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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published 1991
Cover Price 34.95 USD
Pages 1
Editing Tom Brevoort
Notes A small reprint of the cover.

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes A small reprint of the cover.
Reprinted from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)

2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Script Stan Lee

2 page Thor illustration "A Thor Bonus Feature [Map of Asgard]"

Synopsis Double page spread of Asgard.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes A pin-up of a "typical Asgard street scene", majestic with monuments, temples and the like.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 (1965)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Introducing... the Mighty Thor! [Journey into Mystery #83]"

Characters Thor
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)

13 page Thor story "The Stone Men from Saturn!"

Characters Thor (I)(O); Don Blake (I); Gorr (I)
Synopsis Origin of Thor.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes First appearance of Thor, Don Blake and Gorr, origin of Thor.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) Featuring: The Mighty Thor, Captured By "The Executioner" [Journey into Mystery #84]

Characters Thor; Don Blake; Jane Foster
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #84 (September 1962)

13 page Thor story "The Mighty Thor vs. the Executioner"

Characters Thor; Don Blake; Jane Foster (I); Comrade Executioner (I)(D)
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes First appearance of Jane Foster.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #84 (September 1962)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Never Before Has the Mighty Thor Faced a Foe as Dangerous as Loki, the God of Mischief!! [Journey into Mystery #85]"

Characters Thor; Loki
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962)

13 page Thor story "Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!

Characters Thor; Loki (I); Heimdall (I); Odin (I); Don Blake; Jane Foster; Balder (I); Tyr (I)
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes First appearances of Odin, Heimdall, Tyr, Balder, and Loki.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "How can I defeat the Tomorrow Man when he can fade into a different year before I reach him??"] [Journey into Mystery #86

Characters Thor; Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #86 (November 1962)

13 page Thor story "On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!"

Characters Thor; Zarkko the Tomorrow Man (Villain; First Appearance); Jane Foster; Odin; Don Blake
Synopsis Zarrko of the year 2262 goes back in time and steals a cobalt bomb in 1962, but Thor chases him forward in time and defeats him.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Job number not listed in comic, came from the splash page of the original art. Presented in two parts; Part 2 is titled "Flight To The Future."
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #86 (November 1962)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Prisoner of the Reds!"

Characters Thor
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #87 (December 1962)

10 page Thor story "Prisoner of the Reds!"

Characters Thor; Jane Foster; Don Blake; Colonel Edward Harrison
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #87 (December 1962)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "The Terrible Vengeance of Loki!"

Characters Thor; Loki; Odin
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Evelyn Stein
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #88 (January 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Vengeance of Loki!"

Characters Thor; Loki; Odin; Jane Foster; Don Blake; Heimdall
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Evelyn Stein
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #88 (January 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Starring the Mighty... Thor! The Most Colorful Super Hero of All!!! [Journey into Mystery #89]"

Characters Thor
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #89 (February 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Thunder God and the Thug"

Characters Thor; Jane Foster; Don Blake; Thug Thatcher; Odin; Vince; Max; Ruby
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Ray Holloway
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Thor's origin is retold.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #89 (February 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "The Carbon Copy Man!"

Characters Thor; Carbon-Copy Man [Zano]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #90 (March 1963)

13 page Thor story "Trapped By the Carbon-Copy Man!"

Characters Thor; Ugarth, War Lord of Xarta; Zano; Don Blake; Odin; Jane Foster; Mayor Harris; Carbon-Copy Man [Zano]
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Al Hatley
Inks Al Hatley
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Terry Szenics
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #90 (March 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Sandu, Master of the Supernatural"

Characters Thor; Loki; Sandu
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #91 (April 1963)

13 page Thor story "Sandu, Master of the Supernatural!"

Characters Thor; Loki; Odin; Don Blake; Sandu (I); Jane Foster; The Valkyries (I)
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)
Pencils Joe Sinnott
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Terry Szenics
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #91 (April 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "The Mighty Thor Cannot Reach His Enchanted Hammer! Is This to Be Loki's Final Victory?? [Journey into Mystery #92]"

Characters Thor; Loki
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers ?; Jack Kirby ?
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #92 (May 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer"

Characters Thor; Loki; Heimdall; Neri (I); Jane Foster; Don Blake; Odin; Fricka (I)
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Robert Bernstein (Script; as R. Berns)
Pencils Joe Sinnott
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Martin Epp
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes First appearance Fricka
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #92 (May 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Radio-Active Man!"

Characters Thor; Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #93 (June 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!"

