Marvel Tales: Thor #1 [Jen Bartel Cover]

(2019)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ralph Macchio

Letters

typeset

Loki, the God of Mischief!! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I challenge you to match your powers against mine, Thor!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Loki

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962)

Keywords

mythology

Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief! (Table of Contents: 4)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At last you've met your match, Thor!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor (also as Donald Blake); Loki (introduction); Heimdall (introduction); Odin (introduction); Jane Foster; Balder (introduction); Tyr (introduction)

Synopsis

Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor. The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief, but Thor’s transformation into Donald Blake frees him from hypnosis, allowing him to defeat Loki and return him to Asgard.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962)

Keywords

Asgard; Bifrost; Empire State Building; Mjölnir; mythology; uru

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two parts: an unmarked first part (5 pages) and part two, "The Vengeance of Loki!" (8 pages).
This is the first appearance of Asgard and the Aesir of Norse mythology, firmly establishing Thor as a fantasy character.

Clash of Titans! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Hercules; Loki; Radioactive Man; duplicate Thor; Lava Man

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([August] 1965)

Keywords

mythology

Indexer Notes

Cover includes four vignettes from reprinted stories by Kirby/Ayers and Joe Sinnott.

When Titans Clash! (Table of Contents: 6)

Thor / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Hercules (introduction); Loki; Zeus (introduction); Storm Giants

Synopsis

Thor and Loki come across a pair of storm giants attacking the gateway from Asgard to Olympus. During the ensuing battle, Thor is accidentally transported to the fabled land and finds himself in combat with the mighty Hercules with neither party willing to back down. After a titanic battle, Zeus stops the conflict and proclaims them both worthy allies and friends. Thor is sent back to Asgard and Zeus closes the passage forever.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([August] 1965)

Keywords

golden mace; Jotunheim; Mjölnir; mythology; Olympus

Indexer Notes

This story introduces Olympus and the Greek gods to the Marvel Universe.

A Thor Bonus Feature (Table of Contents: 7)

The Mighty Thor / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([August] 1965)

Keywords

Asgard; mythology

Indexer Notes

A pin-up of a "typical Asgard street scene", majestic with monuments, temples and the like.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Tom Palmer ?

Letters

Morrie Kuramoto

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All right, girls -- That finishes off these male chauvinist pigs!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [the Black Panther [T'Challa]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver; the Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; the Vision; the Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]]; Medusa; the Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; the Valkyrie

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #83 [Regular Edition] (December 1970)

Come on in, the Revolution's Fine (Table of Contents: 9)

The Avengers / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Tom Palmer ?

Letters

Herb Cooper

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Lady Liberators [the Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Medusa; the Enchantress (posing as the Valkyrie); the Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; the Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]]; the Avengers [the Black Panther [T'Challa]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; the Vision]; the Masters of Evil [Ulysses Klaw; the Melter [Bruno Horgan]; the Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]; the Whirlwind [David Cannon]]; Doctor T. W. Erwin; Tom Fagan; Roy Thomas; Jean Thomas; the Executioner (flashback); Odin (cameo flashback); Yellow Jacket (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

The Valkyrie shows up at Avengers HQ and convinces the Wasp and the Scarlet Witch to join her team of Lady Liberators. With the male members of the Avengers attending Tom Fagan's Halloween parade, the Masters of Evil attack and pummel our heroes. The Lady Liberators show up to save the day and do what their male chauvinist pig counterparts failed to do as they make quick work of the villains. The Valkyrie is revealed to be the Enchantress, however, and the lady heroes are forced to defeat their former leader. The gender war rages on.

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #83 (December 1970)

Keywords

battle of the sexes; feminism; Miskatonic University; mythology; parade; Rutland; Vermont

Indexer Notes

Story features Tom Fagan's annual Halloween Parade in Rutland, Vermont.

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

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

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Beta Ray Bill

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #337 [Direct] (November 1983)

Doom! (Table of Contents: 11)

Thor / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Walter Simonson

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

John Workman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Surtur; Thor; Nick Fury; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Jasper Sitwell; Sif; Heimdall; Balder; Volstagg; Loki; Lorelei (introduction); Beta Ray Bill (introduction); Odin

Synopsis

Nick Fury asks Thor's aid in investigating an alien ship heading for earth. Thor arrives and triggers the awakening of an alien protector, Beta Ray Bill. Bill bests Thor and takes up his hammer only to be accidentally summoned to Asgard by Odin who thinks he is summoning Thor.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #337 (November 1983)

Keywords

Asgard; Bifrost; Chicago; flying car; frisbee; Grant Park; helicarrier; Mjölnir; mythology; science fiction; Skuttlebutt; troll hunt