Issue Details

Issue	#400
Published	February 1989
Cover Price	1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	Ralph Macchio; Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Notes	Signature dated 1988.

Cover Details

Characters	Thor
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Pencils	Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks	Brett Breeding (signed)
Notes	Signature dated 1988.

35 page Thor story "Lest the Heavens Perish!"

Characters	Asgardians; Balder; the Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Caber; the Demons of Death; the Earth Force [Earth-Lord; Skyhawk; Wind-Warrior]; the Enchantress; Frost Giants; Grog; Heimdall; Karnilla; Leir; Lorelei; Odin; Seth [also as the Serpent God of Death]; Sif; Surtur; Thor; Trolls; Tyr; Valdor; Vizier; the Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Inhumans (cameo) [Black Bolt; Karnak; Gorgon; Triton]
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Script	Tom DeFalco (plot and script); Ron Frenz (plot)
Pencils	Ron Frenz
Inks	Joe Sinnott
Colors	Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters	John Workman (pages 1-12, 14, 17, 18); Michael Heisler (pages 13, 15, 16, 19-35)
Notes	Conclusion of the War of the Gods, continued from last issue. Dedicated to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Reprinted	in Thor (Play Press, 1991 series) #39 [Italy]

4 page Thor story "I... This Hammer!" (Or, "If You Knew Uru Like We Knew Uru!")

Characters	the Absorbing Man; the Grey Gargoyle; the Hulk; Thor; Ulik; the Wrecker
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Script	Tom DeFalco
Pencils	Ron Frenz
Inks	Brett Breeding
Colors	Brett Breeding
Letters	Joe Rosen
Reprinted	in Thor (Play Press, 1991 series) #31 [Italy]

1 page Thor story "Who Shall Be Worthy?"

Characters	Beta Ray Bill; the Captain [Steve Rogers]; Dargo; Odin; Thor
Synopsis	Page on the characters who've lifted the hammer.
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Pencils	Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks	Brett Breeding (signed)
Notes	Signature dated 1988.
Reprinted	in Thor (Play Press, 1991 series) #31 [Italy]

1 page Thor story "The Heart of a Hero!"

Characters	the Enchantress; Hela; Jane Foster; Lady Sif; Lorelei
Synopsis	Page on Thor's romantic leads.
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Pencils	Ron Frenz
Inks	Brett Breeding
Reprinted	in Thor (Play Press, 1991 series) #31 [Italy]

8 page The Warriors Three story "When Volstagg Was In Flower!"

Characters	Volstagg's children; the Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Script	Tom DeFalco (script); Ron Frenz (plot)
Pencils	Rich Yanizeski [as Rich Yanizesky]
Inks	Mark McKenna
Colors	Robbie Busch
Letters	Diana Albers
Reprinted	in Thor (Play Press, 1991 series) #14 [Italy]

5 page Thor story "When Warriors Clasp!"

Characters	Hercules; Thor
Synopsis	Tongue-in-cheek story of Thor and Hercules arm-wrestling.
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Script	Tom DeFalco; Ron Frenz
Pencils	Gary Hartle
Inks	Don Heck
Colors	Evelyn Stein
Letters	Jack Morelli
Reprinted	in Thor vs. Hercules (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn]

9 page Loki story "Evil Aborning"

Characters	Eldred (wizard); Loki; Odin; Surtur; Trolls; Vizier
Genre	fantasy
Script	Randall Frenz
Pencils	Charles Vess
Inks	Charles Vess
Colors	Christie Scheele
Letters	Michael Heisler

1 page Sif illustration "Sif"

Characters	Sif
Genre	superhero; fantasy
Pencils	John Workman (signed)
Inks	Joe Sinnott (signed)
Letters	John Workman