Thor Epic Collection #3 - The Wrath of Odin
(2017)

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Volume
3
Price
39.99 USD; 52.00 CAD
Pages
516
On-sale Date
2017-09-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc.
Brand
Marvel Epic Collection; Marvel [in horizontal box]; Epic
ISBN
978-1-302-90379-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781302903794
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Cory Sedlmeier (credited) (collection editor)

Issue Notes

Collects Thor #131-153 and Annual #2 (1966-1968).
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
Paul Mounts (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor [Thor Odinson]; the Destroyer
Reprints
Keywords
Mjölnir; mythology; New York City

The Wrath of Odin (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
typeset

Characters
Thor; the Destroyer
Reprints
Keywords
Mjölnir; mythology; New York City

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

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

The Mighty Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints
  • from Thor #151 splash page

Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

They Strike From Space! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor
Reprints
Keywords
Mjölnir; mythology; science fiction

They Strike From Space! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've done it, thunder god!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Hercules; Ares; Olympians; Jane Foster; Tana Nile; Aesir; Odin; Rigel Colonizers (introduction)
Synopsis
Tana Nile stakes a claim on Earth. Thor starts to fight towards Rigel to rescue Earth.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost; chess; mythology; New York; Olympus; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Page 4 features a photomontage.

The Warlock's Eye! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]
Synopsis
Thor impersonates Harokin in order to get the Warlock's Eye.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; mythology; Warlock's Eye

Indexer Notes

Warlock's Eye Part 3

Where Gods May Fear to Tread! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Rigellians
Reprints
Keywords
mythology; science fiction

Rigel: Where Gods May Fear to Tread! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have overpowered the two alien beings within this ship...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Rigellians; Tana Nile; Indestructible (a robot); Grand Commissioner of Rigel (introduction); Jane Foster; Sir Porga (introduction); Recorder (introduction); Ego (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor, battling to Rigel, is diverted by the menace of Ego.
Reprints
Keywords
Black Galaxy; Earth; matter transmitter; Mjölnir; mythology; Rigel; science fiction; space opera

Indexer Notes

Page 16 features a photomontage.

The Dark Horse of Death! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Volstagg; Hogun; Fandral]; Harokin; Black Stallion of Doom (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor and companions rest after defeating Harokin's Hordes. Harokin, mortally wounded, waits for the Black Stallion of Doom.
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

Indexer Notes

The Warlock's Eye Part 4.

Behold.. The Living Planet! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby; ? (see notes)
Inks
Vince Colletta; ? (see notes)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Recorder; Ego
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ego's face altered, possibly by Marie Severin. An unaltered stat revealing Kirby's original drawing was used on the cover of Marvel Spectacular #4 and various foreign reprints.

Behold... The Living Planet! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky ? (see notes)
Inks
Vince Colletta; Sol Brodsky ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Recorder; Ego; Jane Foster; Count Tagar (introduction); Sir Porga; High Evolutionary (first mentioned); Tana Nile; Rigellians
Synopsis
Thor wins over Ego, the Living Planet and gets Earth's freedom from the Colonizers. Jane wanders into the New Men and is offered a job as a teacher in Wundagore.
Reprints
Keywords
Black Galaxy; mythology; New York City; police precinct; science fiction; space opera; Wundagore

Indexer Notes

Last panel redrawn, possibly by Sol Brodsky.

Valhalla! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The black stallion of doom awaits thee, master!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Hela; Valkyrior; Harokin (death); Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Black Stallion of Doom
Synopsis
Harokin rides the Black Stallion of Doom to Valhalla.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; mythology; Valhalla

Indexer Notes

Warlock's Eye Part 5 (conclusion)

The People Breeders! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; High Evolutionary; Knights of Wundagore; Man-Beast
Reprints
Keywords
Wundagore

The People-Breeders! (Table of Contents: 15)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ego has vowed never to attack any for beyond the Black Galaxy!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Recorder; Rigellians; Galactus; Tana Nile; Jane Foster; Count Tagar; Sir Porga; Knights of Wundagore [Sir Lepard; Sir Ossilot; Sir Liyan] (introduction); New-Men (introduction); Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; High Evolutionary (introduction); Man-Beast (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor returns to Earth and finds Jane Foster at the High Evolutionary's Wundagore.
Reprints
Keywords
Black Galaxy; police precinct; science fiction; Wundagore

