Thor: Crown of Fools
#1
[Direct Edition]
(December 2013)
Marvel,
2013 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 48
- On-sale Date
- 2013-10-30
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Rated T
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Worldwide Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel [in horizontal box]
- Barcode
- 759606079650 00111
- Editing
- Bill Rosemann (credited) (editor); Emily Shaw (credited) (assistant editor); Axel Alonso (credited) (editor in chief)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- glossy
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Marvel-Verse: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)
-
Crown of Fools
Thor / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Andrea Di Vito (signed as
DiVito) - Inks
- Andrea Di Vito (signed as DiVito)
- Colors
- Laura Villari (signed as
Villari)
![Cover Thumbnail for Thor: Crown of Fools (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 [Direct Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/931/w200/931046.jpg?-1461268924142752813)
Crown of Fools
Thor / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Bryan Glass (credited as Bryan J.L. Glass)
- Pencils
- Andrea Di Vito (credited)
- Inks
- Andrea Di Vito (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Villari (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Sabino of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Sabino)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Mighty Thor, prince of Asgard, is many things...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Thor [Thor Odinson]; Sif; Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg; Loki (illusion)
- Synopsis
- Thor and his allies discover an empty castle which was not there the day before. Inside, each of them is entranced by visions of their most-desired future, then they begin to fight amongst themselves, under the influence of the enchanted Crown of Fools.
- Keywords
- Asgard; Frost Giants
Whatever Happened to Balder the Brave?
Thor / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Walter Simonson (credited)
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson (credited)
- Inks
- Walter Simonson (credited)
- Colors
- Christie Scheele (credited); Steve Oliff (credited) (remastered coloring); Olyoptics (credited as Olyoptics 2.0) (remastered coloring)
- Letters
- John Workman (credited as John Workman, Jr.)
- Editing
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nornkeep, the fortress carved from the livin rock of the Earth, home of Karnilla, the Norn queen.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Balder; Odin; Frigga; Geri; Muninn; Karnilla; Loki; Malekith; Haag; Surtur; Silverhoof; Lorelei [Melodi]; Jerry Sapristi; Heimdall (cameo flashback); Huginn (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Balder is sent by Odin to make the perilous journey to Loki's realm to ask the god of mischief for aid in combating an ancient evil. Malekith makes it there first and sways Loki to his side. Balder, forced to break his vow of non-violence by a taunting Loki, cuts off the schemer's head and wanders into the desert to die. Loki, the trickster, retrieves his head and replaces it.
- Reprints
- from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #344 (June 1984)
-
- Keywords
- Asgard; beheading; demons; Nornkeep
[Thor #344]
Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Balder
- Reprints
- from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #344 [Direct] (June 1984) [without trade dress]
-
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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Crown of Fools
Thor -
1.
Crown of Fools
Thor -
2.
Whatever Happened to Balder the Brave?
Thor -
3.
[Thor #344]
Thor
This issue was modified by
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Jochen G.
- Thomas Johnson
- Antonio Pontes Junior
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