Thor #374 [Direct]
(December 1986)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel 25th Anniversary
Editing
Craig Anderson (assistant editor); Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guest-starring X-Factor … or what’s left of them!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
X-Factor: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Blockbuster; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Fires of the Night! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited as Max Scheele)
Letters
John Workman (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Long ago, far beneat the streets of Manhattan, a series of tunnels were built,
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Marauders: Blockbuster (villain, death); Harpoon [Kodiak Noatak] (villain); Sabretooth [Victor Creed] (villain); Vertigo (villain)
X-Factor: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (guest); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (guest); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (guest)
Balder (guest); Gudrun (guest); Hela (villain); Hildy (guest); Huginn (guest, resurrection); Artie Maddicks (guest); Kevin Mortensen (guest); Mick Mortensen (guest); Muninn (guest); Silverhoof (guest); Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Volstagg (guest); Wyrd (guest); Asgard Kids (guests)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Thor tries to protect the quickly dying Angel from the Marauders. Balder resurrects Odin's second Raven. Kevin and Mick are welcomed into Volstagg's family. With his arm already broken by Blockbuster, Thor is cursed with brittle bones by Hela. After the massacre is over, Thor cleanses the Morlock tunnels with fire.
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Indexer Notes

Mutant Massacre Crossover.

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

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

Script
Jim Shooter
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: James J. Brannon, Joe Cruciani, Jim Raskell, Joe Frank, Keith Jacobs, Todd Erickson and Angel Santos.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Guest-starring X-Factor … or what’s left of them!"]
    Thor
  2. 1. Fires of the Night!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
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