Journey into Mystery #91

(April 1963)

[All-Male He-Man] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sandu, Master of the Supernatural! (Table of Contents: 2)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited) (script)

Pencils

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Terry Szenics (credited)

Job Number

[X-111 ?]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In his heavenly citadel, Odin, ruler of the Norse gods, thinks of his eldest son, the mighty Thor...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Odin; Valkyries (introduction); Loki; Sandu (introduction)

Synopsis

Loki gives a greedy carnival mystic magical powers in order to use him to attack Thor. Thor is overcome in their first battle, but with the help of Odin and his belt of strength he defeats Loki's pawn.

Reprints

• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #9
• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #11 (29 April 1967) [Black and white. First part of story, pages 1 to 7 only.], #12 (6 May 1967) [Black and white. Second part of story. Page 8 (panels 2 & 4 to 7) and pages 9 to 13 only.]
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #9 (July 1967)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (11 Maggio 1971)
• in Hit Comics Thor (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #207 (1972)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #31 (juillet 1973) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and 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 Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (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 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

Air Force; Police

Indexer Notes

Characters: Sandu added by Mark Combs, 2004-09-26 (Per Sandell ed.)
This story is retold and expanded in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #3

The Party (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

[J-959]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With a flower in his buttonhole, a broad smile on his face, and a handsome briefcase, Mr. Braggle left his car at the curb and approached the ivy-covered mansion.

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Braggle

Synopsis

A salesman trying to unload some oil stocks thinks that he’s found a rich mark, but instead walks into a party of talking dogs.

Reprints

• from Mystical Tales (Marvel, 1956 series) #2 (August 1956)
• in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #34 (1969)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration. The first page of this story is printed between pages 5 and 6 of the Thor story, while the second page is printed between the two back-up comic stories.

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Padell Book Co. Booklets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Commercial Trades Institute Booklets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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National Radio Institute Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Seedlings (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-112

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We speak of missiles and bombs...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jeb Wilkens

Synopsis

Alien spores land on Earth and bloom into telepathic plants that would have conquered the world had they not been eaten by crows.

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #35 (1964 ?)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #129

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

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Best Values Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Grayson Products’ Giant Kite / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Manikins! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-113

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You may wonder what a love story is doing in a fantasy magazine?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Selwin Simple

Synopsis

An odd man works with the manikins in a department store, but becomes upset when one of the female manikins is to be put in a bridal display. The employee disappears and the groom is replaced with a manikin that looks just like him.

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #35 (1964 ?)
• in HIP Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #19126 (1969)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #126
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #91 (1 Ottobre 1974)
• in Dracula (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #21 (4ème trimestre 1978) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

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Live Squirrel Monkey / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

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Florida Sea Horse Co. / advertisement / 0.17 page (report information)

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Famous Dance Course / advertisement / 0.17 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)