Journey into Mystery #118

(July 1965)

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Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"To Kill a Thunder God!" (Table of Contents: 2)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Remember last ish?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Kim; Loki (villain); the Destroyer (Odin's robot, villain, introduction); a hunter (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Thor seeks Loki's Norn Stones in Vietnam. A cruel hunter, aided from afar by Loki, shoots Thor with an anesthetic projectile and brings him down. The hunter then discovers the hidden temple of the Destroyer. The hunter's consciousness enters the Destroyer. It awakens and engages Thor in battle. Loki realizes he has made a mistake-- the Destroyer is too powerful! He tries to warn Odin. Unfortunately, this is the day of the Odinsleep and he may not be disturbed. The gods throw Loki into the "Dungeon of No Escape". The destroyer fires a bolt of elemental force at Thor which will surely kill him!

Reprints

• in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #73
• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #49 (20 January 1968), #50 (27 January 1968)
• in Special Marvel Edition (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 (January 1971)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #21 (18 Gennaio 1972)
• in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #40 (November 17, 1973), #41 (November 24, 1973)
• in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #72 ([November 1976])
• in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #2 (janvier 1977) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[3] (November 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2004)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 ([July] 2005) [black & white]
• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (2011)
• in Marvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: En Mis Manos, Este Martillo (Panini España, 2013 series) (Septiembre 2013)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Destroyer and the Odinsleep.

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Nick Fury / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Namor the Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Hypno-Coin (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

4 More Marvel Masterpieces! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Fantastic Four; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Crimson Hand (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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I am almost finished with your map, Thunder God!

Feature Logo

Tales of Asgard Home of the Mighty Norse Gods!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Loki; Morduk (first appearance); Braggi (vilain; first appearance)

Synopsis

Wise Morduk helps Thor to plot a course for his mission and also bestows the Crimson Hand upon him, a magic glove that forces people to speak the truth. When Loki introduces Braggi, the commander he has handpicked, Braggi cannot help blurting out that the plans to kill Thor from behind once they have set sail.

Reprints

• in Die Spinne Comic - Album (Condor, 1979 series) #14
• in Eagle (Longacre Press, 1959 series) #v19#21 (25 May 1968)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #18 (7 Dicembre 1971)
• in Marvel Spectacular (Marvel, 1973 series) #3 (October 1973)
• in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #2 (janvier 1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Edderkoppen Superseriealbum (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #[8] (1982)
• in Spindelmannen presentalbum (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1980 series) #[1982] [8] (1982)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #1 (Mayo 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[3] (November 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2004)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 ([July] 2005) [black & white]
• in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #3 (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 Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (2011)
• in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)

Keywords

magic glove; The Crimson Hand

Indexer Notes

Odinsword Quest Part 1, first appearances of Braggi and Morduk.

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

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The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan and Jack; Thor has become the greatest mag out now.

Feature Logo

The Hammer Strikes

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters page includes Special Announcements Section and Mighty Marvel Checklist. Letters from Bill Bennett, Dana Simmons and Jimmy Meschwitz.

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Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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