- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Don Heck (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Job Number
- X-422
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That jet fighter is in trouble!
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Lava Man (introduction); Jane Foster; Odin; Loki; Doctor Bruce Andrews (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Thor battles the Lava Man, a monster brought to the surface by Loki, who claims all the dry surface of Earth for his people. Odin forbids Thor to love Jane Foster, leading to her leaving her job as Dr. Blake's nurse.
- Reprints
- in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #15
- in Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([August] 1965)
- in The Mighty Thor [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) ([1966]) [last page in black and white]
- in The Mighty Thor Collector's Album (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-125 (1966) [abridged; original layout=13 pages, abridged]
- in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #19 (24 June 1967) [Black and white.]
- in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #6 (22 Giugno 1971) [as "l'Uomo di Lava", Italian translation]
- in Hit Comics Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #236
- in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #45 (octobre 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #5 ([1978])
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
- in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003), #1 (2003)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Thor : l'intégrale (Panini France, 2007 series) #1962-1963 (mars 2012)
- in Marvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: En Mis Manos, Este Martillo (Panini España, 2013 series) (Septiembre 2013)
- in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Mighty Thor
- 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) #1 - The Vengeance of Loki (2021)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #8 - El Poderoso Thor 2 ([Febrero 2023])
- in Biblioteca Marvel: El Poderoso Thor (Panini España, 2023 series) #2 (febrero 2023)
- in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #8 - Thor 2 (1963) ([November] 2023)
Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?id=1453280#detail
Dr. Andrews is first called Basil by Jane Foster on page 6 but then is called Bruce by Dr. Blake on the last page.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- [J-865]
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bill Swift; Mr. Allen
- Synopsis
- A bored man working on an assembly line is taken to outer space in his dreams, and is given an idea for an otherworldly invention.
- Reprints
Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence. Continues from last issue. Reprinted with new illustration.
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- Pencils
- Larry Lieber
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- X-420
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Journey with us into the far future, when Earth will be a vast interstellar empire, conquering other planets in distant galaxies...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- John
- Synopsis
- In the future, Earth has conquered all planets except one, which no expedition returns from. The military thinks they have some horrific defense, but in fact they are simply so kind to the humans that arrive to conquer that they don't want to leave.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Delphinius
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- George Roussos (credited as G. Bell)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Job Number
- [X-427]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Before man could read or write, he had his legends!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Odin (origin); Surtur (introduction); Ymir (introduction, origin); Buri (introduction, origin, cameo); Borr (introduction, origin, cameo); Audhumbla (called "Magic Cow"); Vili (unnamed, origin, cameo); Vé (unnamed, origin, cameo); Bestla (unnamed, cameo)
- Synopsis
- Beneath Asgard lies the Well of Life. From it came Ymir, greatest of the Frost Giants and Buri, the first Norse God who gave life to Borr. Borr had three sons. Odin was one of them. Odin and his brothers protect the Earth while waiting for the coming of man.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([December] 1965)
- in The Mighty Thor Collector's Album (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-125 (1966) [original layout=5 pages, abridged]
- in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968)
- in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (27 Aprile 1971) [as "La casa degli dei", Italian translation]
- in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #234
- in De Vier Verdedigers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1971 series) #55 (1972)
- in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #7 (4ème trimestre 1973) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #1 ([Januar] 1974)
- in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #45 (octobre 1974) [N&B [B&W]]
- in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #5 ([1978])
- in Marvel-Comic-Sonderheft (Condor, 1980 series) #4 (1980)
- in Valour (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #1 (5 November 1980) [Black & white.]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
- 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) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003), #1 (2003)
- in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (May 2009)
which is reprinted- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2010 series) ([January] 2010)
- in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Mighty Thor
- in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - The God of Thunder (2014)
- in Thor of the Realms (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #8 - El Poderoso Thor 2 ([Febrero 2023])
- in Biblioteca Marvel: El Poderoso Thor (Panini España, 2023 series) #2 (febrero 2023)
- in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #8 - Thor 2 (1963) ([November] 2023)
- Keywords
- Yggdrasill
This is the first "Tales of Asgard" story and the only segment to be told only in captions and without dialogue balloons, copying the style of Hal Foster's Prince Valiant.
Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.