Thor #390 [Direct]
(April 1988)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1987-12-29
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); Marc Siry (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #132.
This issue has variants:

Avengers Assemble! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks
Brett Breeding (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Avengers [Thor; The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Dr. Druid; She-Hulk]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

The Hero and the Hammer (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Ron Frenz
Inks
Brett Breeding
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited as Christie Morelli)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as Jack Scheele)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Avengers: The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Doctor Druid [Anthony Druid]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Thor [Thor Odinson]
Warriors Three: Fandral the Dashing; Hogun the Grim; Volstagg
Balder; The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback); Marrina; Stingray [Walter Newell]; Seth [Set] (villain); Grog
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
As Thor returns to the Avengers he's disheartened to learn of Iron Man's rogue actions and that Captain America has been stripped of his costume by the government but when the Captain proves able to lift Mjolnir to assist Thor in battle against Grog, Thor regains his trust in his old friend.
Reprints
Keywords
Avengers Island; Mjolnir

Indexer Notes

First instance of Steve Rogers lifting Mjolnir.

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

The Hammer Strikes / letters page / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Kip Talbot, Ernest Black, James Feigenbaum, Michael O

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.3 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 314,449. Single issue nearest to filing date: 324,333.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; ProFile / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Avengers Assemble!
    Thor
  2. 1. The Hero and the Hammer
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
  4. 3. Statement of Ownership
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; ProFile
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson