(October 1962)
Marvel,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-08-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Atlas Magazines Inc.
- Brand
-
MC
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
Distributed to newsstands in August 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
This issue has variants:
Distributed to newsstands in August 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Loki, the God of Mischief!!
Thor / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I challenge you to match your powers against mine, Thor!
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Loki; Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Álbum Gigante [O Poderoso Thor] (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1967 series) #2 -
in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #29 -
in Cuentos de Brujas (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1951 series) #180 -
in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #3 -
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #5 (April 1986) which is reprinted - in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
- in Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #450 (August 1992)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black & white]
-
in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #3 (Julio 2001) - in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003), #1 (2003)
-
in Marvel : Les origines (Panini France, 2002 series) #3 (décembre 2004) - in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Marvel, 2010 series) (2010)
- in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Mighty Thor
- in Vote Loki (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
- in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Introducing... The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2017 series) (October 2017)
- in Marvel Tales: Thor (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019)
- in Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Vengeance of Loki (2021)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #3 - El Poderoso Thor 1 ([Enero] 2023)
- in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #3 - Thor 1 (1962) ([September] 2023)
-
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are you skinny like I was?
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!
Thor / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- 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
- Characters
- Balder (introduction); Jane Foster; Heimdall (cameo) (introduction); Loki (introduction); Odin (introduction); Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Tyr (introduction)
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- 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
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #29
- in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #3
- in Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([August] 1965) which is reprinted
- in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #3 (3 March 1973)
- in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #3 (4 March 1967)
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #131
- in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #61 (1970 ?)
-
in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 (Aprile 1971) - in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #17 (décembre 1971) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in Die Rächer (Condor, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
-
in De Vergelders (Oberon, 1979 series) #1 (1979) - in Titan Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #3 (1980)
- in Les Vengeurs Color (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #1 (mai 1982)
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #5 (April 1986) which is reprinted
-
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #5 - in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
- in Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #450 (August 1992)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black & white]
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #3 (Julio 2001)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003), #1 (2003)
- in Marvel : Les origines (Panini France, 2002 series) #3 (décembre 2004)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Marvel, 2010 series) (2010)
- in Thor : l'intégrale (Panini France, 2007 series) #1962-1963 (mars 2012)
- in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Mighty Thor
- in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - The God of Thunder (2014)
- in Vote Loki (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
- in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Introducing... The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2017 series) (October 2017)
- in Marvel Tales: Thor (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019)
- in Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Marvel Básicos (Editorial Televisa, 2019 series) #50 - Vota Loki
- in Vota a Loki (Panini España, 2021 series) (Abril 29, 2021)
- in Loki : votez Loki (Panini France, 2021 series) (juin 2021)
- in Loki Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 (2021)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Vengeance of Loki (2021)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #3 - El Poderoso Thor 1 ([Enero] 2023)
- in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #3 - Thor 1 (1962) ([September] 2023)
-
- 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.
The Clock
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- [K-9]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The snow fell quietly in the little Alpine village, and Franz Ammergau sat at his candlelit workbench and worked far into the night.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Franz Ammergau; Gerda; Dr. Schmitt
- Synopsis
- An old clockmaker nearly dies from the cold, but is saved by the wooden figures adorning his clocks, which he has given parts of his own soul.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #148 (July 1956)
-
Indexer Notes
First page is between page 5 & 6 of previous story sequence.
Second page follows “Filbert’s Frightful Future” comic story and precedes “Off-Limits” comic story.
[no title indexed]
Mr. Ned Mason / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will you work Saturday mornings for $5.00 to $20.00 extra?
- Synopsis
- Advertisement to sell shoes from the Mason Shoe Mfg. Company.
Indexer Notes
Between page 1 of “The Clock” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.
[no title indexed]
Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing new home training plan
- Synopsis
- Ad for air conditioning and refrigeration training booklets.
Indexer Notes
Between pages 10 and 11 of Thor story.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 1001 things that you can get free
Indexer Notes
On top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Colors
- ? (panel backgrounds only)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bike bonanza of big buys
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for bicycle-related accessories including a "bike machine gun" for 75¢ from Honor House Prod. Corp. on lower half of page.
Filbert's Frightful Future!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (signed)
- Inks
- Don Heck (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is Filbert Phelps!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Filbert Phelps
- Synopsis
- A greedy scientist builds a time machine to visit the future and make money, but he finds himself stranded in a void, since the future does not yet exist.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- time travel
Indexer Notes
Lee plot; Lieber script per Nick CAputo. The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky credits Lee solely.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit
Indexer Notes
Ad to recruit sellers of Grit newspaper.
On top half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Clock” prose story.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!
Indexer Notes
Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Clock” prose story.
[Stamps; Shop by Mail]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stamp collecting outfit
Indexer Notes
Ad for stamps and other products.
Follows page 2 of “The Clock” prose story.
Off-Limits!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-867
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of all the planets in the known galaxy, this particular one was off-limits!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Rip van Winkle
- Synopsis
- This story casts the character of Rip Van Winkle as a humanoid alien who visits planet Earth in violation of galactic travel guidelines which have declared the planet off limits due to its dormitive effect.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #29, #93
- in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #7 (27 May 1967) [Black and white, edited down to three page and retitled.]
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #125 (1969)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #92 (15 Ottobre 1974)
- in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Letters credit is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky.
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day
- Characters
- Mike Marvel (photo)
Indexer Notes
Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 20 people…
Indexer Notes
Ad to recruit sellers of Christmas cards.
[no title indexed]
National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Learn radio-television electronics by practising at home in your spare time
Indexer Notes
Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute. Located on inside rear cover.
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Table of Contents
-
0.
Loki, the God of Mischief!!
Thor -
1.
["Are you skinny like I was?"]
American Body Building Club -
2.
Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!
Thor -
3.
The Clock
-
4.
["Will you work Saturday mornings for $5.00 to $20.00 extra?"]
Mr. Ned Mason -
5.
["Amazing new home training plan"]
Commercial Trades Institute -
6.
["1001 things that you can get free"]
-
7.
["Bike bonanza of big buys"]
Honor House Products -
8.
Filbert's Frightful Future!
-
9.
["Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit"]
Grit Newspaper -
10.
["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Co. Catalog -
11.
[Stamps; Shop by Mail]
-
12.
Off-Limits!
-
13.
["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day"]
Mike Marvel System -
14.
["Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 20 people…"]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
15.
["Learn radio-television electronics by practising at home in your spare time"]
National Radio Institute -
16.
["He’s looking for people who like to draw"]
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Bill Borre
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Dasinger
- Gregory Fischer
- Pierre Freyssonnet
- Del Gruber
- Matthew Head
- Ethan Hoddes
- Hunter Johnson
- Adam Knights
- R. S. Martin
- Darrel McCann
- Mark Q
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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