Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #1 (18) [Limited Variant Edition]

([July] 2003)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)

The Mighty Thor (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

Thor / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (signed as Stan Lee [late career])

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Introducing... the Mighty Thor! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Kronans

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)

The Stone Men from Saturn! (Table of Contents: 6)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-786

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The legend has come true!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

A lame doctor vacationing in Norway runs across an alien invasion. While hiding from the aliens in a cave he finds an old cane that transforms him into the god Thor. Thor drives back the alien invasion.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)

Keywords

alien invasion

Indexer Notes

This is the first Thor story published by Marvel. Story is divided into three parts: Part One—Untitled (5 pp), Part Two—"The Power of Thor!" (5 pp) and Part Three—"Thor the Mighty Strikes Back!"(3 pp).

The last panel is spelled by mistake "Thorr" instead of "Thor".

The story is expanded and retold in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #1.

Kirby previously drew Easter Island-like stone-head aliens in DC's House of Mystery #85, April 1959, as "The Stone Sentinels of Giant Island!"

The Executioner (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How can I do what I must, without revealing my most precious secret??

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Comrade Executioner; Jane Foster (called "Jane Nelson" in this issue)

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #84 (September 1962)

The Mighty Thor vs. The Executioner (Table of Contents: 8)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

[V-831]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Only I and my hammer stand between the Executioner's legions and... disaster!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster (introduction, called "Jane Nelson"); Mrs. Jones; Mrs. Jones son (Patient); American Doctors; Comrade Executioner (death, not to be confused with the later Thor villain Executioner); Executioner's Air Force; Executioner's Army; Democratic Fraction Army

Synopsis

Dr. Blake joins a medical mission to a South American country wracked with civil war. The leader of the communist faction — the Executioner — orders an attack on the doctors, and Blake must use the power of Thor to save his colleagues and defeat the communists.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #84 (September 1962)

Keywords

revolution; San Diablo South America

Indexer Notes

Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.

In this story, Donald Blake is able to use his walking stick to conjure a storm without transforming into Thor.

Loki, the God of Mischief!! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I challenge you to match your powers against mine, Thor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962)

Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief! (Table of Contents: 10)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Job Number

V-865

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At last you've met your match, Thor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor. The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief, but Thor’s transformation into Donald Blake frees him from hypnosis, allowing him to defeat Loki and return him to Asgard.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962)

Keywords

Asgard; Bifrost; Empire State Building; uru

Indexer Notes

D'Agostino credit per Nick Caputo, May 2014. Previous indexer credited Artie Simek.

Job number revealed on original art: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1192126

This story is divided into two parts: an unmarked first part (5 pp) and part two—"The Vengeance of Loki!" (8 pp). This is the first appearance of Asgard. Heimdall looks nothing like his later appearances. Odin's name is mentioned for the first time.

The first part is expanded and retold in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How can I defeat the Tomorrow Man when he can fade into a different year before I reach him??

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #86 (November 1962)

On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man! (Table of Contents: 12)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Job Number

[V-913]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Behold, Thunder God... you pursued me into the future, only to meet your doom at the hands of my steel slaves!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; Odin (introduction, cameo)

Synopsis

Zarrko of the year 2262 goes back in time and steals a cobalt bomb in 1962, but Thor chases him forward in time and defeats him.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #86 (November 1962)

Keywords

time travel

Indexer Notes

D'Agostino credit per Nick Caputo, May 2014. Previous indexer credited Artie Simek.

This story is divided into two parts: an unmarked first part (5 pp) and part two—"Flight to the Future" (8 pp). The Tomorrow Man next appears in issue #101 (February 1964). Job number not listed in comic, came from the splash page of the original art.

Prisoner of the Reds! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These chains are electronically treated!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #87 (December 1962)

Prisoner of the Reds! (Table of Contents: 14)

Thor / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-947

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Behold, God of Thunder--many have fought you!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Colonel Edward Harrison (introduction); John Blandings (Scientist) (introduction); Mrs. Silvia Blandings; Scientists; Photographer (Russian Spy); Russian Soldiers

Synopsis

In order to solve the mystery of a rash of defecting American scientists, Dr. Blake uses himself as bait and is abducted by communists. He is imprisoned with the other missing scientists, but is able to transform into Thor and free them all.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #87 (December 1962)

Keywords

Famous Scientists

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Terrible Vengeance of Loki! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Heed my words, Thor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Odin

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #88 (January 1963)

Keywords

Bifrost

The Vengeance of Loki! (Table of Contents: 16)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko

Inks

Dick Ayers; Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

[V-998]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once again, Loki, most dangerous of the Norse gods, returns to give the mighty Thor his greatest challenge!!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Jane Foster; Odin (cameo); Heimdall (cameo)

Synopsis

Loki discovers Thor’s secret identity and separates him from his hammer, forcing him to remain a human. Loki torments humanity, but Dr. Blake tricks him into allowing him to regain the hammer and become Thor, defeating Loki and returning him to Asgard.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #88 (January 1963)

Indexer Notes

Page 13 of this story, seen at Heritage Auctions, revealed a stat under panel 5 with Jack Kirby's original drawing. Stan Lee likely requested a correction which was drawn by Steve Ditko. Information per Nick Caputo's blog: https://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2012/01/journey-into-minutiae-undocumente…

Job number revealed on original art.

Starring the Mighty...Thor! The Most Colorful Super Hero of All!!! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #89 (February 1963)

The Thunder God and the Thug! (Table of Contents: 18)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

X-29

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What happens when, aided by guns and goons, a mortal gangster dares to defy a thunder-god!??

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Thug Thatcher (Mob Leader, introduction); Vince (introduction); Max (introduction); Ruby (introduction); Thatcher Mob (introduction); Odin (cameo)

Synopsis

A gangster, wounded in an escape, has his men kidnap Dr. Blake to operate on his gunshot wound. Blake transforms himself into Thor and brings the gang to justice and rescues Jane as well.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #89 (February 1963)

Indexer Notes

Thor's origin is retold; Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Carbon Copy Man! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In another second you will be eternally trapped in a block of unbreakable ice!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; The Carbon-Copy Man [Zano]

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #90 (March 1963)

Trapped by the Carbon-Copy Man! (Table of Contents: 20)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Al Hartley

Inks

Al Hartley

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Szenics

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't budge!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Odin (cameo); Mayor Harris (introduction); police commissioner; police officers; War Lord Ugarth [Old Ugarth] (introduction); The Carbon-Copy Man [Warlord's Son Zano] (introduction); The Carbon-Copy Men

Synopsis

The heir to the throne of a race of shape-shifting aliens leads an attack on Earth as his rite of passage. The aliens replace officials in New York and disrupt the government, but Thor discovers their plan and defeats them.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #90 (March 1963)

Keywords

Xarta

Indexer Notes

The Carbon-Copy Man next appears in X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #32 (September 1988).

Sandu, Master of the Supernatural (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Though I am far from Earth I, Loki, shall still defeat Thor with the help of... Sandu!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Sandu

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #91 (April 1963)

Keywords

bondage; chains; premature burial

Indexer Notes

First Marvel Comics Group corner box. Thor head-shot pencils and possible inks by Jack Kirby. Info per Nick Caputo.

Sandu, Master of the Supernatural! (Table of Contents: 22)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Joe Sinnott

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Terry Szenics

Job Number

[X-111 ?]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In his heavenly citadel, Odin, ruler of the Norse gods, thinks of his eldest son, the mighty Thor...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Odin; Valkyries (introduction); Loki; Sandu (introduction)

Synopsis

Loki gives a greedy carnival mystic magical powers in order to use him to attack Thor. Thor is overcome in their first battle, but with the help of Odin and his belt of strength he defeats Loki's pawn.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #91 (April 1963)

Keywords

Air Force; Police

Indexer Notes

Characters: Sandu added by Mark Combs, 2004-09-26 (Per Sandell ed.)
This story is retold and expanded in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #3

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers ?; Jack Kirby ?

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Mighty Thor cannot reach his enchanted hammer! Is this to be Loki's final victory??

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #92 (May 1963)

Indexer Notes

Possible Kirby cover inks per Nick Caputo who did a study of Kirby inking on his blog:.

http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/09/kirby-inking-kirby.html

Dick Ayers credit per original indexer.

The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer (Table of Contents: 24)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Joe Sinnott

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Marty Epp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Without his magic hammer, mighty Thor is as bereft of power as mighty Samson without his hair!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mr. Jones; Neri (Handmaiden, introduction, cameo)

Synopsis

Loki magically diverts Thor's hammer to free himself from his chains. Thor returns to Asgard to find the hammer, and Loki tries to kill him with magical traps, but Thor overcomes them all to find his hammer and catch Loki.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #92 (May 1963)

Indexer Notes

Neri's only other known appearance is in an alternate reality story in What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #47 (October 1984).

