Thor #277 [Whitman]
(November 1978)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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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]
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor); Jim Shooter (consulting editor); Mark Gruenwald (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Variants of this type were distributed under limited deals between publishers and distribution "jobbers" (Whitman was one, but not the only one) who could get comics into outlets that did not consistently carry comics. The retail unit was a bag containing more than one comic.
This issue is a variant of Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #277 [Regular Edition]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema (signed)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kill Thor -- and Asgard falls!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Hela; Loki
Synopsis
Thor vs. Hela and her hordes.
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #277 [Whitman] Cover Thumbnail for Thor (1966 series) #277 [Regular Edition] Cover Thumbnail for Thor (1966 series) #277 [British]
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Time of the Trolls! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
John Buscema (breakdowns); Tom Palmer (finished art)
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Sif; Balder; Odin; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Thor [Roger "Red" Norvell]; Loki (villain); Hela (villain); Harris Hobbs (reporter); Joey (sound man); Sigyn; Volla; Enchantress (flashback; cameo); Executioner (flashback; cameo); Heimdall; The Midgard Serpent (cameo); Frigga; Fenris; Ljos-Alfar (Bright Elves)
Synopsis
Loki is sentenced to the place of punishment for his role in starting Ragnarok. The new Thor takes Sif to a distant land to be his queen. Hela and her horde of Trolls prepare to storm the rainbow bridge.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Jim Arlien, Sam Hays and Jim Bleeker.

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

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

McBrain's Brain Drain (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Kill Thor -- and Asgard falls!"]
    Thor
  2. 1. Time of the Trolls!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Hammer Strikes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. McBrain's Brain Drain
    Daredevil; Hostess Twinkies
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
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