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Comic Book: Thor (1966 series)

What This Book is About:
Thor's flagship title, establishing him as one of the greatest of Marvel's heroes. Cover title is The Mighty Thor. Begins at #126, continuing the numeration from Journey into Mystery.

Data Sheet:
Dates
Mar 1966 to Sep 1996
1966
N/A

Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Thor
Thor

(Odinson)
Balder
Balder

(Balder the Brave)
Warriors Three
Warriors Three

(Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg)
Loki
Loki

(Loki Laufeyson)
Karnilla
Karnilla

(Norn Queen)
Thor #126
Thor #126

(Mar 1966)

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Thor #126
5 stars

Thor #126

March 1966
"Whom the Gods Would Destroy!"
Script: Stan Lee
The jealous misunderstanding between Thor and Hercules turns shatteringly violent in seconds, crashing though the soda shop window and onto the streets of New York. [...]
Thor #127
5 stars

Thor #127

April 1966
"The Hammer and the Holocaust!"
Script: Stan Lee
The Mighty Thor, disgraced by his defeat at the hands of Hercules last issue and humbled by the loss of half his power, wants only to hide his shame; Jane Foster seeks to comfort him by confessing her love but chooses to flee. [...]
Thor #128
5 stars

Thor #128

May 1966
"The Power of Pluto!"
Script: Stan Lee
Thor is recovering from his grueling battle with Seidring the Merciless last issue. [...]
Thor #129
5 stars

Thor #129

June 1966
"The Verdict of Zeus!"
Script: Stan Lee
Thor arrives suddenly on the streets of Manhattan, causing a commotion among the crowd; he is rescued by a friendly cab driver who drops him off at Jane Foster’s apartment building. Naturally, Thor neglects to pay the fare…. [...]
Thor #130
4 stars

Thor #130

July 1966
"Thunder In the Netherworld!"
Script: Stan Lee
The Mighty Thor has agreed to fight the forces of Pluto to rescue Hercules from his fate. Pluto accepts and transports Thor to the Netherworld where he faces the guardian Cerberus (who in this version is a huge armored warrior with an unwieldy hammer, not a three-headed dog). [...]
Thor #131
3 stars

Thor #131

August 1966
"They Strike From Space!"
Script: Stan Lee
After he and Hercules return to Olympus from a previous adventure, Thor sets off to Asgard to once again ask Odin for permission to marry Jane Foster. Thor expects Odin to deny his request again, but this time he is fully prepared to renounce his birthright as God of Thunder and Prince of Asgard. [...]
Thor #132
4 stars

Thor #132

September 1966
"Rigel: Where Gods May Fear to Tread!"
Script: Stan Lee
On his way to the planet Rigel to release the Earth from the Colonizers’ Space Lock, Thor’s presence is discovered and a Rigelian force is sent against him. Thor quickly defeats them, despite their advanced technology, and assumes command of their ship. [...]
Thor #133
3 stars

Thor #133

October 1966
"Behold... The Living Planet!"
Script: Stan Lee
Thor and the Recorder land on Ego and the Living Planet manifests a face to address them, then reshapes his surface to appear Earth-like and fashions a human size body for himself. He tells Thor he is ready to conquer "all of space. [...]
Thor #134
3 stars

Thor #134

November 1966
"The People-Breeders!"
Script: Stan Lee
Just as Thor and the Recorder return to the Rigellians, Galactus appears at the Black Galaxy to explore its life readings.Back on Earth, Thor arrives with Colonizers who tell Tana Nile to stand down. [...]
Thor #135
3 stars

Thor #135

December 1966
"The Maddening Menace of the Super-Beast!"
Script: Stan Lee
The Man-Beast, who represents the evolution of the wolf one million years hence and has knowledge of superior fighting styles, attacks Thor. The High Evolutionary, using his sub-sonic discordion, drives off the Man-Beast, who seals himself in the genetic chamber and makes his own New Men. [...]
Thor #136
3 stars

Thor #136

January 1967
"To Become An Immortal!"
Script: Stan Lee
Thor brings Jane Foster to Asgard. They arrive as Asgardian warriors bring in a captive troll. That sight and Heimdall's grim demeanor unnerve Jane. As Odin prepares for war with the trolls, Thor presents Jane and he transforms her into a goddess with the power of flight. [...]
Thor #137
3 stars

Thor #137

February 1967
"The Thunder God and the Troll!"
Script: Stan Lee
As Sif demonstrates her fighting prowess to Thor, the Rock Trolls attack, seeking to capture Thor's hammer. Thor repels them but the trolls abduct Sif.Thor follows underground to the Troll kingdom where Ulik confronts him. The trolls bring Sif to their king Geirrodur. [...]
Thor #138
3 stars

Thor #138

March 1967
"From Asgard to Earth... The Flames of Battle!"
Script: Stan Lee
Back in New York, Thor changes to Dr. Don Blake to beging his search for Sif. The trolls use a molecule disperser to pull Blake through the ground and steal his cane. As a troll strikes it on the ground, Blake grabs the cane and becomes Thor again. [...]
Thor #139
3 stars

Thor #139

April 1967
"To Die Like A God!"
Script: Stan Lee
Just before Thor becomes Don Blake, Sif uses her powers to teleport them to the troll kingdom, where the enchantment won't take effect.In Asgard, the trolls press their attack, using Orilak's ulti-force cannon to drain Odin's scepter of power. [...]
Thor #140
3 stars

Thor #140

May 1967
"The Growing Man!"
Script: Stan Lee
Asgard celebrates their victory but Thor asks to return to Earth, where the police bring in a scientist to look over a robot that a museum expedition unearthed; originally doll-size but now grown to human-size. [...]
Thor #141
3 stars

Thor #141

June 1967
"The Wrath of Replicus"
Script: Stan Lee
Chuda demonstrates the abilities of a robot replica of Thor to Slugger Sykes. Sykes is impressed, but Chuda's most powerful replica is Replicus, who Chuda believes can defeat Thor.Don Blake visits the ailing Granny Gardenia who sells flowers on the street. [...]
Thor #142
3 stars

Thor #142

July 1967
"The Scourge of the Super-Skrull!"
Script: Stan Lee
A motorcyclist challenges Thor to a race. Thor takes him and his motorcycle on a flight through the air, giving the driver a new appreciation of speed. [...]
Thor #143
3 stars

Thor #143

August 1967
"--And, Soon Shall Come: the Enchanters!"
Script: Stan Lee
Thor visits a soda shop and regales the teenagers with a description of Asgard. Later, as Dr. Don Blake, he assures his patient Markham on medical tests.In Ringsfjord, the Spirit of the Living Talisman, one of the Enchanters' servants, attacks Balder and Sif, creating a body to combat them. [...]
Thor #144
3 stars

Thor #144

September 1967
"This Battleground Earth!"
Script: Stan Lee
A Living Talisman confronts Thor, Balder and Sif at Don Blake's office and draws them into the streets to face Brona and Magnir.In Asgard, Forsung challenges Odin to a contest, with the Odinsword as the prize. [...]
Thor #145
3 stars

Thor #145

October 1967
"Abandoned On Earth!"
Script: Stan Lee
Thor turns the now-powerless Brona and Magnir over to the police. Meanwhile, Odin reappears in Asgard, having won the challenge against Forsung, who lost his life in the fight. Odin destroys Forsung's Living Talisman, then exiles Brona and Magnir to the Lost Limbo of Infinity Unending. [...]
Thor #146
3 stars

Thor #146

November 1967
"-- If the Thunder Be Gone!"
Script: Stan Lee
The Ringmaster brings his new strong man a Thor costume for the show. When the circus crowd doubts the strong man is the real Thor, the Ringmaster hypnotizes them into believing he is. Thor spies Jane Foster with a date in the audience but the Ringmaster then hypnotizes Thor. [...]
Thor #147
4 stars

Thor #147

December 1967
"The Wrath of Odin!"
Script: Stan Lee
Thor frees Princess Python and puts the Golden Bull back on its pedestal. The police arrest Thor but the Circus of Crime escapes.Meanwhile, Odin brings Loki back from exile yet insists that Thor must be left to his fate. Balder and Sif protest to no avail. [...]
Thor #148
4 stars

Thor #148

January 1968
"Let There Be... Chaos!"
Script: Stan Lee
The "Odin-bolt" strikes Loki, Balder, and Sif, depriving them of their godlike powers. Loki, realizing he is now no match for Thor, flees.Elsewhere, the Wrecker robs a wealthy couple's penthouse, then eludes a police manhunt. [...]
Thor #149
4 stars

Thor #149

February 1968
"When Falls a Hero!"
Script: Stan Lee
Imbued with Asgardian power, the Wrecker defeats Thor. Observing this in the mystic Crystal of Eternal View, Balder and Sif return to the All-Father to plead Thor's case. Soon after, Loki steals the Crystal to prevent Odin from learning Thor's fate. [...]
Thor #150
4 stars

Thor #150

March 1968
"Even In Death..."
Script: Stan Lee
Checking Thor's body and finding no pulse, the Wrecker leaves him for dead. Soon after, Hela appears but finds a spark of life in Thor, whose astral form rises to seek an audience.In the Norn forest, a giant barbaric attacks Balder and Sif. [...]