The Mighty Thor #9

(June 15 1983)

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Thor / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

John Buscema; Marie Severin

Inks

Vince Colletta; Marie Severin

Colors

Glynis Oliver

Letters

Denise Wohl

Job Number

1169Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once, they called it, All Hallows’ Eve… the night of All Saints, All Souls.

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel]; Loki; Sif; Hildegarde; Karnilla; Tom Fagan; Steve Englehart; Gerard Conway; Len Wein; Glynis Wein; Satan (dog); Diablo (dog)

Synopsis

While the comics creators take part in Tom Fagan’s Halloween costume parade, Thor battles firstly The Absorbing Man, and then Loki. Sif persuades Karnilla to assist Thor in his fight with Loki, in return for which she agrees to accompany Karnilla on a quest. Thor summons a storm and Loki is rendered blind. Stumbling, he falls over the edge of a cliff!

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #207 (January 1973)

Indexer Notes

First credited colorist.

Marie Severin is credited for 'good works' on the splash page. Marie drew caricatures of Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Tom Fagan and Len and Glynis Wein throughout the story.

This is part of an unofficial Marvel-DC "crossover" set in the real-world Rutland, Vermont based Halloween parade run by Tom Fagan. It was orchestrated by three freelance writers; Steve Englehart (who scripted the Beast story in Amazing Adventures #16); Len Wein (author of Justice League of America #103) and Gerry Conway on Thor.