Thor #381 [Direct]
(July 1987)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Craig Anderson (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson (signed)
Inks
Walter Simonson (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Destroyer]; Storm Giant
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Ye Olde Shelle Game! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Simonson
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
John Workman
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor [Also in Destroyer Armor]; Kurse (guest); Balder (guest); Volstagg (guest); Kevin (guest); Mick (guest); Hildy (guest); Avengers [Wonder Man; Mockingbird; Iron Man; Dr. Druid; Captain Marvel II; Black Knight; Captain America; Hawkeye; She-Hulk] (guests); Chuck Cherkle (guest); Loki (villain); Storm Giants (villains); Utgard-Loki (villain); Destroyer (villain); Grundroth (villain, death); Mephisto (villain, cameo)
Synopsis
Finding the fallen body of the Hela-cursed Thor, the Storm Giants pound him into putty. A strange malady falls over Asgard causing all to sleep. The Storm Giants are tricked into resurrecting the Destroyer. Thor is restored to fight the Destroyer, but ends up being absorbed into the unstoppable juggernaut's armor.
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Indexer Notes

Continued from Mephisto vs. The Avengers #4

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Terry Dickerson, Rick S. Jones and JF.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  2. 1. Ye Olde Shelle Game!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
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  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
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