| Issue | #103 |
| Published | April 1964 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands in February 1964. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
| Characters | Thor; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Reprinted | in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #10 (August 17, 1971); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993); in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003) |
| Characters | Thor [Donald Blake]; Enchantress (introduction); Executioner (introduction); Jane Foster; Loki; Odin; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko] (cameo flashback) |
| Synopsis | Loki and Odin conspire to end Thor's infatuation with Jane Foster by sending the Enchantress to seduce him away from his mortal love; The heavy handed Executioner fouls things up and the mission is unsuccessful. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Chic Stone |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Notes | At this point, the stories take a turn to Asgardian themes and backdrops. |
| Reprinted | in Thor Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #2 (September 1966); in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #10 (August 17, 1971) [as "L'Incantatrice e l'Esecutore!", Italian translation]; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993); in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003) |
| Characters | Oscar Meeker; Mathilda Meeker |
| Synopsis | A long-suffering pushover is stuck with a battered suitcase, but finds that the case magically fills with money and spends it for him. |
| Genre | occult |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Continues in next issue. |
| Reprinted | from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #141 (December 1955) [page 1] |
| Characters | Luther Gorr |
| Synopsis | In a future where capital punishment has been abolished, the maximum sentence is 90 years imprisonment. A brilliant scientist decides to find a way to make himself immortal, so he may commit crimes with impunity, but turns himself into a rock. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script) |
| Pencils | Larry Lieber |
| Inks | Chic Stone |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Notes | This story is a retelling of "I Can Live Forever!", drawn by John Forte, from Journey Into Mystery #55 (November 1959). Most earlier versions of the story made the principal character turn into a redwood tree instead of a rock, and he is not always a criminal. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #69 (November 27, 1973) [as "Vivere per sempre!", Italian translation] |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Bill Everett |
| Notes | Advertises Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) using the logo portion of the cover. The page is split with the statement of ownership. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Average monthly paid circulation/print run October 1962–September 1963 (issues #87–98): 188,070/318,212. Paid circulation/print run for issue #115: 186,380/315,101. This shares the page with the promo. |
| Characters | Thor; Sindri (introduction); Skord; Gullin (introduction); King Mirmir; Aske; Embla |
| Synopsis | Thor must reach Mirmir to tell him that Odin has decided it is time to create the human race. |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Chic Stone |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Notes | Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968); in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (July 6, 1971) [as "Thor in missione a Mirmir!", Italian translation]; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993); in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003); in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (July 2009) |