Journey into Mystery #109

(October 1964)

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

When Magneto Strikes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Thor / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Job Number

X-789

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like it, Thor?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (statue); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (statue); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (statue); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (statue)
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]
Fantastic Four: Invisible Girl [Susan Storm] (statue); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (statue); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (statue)
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (cameo); Beast [Hank McCoy] (cameo); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (cameo); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (cameo)
Jane Foster; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]; Thor [Don Blake]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Magneto is testing his powers in the city. He "attracts" Thor's attention. They battle aboard Magneto's submarine. Meanwhile, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are out looking for the X-Men. Magneto flees from Thor in his escape vessel and the X-Men's submarine is seen pursuing him. Thor turns back to Don Blake and visits Jane Foster. She makes him a snack and gives him a glass of milk.

Reprints

• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #27
• in Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1968
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #22 (September 1969)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #14 (12 Ottobre 1971)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #53 (3ème 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 & 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 Classic (Panini France, 2011 series) #2 (mai 2011)
• 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 X-Men: Children of the Atom (Marvel, 2019 series) #[1] - X-Men: Silver Age Vol. 1 - Gifted Youngsters (2019)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Invasion of Asgard (2022)

Keywords

1964 New York World's Fair

Indexer Notes

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

Two More Triumphs For Marvel..! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Captain America; Iron Man; Spider-Man; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Famous Military Medals (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Empire Mdsg. Co. Reproduction Medals / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan and Jack, This is about Thor.

Feature Logo

The Hammer Strikes

Reprints

• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)

Indexer Notes

First letters page. Includes Special Announcements Section.

Letters from: Carlos Julian, Matthew Peters, Philip Boiko, Brian Saul, Steve Hodges, David Gunther, Jimmy Brazel and Bob Butts.

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Banished from Asgard! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Job Number

X-781

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For daring to fight a duel against my wishes, you must accept my punishment!

Feature Logo

Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Arkin the Weak (villain, first appearance); Odin; Queen Knorda (villain, first appearance); Thor [Thor Odinson]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Arkin the Weak betrays Asgard in an attempt to win the hand of Queen Knorda.

Reprints

• in De spectaculaire Spider-Man (Juniorpress, 1981 series) #10
• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #32
• in Thor Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #3 (January 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Die Spinne Comic - Album (Condor, 1979 series) #11
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #10 (17 Agosto 1971)
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #2 (3ème trimestre 1975) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Edderkoppen (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #1/1981 ([januar] 1981)
• in Spindelmannen (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #1/1981 (1981)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 ([December] 1993)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black & 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) #2 (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 Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Invasion of Asgard (2022)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. First appearances of Arkin the Weak and Queen Knorda.

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Mr. Victor Mason / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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NRI Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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