Thor #455 [Direct]
(Early December 1992)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly November, December and January
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Pat Garrahy (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Indicia title is The Mighty Thor.
This issue has variants:

Odin Amok! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (rough pencils); Patrick Olliffe (signed) (finished pencils)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Eric Masterson]; Odin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover credit specifics provided 2011 by Al Milgrom.

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Odin Unleashed--! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
M. C. Wyman
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Mike Rockwitz
Letters
Rick Parker
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Upon the throne royal of Asgard, a somber figure broods--
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Eric Masterson]; Mephisto; Loki; Enchantress; Balder; Sif; Odin; Warriors Three [Volstagg; Hogun; Fandral]; Karnilla
Synopsis
Loki is revealed to be disguised as Odin and the soul shroud that Sif and Balder won from Mephisto allows Odin to return to his body and Mephisto to capture the soul of Loki.
Reprints

Strange Encounter (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Geof Isherwood
Inks
Hector Collazo
Colors
Ariane Lenshoek (credited as Ariane)
Letters
Rick Parker
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Men usually speak of this myserious, haunted man in frightened whispers!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange; Bloodaxe; Susan Austin
Synopsis
Doctor Strange tries to discover the truth behind Bloodaxe.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Aaron P. Kaufman, Fredrick Coff, Chris Matthys and Dan Wodward.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Odin Amok!
    Thor
  2. 1. Odin Unleashed--!
    Thor
  3. 2. Strange Encounter
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
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