Journey into Mystery #102

(March 1964)

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Slave of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man! (Table of Contents: 2)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

X-573

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You are about to enter the world of the future, where the mighty Thor must do the bidding of a master villain!!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Loki; Odin (supporting); Thor [Doctor Donald Blake] (featured); Tomorrow Man [Artur Zarrko] (antagonist)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Thor helps Zarrko conquer the 23rd century world, but then turns on him and defeats him, winning back Odin's favor.

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #45
• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #20
• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #24 (29 July 1967) [Black and white]
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #16 (September 1968)
which is reprinted
• in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #34 ([mai 1974]) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #10 (17 Agosto 1971)
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #238
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #52 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 ([December] 1993)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2003)
• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Marvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: En Mis Manos, Este Martillo (Panini España, 2013 series) (Septiembre 2013)
• in Thor : l'intégrale (Panini France, 2007 series) #1964 (octobre 2013)
• 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) #2 - The Invasion of Asgard (2022)
• in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #14 - Thor 3 (1964) ([Februar] 2024)

Keywords

time travel

Indexer Notes

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

The Green Hat (Table of Contents: 3)

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Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Job Number

[G-537]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

George is a guy who knows more about flying saucers and Mars men than all the fellows who hang out at Pop's candy store.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Axtel; George; Chuck

Synopsis

A recent graduate meets a strange man and finds that they share a gift to commune with the Green Goddess.

Reprints

• from Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #32 (August 1955)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration. Story title is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky..
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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The Menace! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber

Inks

Matt Fox

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-589

First Line of Dialogue or Text

First, there is naught but the galaxy...

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

An alien lands in a central European village and restrains the villagers while he sets up a weapon. He uses the weapon to drive back an attacking space fleet, and the villagers realize he was actually trying to help them.

Reprints

• in Out of This World (Alan Class, 1963 series) #17 ([October 1964])
• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #89 (26 October 1968)
• in Hit Comics Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #224
• in Submariner (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #5 (octobre 1977) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]

Keywords

armada; spaceships

Indexer Notes

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

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"Death" Comes to Thor! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

[X-606]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At last, I've found the three Fates!

Feature Logo

Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Norns: Skuld
Balder (supporting); Hela (antagonist) (first appearance); Sif (supporting) (first appearance); Thor [Thor Odinson] (featured); Urd; Norns [Skuld (introduction); Urd (introduction); Verdandi (introduction)]; King Rugga

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Thor rescues Sif from Hela, goddess of death, and earns the right to carry the Hammer of Odin.

Reprints

• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #7
• in Out of This World (Alan Class, 1963 series) #17 ([October 1964])
• in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (6 Luglio 1971)
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #233
• in De Vier Verdedigers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1971 series) #54 (1972)
• in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #34 (6 October 1973)
• in L'Inattendu (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Spindelmannen (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #8/1980 (1980)
• in Edderkoppen (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #8/1980 ([august] 1980)
• in Thor (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #19 (mai 1982) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Die Spinne (Condor, 1980 series) #96 (1983)
• in O Poderoso Thor (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #1 (Fevereiro 1983)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 ([December] 1993)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #1 (Mayo 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2003)
• in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (May 2009)
which is reprinted
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #2 - Thor: Geschichten aus Asgard (Januar 2016)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #94 - Тор: Истории Асгарда
• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2010 series) ([January] 2010)
• in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
• in Thor : l'intégrale (Panini France, 2007 series) #1964 (octobre 2013)
• in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - The God of Thunder (2014)
• in Thor by Simonson Halloween Comic Fest 2017 (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (December 2017)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Invasion of Asgard (2022)
• in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #14 - Thor 3 (1964) ([Februar] 2024)

Indexer Notes

Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.

Part 3 in the "Boyhood of Thor" series. Sif looks nothing like her later and more familiar Marvel appearance, but more like her traditional description.

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