Radio-Active-Man! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Throw away your accursed hammer, Thor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; The Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu]

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #93 [Regular Edition] (June 1963)

The Mysterious Radio-Active Man! (Table of Contents: 26)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

X-202

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Out of the sinister scientific laboratories of Red China is spawned a new kind of menace, designed only for one purpose...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; General Fu (introduction); Chairman Mao Zedong (cameo)

Synopsis

While on a medical mission to India, Dr. Blake becomes Thor to repel a Chinese attack. In order to fight Thor, a Chinese scientist irradiates himself to gain great power. He fights Thor in New York, and nearly defeats him, but Thor blows him back to China, creating a nuclear explosion.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #93 (June 1963)

Keywords

India; New York City; Peking

Indexer Notes

Job number formerly incorrectly listed as X-211, from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. This story is retold and expanded in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #4

See Mighty Thor and Evil Loki Unite, to Battle the Human Race (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Any man who lifts his hand against Loki, will have to battle Thor as well!!!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #94 [Regular Edition] (July 1963)

Thor and Loki Attack the Human Race! (Table of Contents: 28)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Joe Sinnott

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-228

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Loki!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Heimdall; Odin

Synopsis

Loki uses his magic to cause Thor's hammer to hit his head, turning him evil. Thor frees Loki, and the two terrorize Earth until the other Asgardians arrange for another blow to the head to reverse the change.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #94 (July 1963)

Keywords

chromosomatic gland; Eiffel Tower; Leaning Tower of Pisa; Taj Mahal; uru manacles

Indexer Notes

Job number formerly incorrectly listed at X-328 by Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You have finally met the one enemy you can never defeat, Thor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Duplicate Thor

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #95 (August 1963)

The Demon Duplicators! (Table of Contents: 30)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Joe Sinnott

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It can't be!!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Duplicate Thor; Odin; Professor Zaxton (introduction, death); Jane Foster; Duplicate Professor Zaxton

Synopsis

An evil scientist forces Dr. Blake to help him with a duplicating machine by kidnapping Jane. The device duplicates Thor, but cannot duplicate his magic hammer, allowing Thor to defeat the duplicate. Dr. Zaxton accidentally duplicates himself and falls to his death, leaving his good duplicate to take his place.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #95 (August 1963)

Keywords

android

Merlin the Mad! (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Behold, Thor... your power is nothing compared to the mystic arts at my command!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Merlin [Maha Yogi]

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #96 (September 1963)

Keywords

Capitol Building

Indexer Notes

Brodsky cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, January 2009. Original indexer credited Dick Ayers.

Defying the Magic of... Mad Merlin! (Table of Contents: 32)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Joe Sinnott

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, professor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Merlin [Maha Yogi] (introduction); Jane Foster; Loki (cameo); President John F. Kennedy (cameo); Caroline Kennedy (cameo); Pierre Salinger (cameo); King Arthur (cameo, flashback)

Synopsis

Merlin is awakened after a thousand years and immediately decides to try and take over the world. He battles Thor using familiar Washington D.C. monuments. Thor defeats Merlin and forces him to return to sleep.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #96 (September 1963)

Keywords

Washington D.C.

Indexer Notes

This 'Merlin' was revealed to be an imposter in Avengers Annual #22. In most of his appearances he calls himself 'Maha Yogi'. He has been said to be a mutant, but this is also false.

Lava Man! / Tales of Asgard (Table of Contents: 33)

Tales of Asgard; Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Lava Man; Odin

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #97 (October 1963)

The Lava Man (Table of Contents: 34)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-422

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That jet fighter is in trouble!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Lava Man (introduction); Jane Foster; Odin; Loki; Doctor Bruce Andrews (introduction)

Synopsis

Thor battles the Lava Man, a monster brought to the surface by Loki, who claims all the dry surface of Earth for his people. Odin forbids Thor to love Jane Foster, leading to her leaving her job as Dr. Blake's nurse.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #97 (October 1963)

Indexer Notes

Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?id=1453280#detail

Dr. Andrews is first called Basil by Jane Foster on page 6 but then is called Bruce by Dr. Blake on the last page.