When Speaks the Dragon! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Fafnir (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor and companions inspect Nastrond for Odin. Volstagg wanders off and finds Fafnir.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Cave of the Ancients; mythology; Nastrond

Indexer Notes

Fafnir Part 1

The Maddening Menace of the Super-Beast! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Man-Beast
Reprints

The Maddening Menace of the Super-Beast! (Table of Contents: 18)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Man-Beast; Jane Foster; High Evolutionary (origin); The Knights of Wundagore [Sir Lepard; Sir Ossilot; Sir Liyan]; New-Men; Count Tagar; Sir Porga; Odin; Aesir; Balder; evil New-Men (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor and the New Men defeat the Man-Beast. The High Evolutionary takes the spaceship part of Wundagore to the stars.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; mythology; Wundagore

Indexer Notes

The High Evolutionary story continues in the Hulk story in Tales to Astonish #94.

The Fiery Breath of Fafnir! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Fafnir; Hogun; Fandral; Odin
Synopsis
Thor and companions fight Fafnir to find Volstagg.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; mythology; Nastrond

Indexer Notes

Fafnir Part 2.

To Become An Immortal! (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Jane Foster; Odin
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

To Become an Immortal! (Table of Contents: 21)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The time is come, beloved!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Jane Foster; Aesir; Trolls; Heimdall; Odin; The Lurking Unknown (introduction); Dr. Keith Kincaid (introduction); Sif
Synopsis
Odin makes Jane Foster divine but when she fails Odin's test for immortality she is sent back to Earth with no memory of Thor or Asgard. Thor encounters the goddess Sif, Heimdall's sister, after many years.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost; Glade of Crystals; Gundersheim; mythology

Indexer Notes

Sif previously appeared in the Tales of Asgard story in Journey Into Mystery #102.

There Shall Come a Miracle! (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Fafnir; Odin; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Aesir
Synopsis
Thor and companions defeat Fafnir and return life to the land of Nastrond.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; mythology; Nastrond

Indexer Notes

Fafnir Part 3.

Who Dares Defy... the Destroyer? (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Destroyer; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Enchantress; Executioner; Mad Merlin
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

Indexer Notes

Two vignettes from the reprinted stories in this issue are featured on the cover. Art by Kirby/Stone and Joe Sinnott.

If Asgard Falls.. (Table of Contents: 24)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

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Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hear me, heroes of the realm!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Odin; Balder; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Loki; Absorbing Man; Brok, the Crusher (introduction); Tyr, of the Blinding Blade (introduction); Galp, of the Steel Arm (introduction); Drom, the Spirit-Weaver (introduction)
Synopsis
Loki breaks up an Asgardian contest called by Odin by sending the Destroyer to wreak havoc.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Asia; Bifrost; Destroyer armor; Gymirsgard; Mount of Eternity; mythology; Temple of Darkness; Tournament of Champions

Indexer Notes

First appearances of the land of Gymirsgard and the Tournament of Champions.
A character page 7 has the face of Jack Nicholson. Four champions come from the world of a Thousand Galaxies.

The Thunder God and the Troll! (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Ulik
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

The Thunder God and the Troll! (Table of Contents: 26)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Sif; Ulik (introduction); Geirrodur (king of the Rock Trolls); Grak
Synopsis
Geirrodur's trolls capture Sif and lure Thor after her. Thor must battle Ulik, mightiest of the Rock Trolls.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Mjölnir; mythology; New York City

The Tragedy of Hogun! (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Volstagg; Fandral]; Saguta; Mogul (introduction); Jinni (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor and his companions find the dying Saguta who is a countryman of Hogun's. Hogun swears vengeance on Mogul, lord of the Mystic Mountain, who did this.
Reprints
Keywords
Mystic Mountain; mythology

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (as Donald Blake); Trolls
Reprints
Keywords
mythology; Rock Trolls

The Flames of Battle! (Table of Contents: 29)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Trolls; Ulik; Geirrodur; Orikal (introduction); Sif; Odin; Asgardians
Synopsis
The Trolls steal Thor's hammer while he's on Earth using the Orb of Orikal which they have stolen from its owner.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; invasion; Mjölnir; mythology; New York City; Orb of Orikal

The Quest for the Mystic Mountain! (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Wazir, the Prophet (introduction); Ogur (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor and companions defeat the one-eyed Ogur to speak with Wazir, the prophet.
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 2.

