Thor #131
(August 1966)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, except September, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-06-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

They Strike from Space! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]
Reprints

They Strike from Space! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited as V. Colletta)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rejoice, Ye Marvelites! Mighty Thor has won freedom for Hercules by defeating the forces of Pluto in deadly combat!
Feature Logo
The Mighty Thor!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Hercules; Ares; Jane Foster; Tana Nile; Odin; Rigel Colonizers (introduction)
Synopsis
Tana Nile stakes a claim on Earth. Thor starts to fight towards Rigel to rescue Earth.
Reprints

Two More Marvel Masterpieces... (Table of Contents: 2)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.85 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; various
Inks
Joe Sinnott; various
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing]; Black Panther; Wyatt Wingfoot; Inhumans [Medusa; Black Bolt; Triton; Crystal; Karnak; Gorgon]; Captain America

Indexer Notes

Promo's for Fantastic Four #54 and Fantasy Masterpieces #4 using a reprint of their cover.

The M.M.M.S. Still Wants You! (Table of Contents: 3)

M.M.M.S. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.15 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Thing

Indexer Notes

Promo with a coupon for joining M.M.M.S..

Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You! (Table of Contents: 4)

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Items (more information on the king-size Annuals that will be published this year and other articles); The Mighty Marvel Checklist (comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #54, Spider-Man #40, Avengers #31, X-Men #23, Daredevil #19, Strange Tales #148, Tales of Suspense #81, Tales to Astonish #83, Sgt. Fury #33, Marvel Tales #4, Fantasy Masterpieces #4, Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #4, Sgt. Fury 25c Special #2 and Millie the Model 25c Special #5); Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!

The Warlock's Eye! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Lee)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited as Kirby)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited as Colletta)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Simek)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Asgard warriors do battle without their leader - - the princely Thor!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]
Synopsis
Thor impersonates Harokin in order to get the Warlock's Eye.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Warlock's Eye Part 3

It's Clobberin' Time!! (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thing; Hulk; Spider-Man; Thor

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Hulk and Thing sweat shirts (with some examples), Thor T-Shirt (with an example shown), the Marvel Comics Spider-Man Poster (with an example shown) and Marvel Comics Group Official Swingin' Stationery.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby (2 illustrations)
Inks
Vince Colletta (2 illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Thor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from (and replies to) The Residents of Fourth Floor, North Hall, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn., Len Olson, Robert Gersman and Peter Von Sholly. Also includes two small portions of panels from previous issues and information on the next issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. They Strike from Space!
    Thor
  2. 1. They Strike from Space!
    Thor
  3. 2. Two More Marvel Masterpieces...
  4. 3. The M.M.M.S. Still Wants You!
    M.M.M.S.
  5. 4. Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. The Warlock's Eye!
    Tales of Asgard
  7. 6. It's Clobberin' Time!!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Darrel McCann
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore