and restores his full power. Meanwhile, Ulik and a Troll army attack Karnilla's castle, and she releases Balder from her thrall so that he can fight for her.
Reprints

The Wrath of the Warrior! (Table of Contents: 31)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Ulik; Sif; Balder; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Loki
Synopsis
Thor vs Ulik.
Reprints

The Dilemma of Dr. Blake! (Table of Contents: 32)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Destroyer [Sif]; Odin; Balder; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Loki; Ulik
Synopsis
Karnilla releases Sif and the Destroyer falls unconscious. Thor is then transported to the land of the Norns to battle Ulik. Odin goes to Midgard to retrieve the inert Destroyer.
Reprints

The Mighty Thor #141 Unused Cover Art (Table of Contents: 33)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Replicus

The Mighty Thor #144 Unused Cover Pencils (Table of Contents: 34)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Enchanters

The Mighty Thor #148 Cover as Originally Illustrated (Table of Contents: 35)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Wrecker; Balder; Sif

June 1967 (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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

Biographies (Table of Contents: 37)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Rhett Thomas (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Editing
Related Scans
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. This Battleground Earth!
    Thor
  2. 1. Credits
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. Introduction
  5. 4. Who Is... Replicus?
    Thor
  6. 5. The Wrath of Replicus
    Thor
  7. 6. Alibar and the Forty Demons!
    Tales of Asgard
  8. 7. The Scourge of the Super-Skrull!
    Thor
  9. 8. The Scourge of the Super-Skrull!
    Thor
  10. 9. We, Who Are About to Die...!
    Tales of Asgard
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  12. 11. --And, Soon Shall Come: the Enchanters!
    Thor
  13. 12. To The Death!
    Tales of Asgard
  14. 13. This Battleground Earth!
    Thor
  15. 14. This Battleground Earth!
    Thor
  16. 15. The Beginning of the End!
    Tales of Asgard
  17. 16. Abandoned on Earth!
    Thor
  18. 17. Abandoned on Earth!
    Thor
  19. 18. The End!
    Tales of Asgard
  20. 19. -- If the Thunder Be Gone!
    Thor
  21. 20. -- If the Thunder Be Gone!
    Thor
  22. 21. The Wrath of Odin!
    Thor
  23. 22. The Wrath of Odin!
    Thor
  24. 23. The Pounding Power of the Wrecker!
    Thor
  25. 24. Let There Be... Chaos!
    Thor
  26. 25. When Falls a Hero!
    Thor
  27. 26. When Falls a Hero!
    Thor
  28. 27. Even in Death --
    Thor
  29. 28. Even in Death...
    Thor
  30. 29. --To Rise Again!
    Thor
  31. 30. --To Rise Again!
    Thor
  32. 31. The Wrath of the Warrior!
    Thor
  33. 32. The Dilemma of Dr. Blake!
    Thor
  34. 33. The Mighty Thor #141 Unused Cover Art
    Thor
  35. 34. The Mighty Thor #144 Unused Cover Pencils
    Thor
  36. 35. The Mighty Thor #148 Cover as Originally Illustrated
    Thor
  37. 36. June 1967
    Bullpen Bulletins
  38. 37. Biographies
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