To Die Like a God! (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Sif; Orikal
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

To Die Like a God! (Table of Contents: 32)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Sif; Asgardians; Odin; Ulik; Geirrodur; Orikal; Odin's scepter
Synopsis
Thor is taken by Sif to Trollheim to recover his hammer. He fights Ulik, releases Orikal, and wins the troll war.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; invasion; Mjölnir; mythology; New York City; subway

The Secret of the Mystic Mountain! (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Mogul; Abu Dakir; Jinni Devil; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]
Synopsis
Thor and companions find the Mystic Mountain of Mogul.
Reprints
Keywords
mythology; Zanadu

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 3.

The Growing Man (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Growing Man
Reprints

The Growing Man! (Table of Contents: 35)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Odin; Growing Man (introduction); Sif; Olson (Blake's janitor); Kang the Conqueror
Synopsis
Thor defeats Kang and his creature, the Growing Man.
Reprints
Keywords
Mjölnir; mythology

The Battle Begins! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Jinni Devil; Mogul
Synopsis
Thor and companions defeat the Jinni Devil.
Reprints
Keywords
mythology; Zanadu

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 4.

Who Is... Replicus? (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta (vignettes); Frank Giacoia (main figure)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Replicus
Reprints

The Wrath of Replicus (Table of Contents: 38)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Slugger Sykes; Chuda; Replicus; Granny Gardenia; Blackie
Synopsis
Slugger Sykes joins Chuda to use the cybernetic Replicus for crime. Replicus fights Thor as Sykes turns on Chuda's plans for world domination. Chuda and Sykes die. Replicus is destroyed.
Reprints
Keywords
mythology; New York City

Alibar and the Forty Demons! (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Mogul; Alibar, the Thief (introduction); Satan's Forty Horsemen (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor and his companions invade Mogul's stronghold.
Reprints
Keywords
fantasy; Zanadu

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 5.
The Demons of Darkness are invoked in incantation.

The Scourge of the Super-Skrull! (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Characters
Thor; Super-Skrull
Reprints

The Scourge of the Super-Skrull! (Table of Contents: 41)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Loki; Super-Skrull; Balder; Sif; Odin
Synopsis
The Super-Skrull, influenced by Loki, attacks and is beaten by Thor. Meanwhile, Odin sends Sif and Balder to find the evil Enchanters in the land of Ringsfjord.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; astral form; Bifrost; Mjölnir; mythology; New York City

We, Who Are About to Die...! (Table of Contents: 42)

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

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Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Hogun; Fandral; Mogul; Sulibeg (introduction); Alibar; Satan's Forty Horsemen
Synopsis
Mogul's Demon Riders attack Thor and his companions.
Reprints
Keywords
Mystic Mountain; mythology; potion; Zanadu

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 6.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Balder; Sif; Brona; Magnir
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

--And, Soon Shall Come: the Enchanters! (Table of Contents: 44)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Bill Everett; Vince Colletta (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Heimdall; Odin; Mr. Markham; Balder; Sif; Enchanters Three [Magnir; Forsung; Brona] (introduction)
Synopsis
Thor, Sif and Balder face the Enchanters Three and the Living Talisman.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost; Living Talisman; mythology; New York City; Ringsfjord

To The Death! (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Mutaurus (introduction, death); Mogul's sister (introduction); Satan's Forty Horsemen
Synopsis
Volstagg finds the Idol of the Mystic Mountain and the Rod of Wondrous Wizard Power. Thor faces the Demon Riders.
Reprints
Keywords
mythology; Zanadu

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 7.

