Thor #363 [Direct]
(January 1986)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Craig Anderson (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

Secret Wars II crossover.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Kurse! He's the Beyonder's Gift to Thor! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks
Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Beta Ray Bill; Kurse; Thor [Thor Odinson]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #363 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Thor (1966 series) #363 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Thor (1966 series) #363 [Canadian]
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This Kursed Earth...! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Walter Simonson (credited)
Inks
Walter Simonson (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited as Max Scheele)
Letters
John Workman (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This story begins twice...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Power Pack: Energizer [Katie Power] (guest); Gee [Alex Power] (guest, also in flashback); Lightspeed [Julie Power] (guest, also in flashback); Mass Master [Jack Power] (guest, also in flashback); Tattletale [Franklin Richards] (guest)
Beta Ray Bill (guest, also in flashback); Beyonder (guest); Gunnhild (guest); Kurse (villain, also in flashback as Kurse and Algrim); Loki (villain); Lorelei (villain); Malekith (villain, flashback); Rolfe (guest); Tanngnjóstr (guest); Tanngrisnir (guest); Thor [Thor Odinson] (featured, also in flashback); Scrip (guest)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Beyonder sets up a fight between Thor and Kurse for his own instruction and amusement.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continued from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #6 and Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series) #18.

The "Where's the Cap'n?" Mystery (Table of Contents: 2)

Cap'n Crunch; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Indexer Notes

Ad for Cap'n Crunch cereal.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Paul Smith, Rob Pelo, Ian Morgan and Andy Davis.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Kurse! He's the Beyonder's Gift to Thor!
    Thor
  2. 1. This Kursed Earth...!
    Thor
  3. 2. The "Where's the Cap'n?" Mystery
    Cap'n Crunch; Spider-Man
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
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  • Bianco Cavaliere
  • Terry Collier
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
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