Thor #288 [Newsstand]
(October 1979)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245010
Editing
Jim Shooter (consulting editor); Roy Thomas; Mark Gruenwald (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #288 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Fury of the Forgotten Hero! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Keith Pollard (signed as KP)
Inks
Bob Layton (signed as BL)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; The Forgotten One
Reprints

Fury of the Forgotten Hero! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Keith Pollard (breakdowns); Chic Stone (finished art)
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen

Job Number
LG511
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; The Forgotten One; Celestials [The One Above All; Arishem (flashback; cameo)]; Mimir; Odin; Karnilla Queen of the Norns; Balder (cameo); Sif; a Storm Giant; Fafnir the Dragon; The Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Eternals [Ikaris; Thena; Zuras]
Synopsis
Thor battles first The Forgotten One and then the Celestial known as The One Above All on the Celestial's ship. Thor is shown an image by the Celestials of Odin bowing to them in the past.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Extensive letters page discussion of Kirby's Eternals by Roy Thomas in reply to a letter from Jonathan Hochberg.

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

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

The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fury of the Forgotten Hero!
    Thor
  2. 1. Fury of the Forgotten Hero!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard