Thor #450 [Direct Edition]
(August 1992)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
2.50 USD; 2.95 CAD; 1.65 GBP
Pages:
64
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics
Brand:
Marvel Comics
Editing:
Ralph Macchio (Editor); Pat Garrahy (Assistant Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)
Format:
Color; Standard Modern Age US Size; Saddle-Stitched; Was ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

Flip book; both front and back covers have single page gatefolds.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

What Can One Man Do When Gods Make War! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks:
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Thor

Introducing... the Mighty Thor! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Joe Sinnott
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Thor
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Full-page reprint of the cover on gatefold of front cover.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jack Kirby; John Buscema; John Romita
Inks:
Dick Ayers; Sol Brodsky; Vince Colletta; Joe Sinnott; John Buscema?; John Romita?; Mike Esposito?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Thor; Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man
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Indexer Notes

Cover reprints printed four to a page on the back of the gatefold front cover.


When Gods Make War (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ron Frenz (plot); Tom DeFalco (plot; script)
Pencils:
Ron Frenz
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
Mike Thomas; Rob Tokar
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Thor [Eric Masterson]; Code Blue [Lt. Marcus Stone; Julius Anthony "Mad Dog" Rassitano; Jock Jackson; Margarita "Rigger" Ruiz; Daniel "Fireworks" Fielstein]; Odin; Ulik; Enchantress; Mephisto; Marcy Masterson; Captain Conklin; Kai-Ra (Rime Giant); Glump (Rime Giant); Heimdall; Grand Vizier; Karnilla; Skoll (wolf god; cameo); Uroc; The Warriors Three [Fandral; Volstagg; Hogun]
Synopsis:
Thor and Code Blue travel to Asgard to help them fight off their enemies. Code Blue battles Ulik at the Well of Eternal Tears, and rescues Volstagg and Hogun in the process. Thor confronts Heimdall, whom he thinks has betrayed the trust that Odin has placed in him.

The End of Ego! (Table of Contents)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom DeFalco
Pencils:
Patrick Olliffe
Inks:
Patrick Olliffe
Colors:
Rob Tokar
Letters:
Rick Parker

Content Information

Genre:
fantasy
Characters:
Ego the Living Planet; Count Tagar; Sif; Balder; High Evolutionary; Analyzer; Celestials; Nobilus
Synopsis:
Sif and Balder rescue the High Evolutionary and Analyzer from the surface of Ego the Living Planet shortly before it is destroyed.

And They Shall Call Thee... Bloodaxe (Table of Contents)

Bloodaxe / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom DeFalco
Pencils:
Gary Hartle
Inks:
Ray Kryssing
Colors:
Sarra Mossoff
Letters:
Dave Sharpe

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Bloodaxe (introduction)
Synopsis:
Bloodaxe found a mystical ax and begins to fight crime.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from James Bailey, Francois Morel, Richard K. Koslowski, Randy O. Saluga, James Evans and Donald Loverock.


"Trapped by Loki, God of Mischief! (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Thor; Loki (Introduction); Heimdall (Introduction); Odin (Introduciton); Don Blake; Jane Foster; Balder (Introduction); Tyr (Introduction)
Synopsis:
Loki travels to Earth to confront Thor for the first time.
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Indexer Notes

First appearances of Odin, Heimdall, Tyr, Balder, and Loki.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
John Buscema; Keith Pollard; Bill Sienkiewicz; Walt Simonson; Ron Frenz
Inks:
Tom Palmer; Keith Pollard; Bill Sienkiewicz; Walt Simonson; Joe Sinnott
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
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Indexer Notes

Cover reprints printed four to a page on the back of the gatefold back cover.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Ron Frenz
Inks:
Joe Sinnott
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Full-page reprint of the cover on the gatefold of the back cover.


Never Before Has the Mighty Thor Faced a Foe as Dangerous as Loki, the God of Mischief!! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Thor; Loki
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Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Introducing... the Mighty Thor!
    Thor
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  3. 3. When Gods Make War
    Thor
  4. 4. The End of Ego!
    Tales of Asgard
  5. 5. And They Shall Call Thee... Bloodaxe
    Bloodaxe
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes!
  7. 7. "Trapped by Loki, God of Mischief!
    Thor
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  9. 9. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  10. 10. Never Before Has the Mighty Thor Faced a Foe as Dangerous as Loki, the God of Mischief!!
    Thor
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