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Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	January 1971
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Stan Lee

Cover Details - "Enter the Grey Gargoyle!"

Characters	Thor; Grey Gargoyle; Jane Foster; Don Blake
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Chic Stone
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #113 (February 1965)

16 page Thor story "A World Gone Mad!"

Characters	Thor; Jane Foster; Odin (guest star); Don Blake; Balder (guest star); Loki (villain); Grey Gargoyle (villain); Heimdall; Honir the Hunter (I)
Synopsis	Thor reveals his secret identity to Jane Foster, but she doesn't believe him.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Chic Stone
Letters	Artie Simek
Notes	First appearance of Honir the Hunter.
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #113 (February 1965)

1 page Thor illustration "A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up"

Characters	Thor
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Chic Stone
Notes	Signed: May the eyes of Asgard smile down on thee--- Thor
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #110 (November 1964)

5 page Tales of Asgard story "Balder Must Die!"

Characters	Balder; Loki; Norn Queen (later known as Karnilla) (I); Norn Queen's servant (later known as Haag) (I)
Genre	Superhero; Fantasy
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Vince Colletta
Letters	Artie Simek
Notes	Second in the Balder Biography series, first appearance of the Norn Queen (Karnilla) and her servant (Haag).
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #107 (August 1964)

5 page Tales of Asgard story "Trapped by the Trolls!"

Characters	GS: Thor; V: King Sindri of the Dwarvfs; Dwarfs; Trolls
Genre	Superhero; Fantasy
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Vince Colletta
Letters	Artie Simek
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #108 (September 1964)

5 page Tales of Asgard story "Banished From Asgard!"

Characters	GS: Thor; Odin; V: Arkin the Weak (I); Queen Knorda (I)
Genre	Superhero; Fantasy
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Vince Colletta
Letters	Sam Rosen
Notes	First appearances of Arkin the Weak and Queen Knorda.
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #109 (October 1964)

5 page Tales of Asgard story "The Defeat of Odin!"

Characters	GS: Thor; Odin; V: Prince Rivvak (I)
Genre	Superhero; Fantasy
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Vince Colletta
Letters	Artie Simek
Notes	First appearance of Prince Rivvak.
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #110 (November 1964)

16 page Thor story "The Stronger I Am, the Sooner I Die!"

Characters	F: Thor; GS: Balder; Harris Hobbs (I); Jane Foster; Don Blake; V: Crusher Creel (I); Loki; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel] (I)(O)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Chic Stone
Letters	Sam Rosen
Notes	First appearance of Crusher Creel and Harris Hobbs, first appearance and origin of The Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel].
Reprinted	from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #114 (March 1965)

Half page Mighty Marvel Checklist promo (ad from the publisher) "The Mighty Marvel Checklist"

Script	? (promo copy)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Marvel checklist for comics on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #104, Spider-Man #90, Avengers #81, Thor #181, Captain America #131, Hulk #133, Daredevil #69, Iron Man #31, Sub-Mariner #31, Amazing Adventures #3, Tower of Shadows #8, Sgt. Fury #81, Special Marvel Edition #1, Incredible Hulk King-Size #3, Avengers King-Size #4, Sub-Mariner King-Size #1, Captain America King-Size #1, Thor King-Size #3, Silver Surfer #18, Conan the Barbarian #1, Spoof #1, Astonishing Tales #2, and Chamber of Darkness #7.

Half page Marvelmania promo (ad from the publisher) "Be A Marvel Expert!"

Characters	Spider-Man; Hulk; Captain America
Script	? (promo copy)
Notes	Advertisement for Marvelmania magazine.

1 page Fantastic Four; X-Men; Spider-Man promo (ad from the publisher) "More Marvel Masterpieces..."

Characters	Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing]; Sub-Mariner; X-Men [Cyclops; Angel; Iceman; Marvel Girl; Beast]; Avengers [Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Professor X; Lucifer; Spider-Man; Vulture; Chameleon
Genre	Superhero
Script	? (promo copy)
Pencils	John Romita; Jack Kirby; John Romita
Inks	John Verpoorten; Chic Stone; John Romita
Notes	Promos for Fantastic Four Special #8, X-Men Special #1 and Amazing Spider-Man Special #7 using reprints of their covers.