Thor #300 [Newsstand]
(October 1980)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
Barcode
0714860245010
Editing
Jim Shooter (Editor in Chief); Jim Salicrup

Issue Notes

Double size anniversary issue.
This issue is a variant of Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #300 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Keith Pollard
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin; Zeus; Visnu; Celestials
Synopsis
Thor, Eternals and many pantheons montage scene.
Reprints

Chapter One Twilight of the Gods! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Pencils
Keith Pollard (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Inks
Gene Day
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Joe Rosen

Job Number
LF192
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Eye of Odin; Celestials [Arishem]; Odin (flashback); Siegfried (flashback); Rhine-Maidens (flashback); Gunther (flashback); Hagen (flashback); Gutruna (flashback); Valkyrie [Brunnhilda] (flashback); Hugin (Odin's Raven; flashback); Munin (Odin's Raven; flashback); Valkyrie [Valtrauta] (flashback); Valkyrie [Grimgerda] (flashback); Hercules (flashback; cameo); Mimir (flashback); Zeus (flashback; cameo)
Synopsis
Siegfried is killed by Hagen. Siegfried and Brunnhilda are escorted to Asgard by Valkyries. Odin returns them to life with no memory of their previous lives, and Siegfried now named Thor. Odin tries to kill himself until the appearance of the first Celestial spaceship causes him to want to live again.
Reprints

The Human Torch Saves the Valley! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Human Torch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema ?
Inks
Joe Sinnott ?
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Finally, the world will be cold enough for me--Frizone!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Frizone

Chapter 2 Whatever Gods There Be... (Table of Contents: 3)

Thor / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Pencils
Keith Pollard (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Inks
Gene Day
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Eye of Odin; Odin; Zeus (flashback); Celestials [Arishem] (flashback); Eternals [Ajax] (flashback); Vishnu (flashback); The Destroyer (origin); Heimdall; Sif; Mimir
Synopsis
The Eye of Odin finishes it's story, telling Thor of how Odin, Zeus and Vishnu confront the Celestials when they landed in the past, trying to drive them away. They were easily defeated. In the present Thor finds out that Odin has donned the Destroyer armor and gone to battle the Celestials.
Reprints

Chapter Three Day of Alpha (Table of Contents: 4)

Thor / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald; Ralph Macchio
Pencils
Keith Pollard (breakdowns); Gene Day (finished art)
Inks
Gene Day
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin; Destroyer; Celestials [Hargen the Measurer; Tefral the Surveyor; Nezarr the Calculator; Gammenon the Gatherer; Arishem the Judge; Jemiah the Analyzer; Eson the Sercher; Oneg the Prober; Ziran the Tester]; Eternals [Uni-Mind]; Zeus (cameo); Vishnu (cameo); Mother Earth
Synopsis
Odin and Thor battle the Celestials. The Celestials pass judgement on the Earth. Thor learns the identity of his mother.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  2. 1. Chapter One Twilight of the Gods!
    Thor
  3. 2. The Human Torch Saves the Valley!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Human Torch
  4. 3. Chapter 2 Whatever Gods There Be...
    Thor
  5. 4. Chapter Three Day of Alpha
    Thor
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas