Thor
#272
[Regular Edition]
(June 1978)
Marvel,
1966 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- Barcode
- 0714860245006
- Editing
- Jim Shooter (editor); Len Wein (consulting editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Day the Thunder Failed!
Thor / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor
- Synopsis
- Thor in lightning storm.
- Reprints
-
in Thor e i Vendicatori (Editoriale Corno, 1975 series) #224 -
in Captain America (Marvel UK, 1981 series) #31 (September 23, 1981) -
in Thor (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #15 (mai 1985) -
in Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel, 2011 series) ([January] 2011), ([January] 2011) -
in Marvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: Ragnarok (Panini España, 2013 series) (Enero 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
John Buscema cover credits provided 2005 by Steven Tice and confirmed 2006 by Bob McLeod. Nick Caputo is uncertain about Buscema inks. Cohen coloring credit per info by Andy Yanchus in The Comic Reader # 206, November 1982.
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The Day the Thunder Failed!
Thor / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Buscema (breakdowns); Tom Palmer (finished art)
- Inks
- Tom Palmer
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor; Loki; Skyrmir the Giant; Utgard Master of Utgartdhall; Logi; Hugi; Elli; Harris Hobbs (reporter)
- Synopsis
- Thor tells some children the tale of his youth when Thor and Loki were challenged by Utgard, Master of Utgartdhall.
- Reprints
- in Thor (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #15 (mai 1985) [Moins [Minus] page 1]
- in Thor (Marvel, 1998 series) #32 (February 2001)
- in Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel, 2011 series) ([January] 2011)
- in Marvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: Ragnarok (Panini España, 2013 series) (Enero 2013)
-
[no title indexed]
The Hammer Strikes [Thor] / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Roy Thomas discusses the history of the Thor comic and his taking over of writing chores on the book.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Day the Thunder Failed!
Thor -
1.
The Day the Thunder Failed!
Thor -
2.
[no title indexed]
The Hammer Strikes [Thor] -
3.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins -
4.
Leave Me Alone
Hostess Fruit Pies; The Hulk
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Derek Reinhard
- Nick Caputo
- Katie
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Steven Tice
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