Characters Thor; Chen Lu (I); Don Blake; Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu] (I); General Fu; Jane Foster
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Robert Bernstein (Script; as R. Berns)
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Ray Holloway
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes vs. Radio-Active Man first
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #93 (June 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "See Mighty Thor and Evil Loki Unite, to Battle the Human Race, as the Marvel Comics Group Ushers in the Marvel Age of Comics! [Journey into Mystery #94]"

Characters Thor; Loki
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #94 (July 1963)

13 page Thor story "Thor and Loki Attack the Human Race!"

Characters Thor; Loki; Don Blake; Heimdall; Odin
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Robert Bernstein (Script; as R. Berns)
Pencils Joe Sinnott
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #94 (July 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "You have finally met the one enemy you can never defeat, Thor!"

Characters Thor; Duplicate Thor
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #95 (August 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Demon Duplicators!"

Characters Thor; Duplicate Thor; Odin; Professor Zaxton (I) (D); Don Blake; Jane Foster; Duplicate Professor Zaxton
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Robert Bernstein (Script; as R. Berns)
Pencils Joe Sinnott
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #95 (August 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Merlin the Mad!"

Characters Thor; Merlin
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #96 (September 1963)

13 page Thor story "Defying the Magic of... Mad Merlin!"

Characters FEATURE: Thor; GUESTS: Jane Foster; Don Blake; VILLAIN: Merlin (I); CAMEOS: Loki; John F. Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; CAMEO FLASHBACK: King Arthur
Synopsis Merlin is awakened after a thousand years and immediately decides to try and take over the world; He battles Thor using familiar Washington D.C. monuments.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee (Plot); Robert Bernstein (Script; as R. Berns)
Pencils Joe Sinnott
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes According to The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky this is not the same Merlin that is in the Black Knight comics. This Merlin is a mutant who later became the Warlock and the Maha Yogi in X-Men #30 and #47.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #96 (September 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Lee and Kirby Combine Talents to Bring You Mighty Thor Battling the Amazing Lava Man! [Journey into Mystery #97]"

Characters Thor; Lava Man; Odin
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #97 (October 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Mighty Thor Battles... the Lava Man"

Characters Thor; Lava Man (I); Don Blake; Jane Foster; Odin; Loki; Dr. Bruce Andrews (I)
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Don Heck
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #97 (October 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Think You Got Troubles Wait Till You See What Happens to... Thor When He Meets... the Human Cobra! [Journey into Mystery #98]"

Characters Thor; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees]; Jane Foster
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Roussos
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98 (November 1963)

13 page Thor story "Challenged by the Human Cobra!"

Characters Thor; Jane Foster; Dr. Bruce Andrews; Odin; Klaus Vorhees (I); Professor Shecktor; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees] (I)(O)
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Origin and first appearance of the Cobra.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98 (November 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "The Mighty Thor Meets the Most Dramatic Super-Foe of the Year... the Mysterious Mister Hyde! [Journey into Mystery #99]"

Characters Thor; Don Blake; Jane Foster; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Don Heck
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #99 (December 1963)

13 page Thor story "The Mysterious Mister Hyde!"

Characters Thor; Calvin Zabo (I); Jane Foster; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo] (I)(O); Odin
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Origin and first appearance of Mr. Hyde, story continues in Journey Into Mystery #100.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #99 (December 1963)

1 page Thor cover reprint (on interior page) "Thor's Showdown With Mr. Hyde!"

Characters Thor; Mr. Hyde; Jane Foster
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Roussos
Colors Glynis Oliver
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #100 (January 1964)

13 page Thor story "The Master Plan of Mr. Hyde!"

Characters Thor; Mr. Hyde; Jane Foster; Don Blake; Odin
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Sam Rosen
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #100 (January 1964)

5 page Tales of Asgard story "Tales of..... Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods"

Characters Odin; Surtur (I); Ymir (I)(O); Buri (I)(O); Borr (I)
Synopsis Story about how Odin and his brothers protected the Earth while waiting for the coming of man.
Genre Superhero; Fantasy
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Roussos (as George Bell)
Colors George Roussos
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Origin and first appearance of Ymir and Buri, first appearance of Surtur and Borr.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #97 (October 1963)

5 page Tales of Asgard story "Odin Battles Ymir, King of the Ice Giants"

Characters Odin, Ymir
Synopsis Story of Odin defeating Ymir.
Genre Superhero; Fantasy
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Don Heck
Colors George Roussos
Letters Artie Simek
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98 (November 1963)