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) - in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #9 - Even an Immortal Can Die (2023)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencils: John Buscema cover credits provided 2005 by Steven Tice and confirmed 2006 by Bob McLeod. Inks: Nick Caputo is uncertain about Buscema inks. Severin strongly suggested by Gaetan Marcon via the error tracker. (see Marvel Masterworks: Thor #17, supplemental pages, signed "Marie")
Colors: 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)
- in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #9 - Even an Immortal Can Die (2023)
-
[no title indexed]
The Hammer Strikes / 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.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Includes obituary for John Verpoorten.
Leave Me Alone
Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk
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 -
3.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins -
4.
Leave Me Alone
Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Derek Reinhard
- Per Sandell
- Steven Tice
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