Thor #412 [Newsstand]

(Mid-December 1989)

Introducing... The New Warriors! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Frenz (credited) (co-plot); Tom DeFalco (credited)

Pencils

Ron Frenz (credited) (layouts)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Nel Yomtov (credited)

Letters

Michael Heisler (credited as Heisler); Jack Morelli (credited as Morelli)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't believe it! This has gotta be a joke!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

New Warriors: Firestar [Angelica Jones] (introduction of the team); Marvel Boy [Vance Astrovik] (introduction of the team); Namorita (introduction of the team); Night Thrasher [Dwayne Taylor] (introduction of the team); Nova [Richard Rider] (introduction of the team); Speedball [Robbie Baldwin] (introduction of the team)
Susan Austin; Hercules; Juggernaut [Cain Marko] (villain); Loki (villain); Kevin Masterson; Marcy Masterson; Thor [Eric Masterson]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

With Thor down for the count, the New Warriors arrive and battle the Juggernaut. Thor recovers his strength and joins the fray as he and the kids are finally able to banish Juggernaut to another dimension.

Reprints

• in Thor (Play Press, 1991 series) #45
• in The New Warriors: Beginnings (Marvel, 1992 series) (June 1992)
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Semic S.A., 1989 series) #283 hors série (juillet 1993)
• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #134 (Agosto 1993)
• in New Warriors Classic (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
• in Acts of Vengeance Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) ([March 2011])
• in New Warriors Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 (2013)
• in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #17 - In Mortal Flesh (2017)
• in Acts of Vengeance: Avengers (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in New Warriors Classic Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (2020)

Indexer Notes

Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight (Marvel, 1989 series) #26.

Freedom Is Only a Choice Away! (Table of Contents: 2)

Beta Ray Bill / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco (credited)

Pencils

Ron Lim (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Nel Yomtov (credited)

Letters

Michael Heisler (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stripped of Storm Breaker, his enchanted uru hamme!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beta Ray Bill; Captain Orack (villain)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Bill has been trapped and is being used to help power a spaceship that feeds off of psychic energy. When the people of his race are threatened, however, he breaks free and faces Captain Orack.

Reprints

• in Thor (Play Press, 1991 series) #45
• in Thor (Semic S.A., 1989 series) #20 ([décembre] 1991)
• in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #17 - In Mortal Flesh (2017)

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

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

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Paul Coate, Joe Frank, Andrew J. Mueller, Terrence Willitts, Shane Hutchison, Robert Kowalski, M. S. Barnes, and Bob Schmitt.