This Battleground Earth! (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

This Battleground Earth! (Table of Contents: 47)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Sif; Balder; Enchanters Three [Magnir; Brona; Forsung]; Odin; Asgardians
Synopsis
Thor, Sif and Balder defeat Magnir and Brona while Odin faces Forsung.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Living Talisman; Manhattan; mythology; New York City; Odin-Sword; sceptre

The Beginning of the End! (Table of Contents: 48)

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

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Stan Lee
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Jack Kirby
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Vince Colletta
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?
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Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Alibar; Satan's Forty Horsemen; Mogul
Synopsis
Volstagg saves the day with the Rod of Wizard Power he found.
Reprints
Keywords
Mjölnir; mythology; Zanadu

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 8.

Abandoned on Earth! (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Romita (alterations)
Inks
Vince Colletta; John Romita (alterations)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

Indexer Notes

Romita alterations on Thor's costume and boots.

Abandoned on Earth! (Table of Contents: 50)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Sif; Balder; Enchanters Three [Magnir; Brona; Forsung (death)]; Odin; Asgardians; Olson; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster; Princess Python; Clown; Luigi Bambonno; Ernesto Gambonno; Human Cannonball; Bruto]
Synopsis
Odin defeats Forsung and demands all Asgardians return. Thor refuses and the powers of his hammer are removed (leaving him with native strength). The Ringmaster hypnotizes Thor into joining the Circus of Crime.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Living Talisman; Manhattan; Mjölnir; mythology

The End! (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Alibar (made Prince); Mogul (death)
Synopsis
Alibar and Hogun defeat Mogul's spotted plague.
Reprints
Keywords
battle standard; mythology; potion; Zanadu

Indexer Notes

Mystic Mountain Part 9 (conclusion). Tales of Asgard feature resumes in #252.

-- If the Thunder Be Gone! (Table of Contents: 52)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster; Princess Python; Human Cannonball]
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

-- If the Thunder Be Gone! (Table of Contents: 53)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster; Princess Python; Clown; Luigi Bambonno; Ernesto Gambonno; Human Cannonball]; Jane Foster; Dr. Keith Kincaid; Sif; Balder; Odin
Synopsis
The weakened and hypnotized Thor helps the Circus of Crime to steal the Golden Bull. Sif and Balder watch from Asgard as the police confront Thor.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost; circus; Golden Bull; heist; hypnosis; mythology

The Wrath of Odin! (Table of Contents: 54)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Loki; Odin
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

The Wrath of Odin! (Table of Contents: 55)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster; Princess Python; Clown; Luigi Bambonno; Ernesto Gambonno; Human Cannonball]; Loki; Odin; Sif; Balder
Synopsis
Thor surrenders to the police, Loki posts his bail and attacks him when alone. Sif and Balder intervene.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Earth; Golden Bull; Mjölnir; mythology; New York City; sceptre

The Pounding Power of the Wrecker! (Table of Contents: 56)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby; ? (see notes)
Inks
Vince Colletta; ? (see notes)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Sif; Balder; the Wrecker
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

Indexer Notes

Thor is repositioned and Asgardians altered by unidentified artists.
Original stat of cover was discussed here:
http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/216

Let There Be... Chaos! (Table of Contents: 57)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Loki; Balder; Sif; Odin; the Wrecker (introduction, origin); Karnilla
Synopsis
All the Asgardians on Earth have their powers removed by Odin. Loki, trying to get power from Karnilla, the Norn queen, accidentally creates the Wrecker who attacks Thor.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; burglary; manhunt; mythology; New York City

Indexer Notes

Spider-Man is seen on television, a reference to the TV series that aired from 1967 to 1970.

