Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) UK Edition comic books 1973

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Loki attacks in "Fire Sword!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema and Marie Severin, inks by Vince Colletta. Appearances by Sif, Hildegarde, Karnilla, the Absorbing Man, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Len Wein, and Glynis Wein. Cameos by Captain America, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, Superman, Batman, the Black Panther, Quicksilver, and Hawkeye (costumes in the Rutland Halloween Parade). Plot crossover with Rutland stories in Amazing Adventures 16 and the Justice League of America 103 (DC Comics). The Bullpen staff was pencilled by Marie Severin from John Buscema layouts; finished art by Vince Colletta. Gil Kane/Joe Sinnott cover.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. First appearance of the Fourth-Dimensional Man in "The Fourth-Dimensional Man!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor and Hildegarde return to Avengers Mansion to think on what they must do; Meanwhile, Mr. Sarron returns to Don Blake's office and transforms himself into Mercurio by absorbing the ambient energy leftover from all of his transformations into Thor; But there is not enough energy, and he partly materializes; Passing over his old office, Thor notices a light inside and investigates, only to be attacked by Mercurio; While in Avengers Mansion, the Warriors Three notice on a monitor the battle, and go to help Thor; When they arrive, they begin to attack, but don't notice that Thor is gone. Appearances by the Vision, Hildegarde, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg. Cameos by Ego-Prime, Loki, the Absorbing Man, Odin, Sif, Karnilla, and Balder. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. First appearance of the Demon Druid in "Warriors in the Night!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor is in England searching for Sif, when the Demon Druid awakens, and begins tearing a path through the town; Thor tries to stop him, but the Druid is too powerful; One of the police officers discovers that the Druid is not attacking anyone, he is only acting in self-defense; When the Druid gets to Stonehenge, he is transported home. Cameos by Sif, Hildegarde, Karnilla, and Loki. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 374,159; average paid circulation 207,179. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "The Hammer and the Hellfire!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layout) and Don Perlin (finished art), inks by Vince Colletta; In the caves of Geirrodur, he and Ulik look on with anger at Thor, who is in Korea; Thor finds a deserted cliff and falls asleep. While so, Trolls steal him back to their caverns, but before they get very far, Thor wakes up; But before he can do anything, Ulik strikes; During the battle, other Trolls bring up a large chunk of magnetized Uru ore, which pulls Mjolnir free from Thor, and holds it tight while the Trolls carry it off; Thor races after them, but before his eyes, they hurl it all into the flaming foundry; But before he changes back to Blake, Thor lunges into the foundry after it. Cameos by Sif, Hildegarde, Karnilla, Balder, and Loki. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Romita Sr. and Marie Severin cover. "The End of the Battle!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layout) and Don Perlin (finished art), inks by Vince Colletta; Thor manages to grab Mjolnir before 60 seconds are up; Meanwhile, Ulik and his army of trolls attack the surface; Thor and the other earth-bound heroes try to stop them; They manage to defeat them and send them back to their caves, but Fandral tells Thor that Balder has gone mad. Appearances by Hogun and Volstagg. Letter to the editor from comics artist Matt Howarth. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. First appearance of Sssthgar and the Lizard People in "Journey to the Golden Star!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema and Don Perlin, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor returns to Avengers Mansion to find Balder gone mad; So he and the rest of his party, save Volstagg, return to Asgard to confront Odin; They arrive in Asgard, only to find the Asgardians gone, and it overrun with lizardmen; They tell Thor a tale of them being former slaves of the Vrellnexians, but after the Asgardians travel to the Golden Star and defeat them, the lizardmen turn on them. Appearances by Hogun, Fandral, Hildegarde, and Balder. Heimdall cameo. Letter to the editor from comics writer J.M. DeMatteis. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Demon Brigade!!", script by Gerry Conway (Plot) and Len Wein (Script), pencils by John Buscema and Don Perlin, inks by Vince Colletta; The battle is great, but the Asgardians are defeated; Thor awakens in a dungeon, and discovers that the food is drugged, keeping the rest of the Asgardians enthralled; Thor breaks free, and frees Hildegarde and Tana Nile who have yet to be drugged; They meet up with Gregor and his resistance and agree to help them overthrow Sssthgar and the Vrellnexians; They destroy the drug factories and abandon Sssthgar to the former slaves of Golden Star, but not before he tells Thor that Sif was sold to some miners in the Dark Nebula. Full page cover reproduction ad for the classic Amazing Spider-Man #122. Ad for Tales of the Zombie Vol 1. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. "Into the Dark Nebula!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney; The Asgardians travel to the Dark Nebula, there they are attacked by the miners, who think that they are raiders coming to attack again; Once they are defeated and realize who they are, they offer to help; They begin to check with the Alterian miners who deal in slaves, when they are attacked by Mercurio and his army; While they are fighting, the three miners surrender themselves to a gigantic jewel in their mine; The jewel then erupts from the surface and Thor sees that Sif and Karnilla are trapped within the jewel; The voice of the jewel tells them that if they come any closer, they will die. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Hildegarde, Heimdall, and Odin. Letter to the editor from comics editor (and Thor scripter) Ralph Macchio. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott and Frank Giacoia. "The God in the Jewel," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finished art), inks by Jim Mooney; Xorr causes a vibration that knocks everyone out; When they awake, they are deep underground; Meanwhile, Xorr tells Sif and Karnilla his origin; It then blasts off the asteroid, with the Asgardians and Mercurians in hot pursuit; They board their vessel and defeat the miners, but when Thor goes to rescue Sif, he realizes he cannot free her from the jewel without killing her. Appearances by Hogun, Fandral, Hildegarde, Heimdall, and Odin. 36 pgs., full color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "Where Chaos Rules!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finished art), inks by Jim Mooney; Thor tells everyone to back off, and the Mercurians are driven off; Back in Avengers Mansion on Earth, Balder has come to his senses, and he and Volstagg return to Asgard; Back in space, Xorr has begun consuming a star, but it is too much and he explodes, and the Mercurians begin collecting the debris. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Hildegarde, Karnilla, and Odin. Color cover reproduction ad for Avengers #116. Ad for summer crossover event the "Avengers-Defenders War." 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover by John Romita. "All Swords Against Them!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema (layouts) and Sal Buscema (finished art), inks by Sal Buscema; The Asgardians return home, only to find imposters in their place; As they battle, Thor knocks the false Heimdall from Bifrost, where he changes image to an unknown man, then vanishes; Thor returns to Asgard, where he and Sif are trapped by the false Balder, who then reveals himself as Igron; Balder comes from behind and knocks Igron out, and the spell fades, as does the false gods; After the true Asgardians are revealed, Odin tells Thor about a menace that approaches from space. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Hildegarde, Heimdall, and Odin. Ulik cameo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "Where Pass the Black Stars, There Also Passes Death!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney. Appearances by Sif, Balder, and Odin; cameos by Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg. Rich Buckler/Joe Sinnott cover.