Tales of... ...Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods (Table of Contents: 35)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

[X-427]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before man could read or write, he had his legends!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Odin (origin); Surtur (introduction); Ymir (introduction, origin); Buri (introduction, origin, cameo); Borr (introduction, origin, cameo); Audhumbla (called "Magic Cow"); Vili (unnamed, origin, cameo); Vé (unnamed, origin, cameo); Bestla (unnamed, cameo)

Synopsis

Beneath Asgard lies the Well of Life. From it came Ymir, greatest of the Frost Giants and Buri, the first Norse God who gave life to Borr. Borr had three sons. Odin was one of them. Odin and his brothers protect the Earth while waiting for the coming of man.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #97 (October 1963)

Keywords

Yggdrasill

Indexer Notes

This is the first "Tales of Asgard" story and the only segment to be told only in captions and without dialogue balloons, copying the style of Hal Foster's Prince Valiant.

Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.

The Human Cobra! / Odin Battles the Ice Giants ! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Even a thunder god cannot match my great power... as you are now about to learn!!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees]; Jane Foster

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98 (November 1963)

Challenged by the Human Cobra! (Table of Contents: 37)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-451

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It isn't fair!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; Doctor Bruce Andrews; Odin; Professor Shecktor (introduction, death)

Synopsis

While visiting India, Don Blake finds that one of his old teachers has been murdered by a villain who gained the power of a snake. Thor fights the Cobra in New York and defeats him. Jane Foster, Doctor Andrews’ employee at the beginning of this story, witnesses her new boss's cowardice and goes back to work for Doctor Blake.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98 (November 1963)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

Odin Battles Ymir, King of the Ice Giants (Table of Contents: 38)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-452

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the days of the gods, when the world was young, Asgard was menaced by the rampaging ice giants...

Feature Logo

Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Odin; Ymir; Ice Giants (introduction)

Synopsis

The ice giants, led by Ymir, attack Asgard but Odin defends it and traps Ymir inside a ring of fire.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98 (November 1963)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Mysterious Mister Hyde! (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is time for mighty Thor to become weak Doctor Blake again...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #99 (December 1963)

Keywords

transformation

The Mysterious Mister Hyde! (Table of Contents: 40)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-512

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A man would have to be mad to defy the mighty Thor!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; Odin

Synopsis

Having been refused a job by Doctor Blake, Calvin Zabo becomes Mister Hyde and attacks the doctor. Meanwhile, Odin has agreed to let Thor marry Jane Foster if she proves worthy. After Mister Hyde learns that Blake survived ('saved' by Thor) it seems that Thor robs a bank, and the police issue a warrant for his arrest.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #99 (December 1963)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. This is the first Continued story to appear in the Thor series.

Surtur the Fire Demon! (Table of Contents: 41)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-498

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are no secrets from Odin, king of the gods!

Feature Logo

Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Odin; Surtur; Trolls

Synopsis

The Trolls ally with Surtur against Asgard, but Odin conquers them. Surtur travels to Earth to destroy it, but again Odin defeats him and traps him in the center of the planet. Their battle creates the moon and starts the rotation of the Earth.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #99 (December 1963)

Keywords

centrifugal force

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Inks: Uncredited info by Bob Bailey, 2005-03-19 (Per Sandell ed.)

Thor's Showdown with Mr. Hyde! (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Jane Foster

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #100 (January 1964)

The Master Plan of Mr. Hyde! (Table of Contents: 43)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-513

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Last issue, we met Mr. Hyde, one of the most sinister menaces of all time!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Jane Foster; Odin

Synopsis

Mister Hyde kidnaps Don Blake and Jane Foster and then tries to steal a submarine using Jane as a hostage. Jane stops Thor from catching Hyde because she thinks that Don is still in danger. The police realize that Hyde framed Thor for the bank robbery, but Jane's actions convince Odin that she is unworthy of immortality.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #100 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

Continues from last issue. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Storm Giants [The Boyhood of Thor!] (Table of Contents: 44)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-520

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Loki! There are the two sons of the storm giant!

Feature Logo

Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Loki; Odin; Agnar, King of the Eagles; Storm Giants

Synopsis

Thor and Loki (as children) defeat three Storm Giants and return the Golden Apples of Iduna.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #100 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. First in "The Boyhood of Thor!" series.

[Marvel Masterworks: Mighty Thor Volume 1 TPB Cover Art] (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Jack Kirby (credited)

Colors

Dean White (credited)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010)

Biographies (Table of Contents: 46)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Rhett Thomas (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Marvel Masterwork Library (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49) (Expand) /

Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)