Thor by Walter Simonson #1

([August] 2013)

Of Gods and Their Skalds... (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Beta Ray Bill

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #337 [Direct] (November 1983)

Doom! (Table of Contents: 3)

Thor / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman (credited as John Workman Jr.)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill (1st); Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Sif; Heimdall; Balder; Volstagg; Loki (villain); Lorelei (villain, 1st); Surtur (villain)

Synopsis

Nick Fury asks Thor's aid in investigating an alien ship heading for earth. Thor arrives and triggers the awakening of an alien protector, Beta Ray Bill. Bill bests Thor and takes up his hammer only to be accidentally summoned to Asgard by Odin who thinks he is summoning Thor.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #337 (November 1983)

Indexer Notes

Begins Walt Simonson's run on Thor

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

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #338 [Direct] (December 1983)

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #126.

A Fool and His Hammer... (Table of Contents: 5)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Nick Fury; Beta Ray Bill (origin in flashback); Odin; Sif; Balder; Volstagg; Agnar (introduction); Loki (villain); Lorelei (villain); Alien Demons (villains, introduction); Surtur (villain)

Synopsis

Bill and Thor fight in single combat for the honor of wielding Mjolner and the alien bests the god of thunder.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #338 (December 1983)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Odin; Sif

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #339 [Direct] (January 1984)

Something Old, Something New... (Table of Contents: 7)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Odin; Sif; Volstagg; Agnar; Eitri (introduction; a dwarf); Throgg (villain, introduction; another dwarf); Lorelei (villain); Surtur (villain); Fafnir (villain); Loki (cameo flashback); Garm (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

Odin has the dwarves create a hammer for Bill and sends the alien and his son into space to rescue Bill's people.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #339 (January 1984)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Alien Demons

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #340 [Direct] (February 1984)

Though Hel Should Bar the Way! (Table of Contents: 9)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Sif; Volstagg; Hogun; Agnar; Heimdall; Loki (villain); Lorelei (villain); Alien Demons (villains); Fafnir (villain); Surtur (villain)

Synopsis

Thor, Sif and Bill save the latters people from alien demons. Odin gives Bill a civilian identity when he strikes his hammer on the ground.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #340 (February 1984)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Fafnir

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #341 [Direct] (March 1984)

The Past Is a Bucket of Ashes (Table of Contents: 11)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman (credited as John Workman Jr.)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Odin; Volstagg; Balder; Guido Sapristi (introduction); Fafnir (villain); Lorelei (villain); Karnilla (villain); Haag (villain); Loki (villain); Surtur (villain); Clark Kent [Superman] (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Heimdall (cameo)

Synopsis

Thor loses the Don Blake identity and gains secret identity of Sigurd Jarlson courtesy of Nick Fury. Sigurd gets a job as a construction worker but the site is wrecked by Fafnir looking for the god of thunder.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #341 (March 1984)

Indexer Notes

SECRET WARS #1-12 takes place between pages 2 and 3; Three blank panels depict the event.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Eilif

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #342 [Direct] (April 1984)

[The Last Viking!] (Table of Contents: 13)

Thor / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Terry Austin

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Odin; Balder; Surtur; Lorelei; Karnilla; Fafnir; Eilif the Lost; Saga

Synopsis

Thor is called to an old viking village in the arctic wastes where an old viking, last of his people, tries to trick the thunder god into killing him so he can enter Valhalla.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #342 (April 1984)

Indexer Notes

Title from last issue blurb

The Hand of Death! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Eilif; Fafnir

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #343 [Direct] (May 1984)

If I Should Die Before I Wake...! (Table of Contents: 15)

Thor / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Heimdall; Fafnir; Lorelei; Karnilla; Haag; Surtur; Eilif; Greg Glenn (news reporter); Cloud-Rider (Valkyrie's horse); Toothgnasher (Thor's goat); Toothgrinder (Thor's goat); Munnin (Odin's Raven); Odin (disguised as an old wanderer); Chuck Cherkle (news reporter); Valkyries

Synopsis

Eilif is granted strength by Odin so he can assist Thor in fighting Fafnir.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #343 (May 1984)

Balder -- The Brave? (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Balder

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #344 [Direct] (June 1984)

Keywords

demons

Whatever Happened to Balder the Brave? (Table of Contents: 17)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman (credited as John Workman Jr.)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]; Balder; Odin; Frigga; Heimdall; Geri (Odin's wolf); Muninn (Odin's raven); Silverhoof (Balder's horse); Jerry Sapristi; Huginn (Odin's other raven) (cameo flashback); Loki (villain); Malekith (villain); Surtur (villain); Karnilla (villain); Haag (villain); Lorelei [Melodi] (villain)

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 nonviolence 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; New York City; Nornkeep; trolls

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Malekith

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #345 [Direct] (July 1984)

That Was No Lady (Table of Contents: 19)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)

Inks

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman (credited as John Workman Jr.)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Balder; Roger Willis (1st); Eric Willis (1st and Death); Jarvis; Sheila Ordway; Officer Grier; Strother; Miss Blum; Silverhoof (Balder's horse); Malekith (villain); Lorelei (villain); Dark Elves (villains); Surtur (villain)

Synopsis

Lorelei continues her seduction of Thor. Malekith and the Dark Elves try to capture the Casket of Ancient Winters from its keeper, but the Casket is passed on to his son for protection.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #345 (July 1984)

Indexer Notes

Page 2 has three very blatant bondage/headlight panels.

The Destroyer (Table of Contents: 20)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Walter Simonson

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Destroyer

Indexer Notes

Fan art from 1966.

[House Ad] (Table of Contents: 21)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor

Indexer Notes

Art from house ads for Simonson's Thor (text from advertisement all removed, art recolored).

Beta Ray Bill (Table of Contents: 22)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Beta Ray Bill

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

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

John Workman

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #342 (April 1984)

Indexer Notes

Three panels to replace the three white panels in Thor #341.

The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)

Colors

Walter Simonson (signed) (painting)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Sif; Beta Ray Bill; Toothgnasher; Toothgrinder

Reprints

• from The Mighty Thor: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill (Marvel, 1989 series) (December 1989)

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Thor: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill TPB Introduction (Table of Contents: 25)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from The Mighty Thor: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill (Marvel, 1989 series) (December 1989)

Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Introduction (Table of Contents: 26)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson (Marvel, 2000 series) #[1] ([2000])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Buccellato

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Loki; Malekith; Lorelei

Reprints

• from Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson (Marvel, 2000 series) #[1] [First Printing] ([2000])

[Beta Ray Bill] (Table of Contents: 28)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Beta Ray Bill

[Thor and Beta Ray Bill versus Giants] (Table of Contents: 29)

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Beta Ray Bill; Thor; Giants

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Balder

Reprints

• from Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
which is reprinted
• from The CBLDF Presents: Liberty Comics (Image, 2008 series) #[nn] [Second Printing] (2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Beta Ray Bill

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #337 [Direct] (November 1983)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #338 [Direct] (December 1983)

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #126.

The new logo that debuts on this issue's cover was created by Alex Jay per the letter column in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Odin; Sif

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #339 [Direct] (January 1984)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Beta Ray Bill; Alien Demons

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #340 [Direct] (February 1984)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Fafnir

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #341 [Direct] (March 1984)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Eilif

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #342 [Direct] (April 1984)

The Hand of Death! (Table of Contents: 37)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Eilif; Fafnir

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #343 [Direct] (May 1984)

Balder -- The Brave? (Table of Contents: 38)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Balder

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #344 [Direct] (June 1984)

Keywords

demons

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

Steve Oliff

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Malekith

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #345 [Direct] (July 1984)