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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published February 1972
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details - "The Hammer and the Holocaust!"

Characters Thor; Odin
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta
Reprinted from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #127 (April 1966)

16 page Thor story "Whom the Gods Would Destroy!"

Characters Thor; Hercules; Odin; Heimdall; Balder; Seidring the Merciless (I); Jane Foster
Synopsis Thor and Hercules fight over Jane Foster. Odin, still angry because Thor revealed his identity to Jane, removes half Thor's powers by giving 'Odin Power' to Seidring. Hercules defeats Thor.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Artie Simek
Notes First appearance of Seidring the Merciless.
Reprinted from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #126 (March 1966)

5 page Tales of Asgard story "A Viper In Our Midst!"

Characters GS: Thor; O: Loki (part 3); V: Loki; Ghan (I)
Synopsis Loki aids a giant in escaping from the Asgardians.
Genre Superhero; Fantasy
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Artie Simek
Notes Part 3 of Loki's origin. Third biographical Loki story, the first appearance of Ghan.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #115 (April 1965)

16 page Thor story "The Hammer and the Holocaust!"

Characters Thor; Jane Foster; Pluto (I); Odin; Seidring; Balder; Heimdall; Hyppolita (I)
Synopsis The weakened and defeated Thor returns to Asgard where he finds Seidring has taken over. He battles the 'odin power' and defeats Seidring only to collapse himself.
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes First appearances of Pluto and Hyppolita.
Reprinted from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #127 (April 1966)