When Falls a Hero! (Table of Contents: 58)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; the Wrecker
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

When Falls a Hero! (Table of Contents: 59)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; the Wrecker; Sif; Balder; Loki; Odin
Synopsis
Thor, still at half strength, is defeated by the Wrecker.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; crystal ball; holdup; mythology; New York City

Even in Death -- (Table of Contents: 60)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Loki; Hela
Synopsis
Thor's spirit leaves his body by Hela's command as Loki gloats in the background.
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

Even in Death... (Table of Contents: 61)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; the Wrecker; Hela; Loki; Karnilla; Balder; Sif (animates the Destroyer robot); a giant Barbaric; Forest Trolls (introduction)
Synopsis
The Wrecker leaves Thor for dead. Thor, rebuffing Hela, returns to his body to face the enemy. Sif and Baldur face Karnilla and Loki. Sif is tricked into entering the Destroyer which takes out the Wrecker but now faces the weakened Thor.
Reprints
Keywords
astral form; crystal ball; Destroyer; mythology; Nornheim

--To Rise Again! (Table of Contents: 62)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Destroyer
Reprints
Keywords
Destroyer; mythology

--To Rise Again! (Table of Contents: 63)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Sif (animating the Destroyer); Karnilla; Loki; Balder; Odin; Ulik; Trolls
Synopsis
Thor battles the Destroyer to a standstill, not knowing that it is Sif's life force that animates the creature. Odin decides that Thor has been punished long enough and restores his full power. Meanwhile, Ulik and a Troll army attack Karnilla's castle, and she releases Balder from her thrall so that he can fight for her.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Destroyer; mythology; New York City; Nornheim; scepter

The Wrath of the Warrior! (Table of Contents: 64)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Ulik; Sif; Balder; Karnilla; Loki
Reprints
Keywords
mythology; Nornheim

The Dilemma of Dr. Blake! (Table of Contents: 65)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Sif (stops animating the Destroyer); Odin; Balder; Karnilla; Loki; Ulik
Synopsis
Karnilla releases Sif and the Destroyer falls unconscious. Thor is then transported to the land of the Norns to battle Ulik. Odin goes to Midgard to retrieve the inert Destroyer.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost; Destroyer; Mjölnir; mythology; New York City; Nornheim

--But Dr. Blake Can Die! (Table of Contents: 66)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (as Donald Blake); Loki; Sif
Reprints
Keywords
mythology

--But Dr. Blake Can Die! (Table of Contents: 67)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor (also as Donald Blake); Sif; Karnilla; Balder; Loki; Ulik; Odin
Synopsis
Loki has stolen Thor's hammer and fled to Midgard. Thor and Sif pursue him, but without the hammer Thor changes into Don Blake as Loki attacks them. Loki escapes, but Sif is injured in the fight, and Dr. Blake must operate to save her life.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost; mythology; New York City; Nornheim; operating room; surgery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 68)

The Mighty Thor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hail to thee, most noble prince!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Jane Foster; Asgardians; a Troll
Keywords
Bifrost

Indexer Notes

Thor #136 page 3 original art.

The Wrath of Replicus! (Table of Contents: 69)

The Mighty Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Thor #141 usused cover

Thor #144 unused cover (Table of Contents: 70)

The Mighty Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Enchanters
Keywords
mythology; New York City

Thor #148 production photostat (Table of Contents: 71)

The Mighty Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Loki; Odin

More Mixed-Up Madness from Marvel's Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation! (Table of Contents: 72) (Expand) /

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

Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Vol. 5 TPB Cover (Table of Contents: 73)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Colors
Richard Isanove

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

All-Out battle With the Fate of Asgard in the Balance! (Table of Contents: 74) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  2. 1. The Wrath of Odin
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Mighty Thor
  5. 4. Contents
  6. 5. They Strike From Space!
    The Mighty Thor
  7. 6. They Strike From Space!
    The Mighty Thor
  8. 7. The Warlock's Eye!
    Tales of Asgard
  9. 8. Where Gods May Fear to Tread!
    The Mighty Thor
  10. 9. Rigel: Where Gods May Fear to Tread!
    The Mighty Thor
  11. 10. The Dark Horse of Death!
    Tales of Asgard
  12. 11. Behold.. The Living Planet!
    The Mighty Thor
  13. 12. Behold... The Living Planet!
    The Mighty Thor
  14. 13. Valhalla!
    Tales of Asgard
  15. 14. The People Breeders!
    The Mighty Thor
  16. 15. The People-Breeders!
    The Mighty Thor
  17. 16. When Speaks the Dragon!
    Tales of Asgard
  18. 17. The Maddening Menace of the Super-Beast!
    The Mighty Thor
  19. 18. The Maddening Menace of the Super-Beast!
    The Mighty Thor
  20. 19. The Fiery Breath of Fafnir!
    Tales of Asgard
  21. 20. To Become An Immortal!
    The Mighty Thor
  22. 21. To Become an Immortal!
    The Mighty Thor
  23. 22. There Shall Come a Miracle!
    Tales of Asgard
  24. 23. Who Dares Defy... the Destroyer?
    The Mighty Thor
  25. 24. If Asgard Falls..
    The Mighty Thor
  26. 25. The Thunder God and the Troll!
    The Mighty Thor
  27. 26. The Thunder God and the Troll!
    The Mighty Thor
  28. 27. The Tragedy of Hogun!
    Tales of Asgard
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    The Mighty Thor
  30. 29. The Flames of Battle!
    The Mighty Thor
  31. 30. The Quest for the Mystic Mountain!
    Tales of Asgard
  32. 31. To Die Like a God!
    The Mighty Thor
  33. 32. To Die Like a God!
    The Mighty Thor
  34. 33. The Secret of the Mystic Mountain!
    Tales of Asgard
  35. 34. The Growing Man
    The Mighty Thor
  36. 35. The Growing Man!
    The Mighty Thor
  37. 36. The Battle Begins!
    Tales of Asgard
  38. 37. Who Is... Replicus?
    The Mighty Thor
  39. 38. The Wrath of Replicus
    The Mighty Thor
  40. 39. Alibar and the Forty Demons!
    Tales of Asgard
  41. 40. The Scourge of the Super-Skrull!
    The Mighty Thor
  42. 41. The Scourge of the Super-Skrull!
    The Mighty Thor
  43. 42. We, Who Are About to Die...!
    Tales of Asgard
  44. 43. [no title indexed]
    The Mighty Thor
  45. 44. --And, Soon Shall Come: the Enchanters!
    The Mighty Thor
  46. 45. To The Death!
    Tales of Asgard
  47. 46. This Battleground Earth!
    The Mighty Thor
  48. 47. This Battleground Earth!
    The Mighty Thor
  49. 48. The Beginning of the End!
    Tales of Asgard
  50. 49. Abandoned on Earth!
    The Mighty Thor
  51. 50. Abandoned on Earth!
    The Mighty Thor
  52. 51. The End!
    Tales of Asgard
  53. 52. -- If the Thunder Be Gone!
    The Mighty Thor
  54. 53. -- If the Thunder Be Gone!
    The Mighty Thor
  55. 54. The Wrath of Odin!
    The Mighty Thor
  56. 55. The Wrath of Odin!
    The Mighty Thor
  57. 56. The Pounding Power of the Wrecker!
    The Mighty Thor
  58. 57. Let There Be... Chaos!
    The Mighty Thor
  59. 58. When Falls a Hero!
    The Mighty Thor
  60. 59. When Falls a Hero!
    The Mighty Thor
  61. 60. Even in Death --
    The Mighty Thor
  62. 61. Even in Death...
    The Mighty Thor
  63. 62. --To Rise Again!
    The Mighty Thor
  64. 63. --To Rise Again!
    The Mighty Thor
  65. 64. The Wrath of the Warrior!
    The Mighty Thor
  66. 65. The Dilemma of Dr. Blake!
    The Mighty Thor
  67. 66. --But Dr. Blake Can Die!
    The Mighty Thor
  68. 67. --But Dr. Blake Can Die!
    The Mighty Thor
  69. 68. ["Hail to thee, most noble prince!"]
    The Mighty Thor
  70. 69. The Wrath of Replicus!
    The Mighty Thor
  71. 70. Thor #144 unused cover
    The Mighty Thor
  72. 71. Thor #148 production photostat
    The Mighty Thor
  73. 72. More Mixed-Up Madness from Marvel's Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  74. 73. Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Vol. 5 TPB Cover
    The Mighty Thor
  75. 74. All-Out battle With the Fate of Asgard in the Balance!
    The Mighty Thor
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