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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)

Comics Index

Page: 11 of 16

Total Indexed Comics: 377

Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.

Thor #376
4 stars

Thor #376

February 1987
"Heroes Always Win--Don't They?"
Script: Walt Simonson
On a New York street, Thor faces an angry Absorbing Man—whom he assumes is another illusion of Loki’s like the enemies he fought last issue. Titania appears alongside her lover and attacks Thor; the Thunder God slaps her away and accidentally kills her; Crusher Creel vows to kill him for it. [...]
Thor #377
4.5 stars

Thor #377

March 1987
"This Hollowed Armor"
Script: Walt Simonson
Svartalfheim, land of the Dark Elves, is being shaken by the destruction of the portals that lead to other realms. The Mirror of Finvarra reveals that the tremors are caused by Thor, God of Thunder, working at a forge in Pittsburgh, Pa. [...]
Thor #378
4.5 stars

Thor #378

April 1987
"When Loki Stood Alone"
Script: Walt Simonson
The berserk Frost Giants, restored to their rightful size by Loki’s magic, storm his castle to discover the source of the powerful cold. [...]
Thor #379
5 stars

Thor #379

May 1987
"There Were Giants In Those Days (Or, A Discourse Between Heroes and Villains)"
Script: Walt Simonson
Loki awakens amid the destruction of his laboratory and enchants the wall to see what happened while he was unconscious. There he sees that the hated Thor saved his life, defeated the Frost Giants, and rescued Iceman. [...]
Thor #380
5 stars

Thor #380

June 1987
"Mjolnir's Song"
Script: Walt Simonson
Thor and the mighty Midgard Serpent battle to the death, trading epigrams as they go, the God of Thunder determined to destroy this great evil despite being weakened by Hela’s curse. They take a last flying attack at each other and they collide, falling to the ground. [...]
Thor #381
4.5 stars

Thor #381

July 1987
"Ye Olde Shelle Game!"
Script: Walt Simonson
The Frost Giants led by Grundroth arrive at the Delaware Water Gap to find the flame barrier erected by Mephisto. [...]
Thor #382
4.5 stars

Thor #382

August 1987
"Journey Into Mystery"
Script: Walt Simonson
Loki arrives in Hel, invited by his daughter Hela, Goddess of Death, to witness her final victory over her enemy Thor. The Thunder God, his soul inhabiting the magical armor called the Destroyer, arrives at the entrance to Hel and confronts Garm, the Hel-Hound guardian. [...]
Thor #383
4 stars

Thor #383

September 1987
"This Secret Love--!"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Mighty warrior Daillus the Daring battles and defeats a guardian ogre at the gates of a castle; he scales the walls fighting off harpies on the way; he reaches the top and spies his objective: Lorelei. [...]
Thor #384
3.5 stars

Thor #384

October 1987
"Who Shall Be Worthy?"
Script: Tom DeFalco
New York A.D. 2537: The city is ruled by a massive faceless corporation that has enslaved the populace. [...]
Thor #385
3 stars

Thor #385

November 1987
"Be Thou God, Or Monster!"
Script: Stan Lee
Hulk wakes up in the center of a forest he destroyed and scares the campers who disturbed him with their loud talking…. In New York, Thor foils a bank robbery then learns that Hulk is on a rampage in a Midwestern town. He heads to Lansdale, hoping for a challenge and he finds one. [...]
Thor #386
4 stars

Thor #386

December 1987
"When Warriors Clash"
Script: Tom DeFalco
The Warriors Three persuade Thor to have his beard shaved off by Targo the Troll and it turns out that Thor’s facial scars have been healed. [...]
Thor #387
4.5 stars

Thor #387

January 1988
"Judgment Day"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Thor has materialized in the void of space and is dying without oxygen. He spies a planet in the distance and has Mjolnir pull him toward it while he loses consciousness…. [...]
Thor #388
4.5 stars

Thor #388

February 1988
"Alone Against the Celestials"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Thor stands in astonishment at the arrival of Exitar the Exterminator who comes to carry out the judgment of Arishem of the Celestials against Pangoria. The planet’s ruler, Pegas the Pirate King, and his cronies seek to escape via spaceship, leaving the planet’s masses to their destruction. [...]
Thor #389
4.5 stars

Thor #389

March 1988
"When The Thunder Fails"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Pegas the Pirate King seeks to escape the doomed Pangoria by tapping the planet’s molten core to punch a hole in the force barrier the Celestials have erected around Pangoria…. Thor, meanwhile, is in the brain of Exitar the Exterminator, battling an army of humanoids—and winning. [...]
Thor #390
5 stars

Thor #390

April 1988
"The Hero and the Hammer"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Thor returns to Hydrobase to yell “Avengers assemble!” merely to announce that he is back from outer space. The assembled Avengers (She-Hulk, Captain Marvel (M. [...]
Thor #391
4.5 stars

Thor #391

May 1988
"The Madness of Mongoose"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Spider-Man is back in his red-and-blue costume after his stint in the black one. Nearby, the arrival of the villain is foreshadowed. [...]
Thor #392
4 stars

Thor #392

June 1988
"Quicksand Kills"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Transported from Asgard, Hogun the Grim crashes down in Central Park; confused by his trip, he sees the surrounding people as monsters and escapes, causing a great deal of mayhem along the way…. [...]
Thor #393
4.5 stars

Thor #393

July 1988
"The Blaze of Battle!"
Script: Tom DeFalco
At the nuclear power plant, Quicksand is trying to choke Thor with her sand but Thor easily fights back, recovers Mjolnir, and displays a hint of his real power. Quicksand is terrified and escapes via a vent…. [...]
Thor #394
5 stars

Thor #394

August 1988
""...And How Shall Mortals Know Ye?""
Script: Roger Stern
Daredevil is there when Hogun the Grim is pulled from the River and he does not detect a heartbeat. DD performs CPR and gets Hogun alive again and the Asgardian hero is rushed to the hospital…. [...]
Thor #395
4 stars

Thor #395

September 1988
"Enter the Earth Force!"
Script: Tom DeFalco
Thor learns from a handy television that Hogun the Grim has been on a rampage through Manhattan and is now in the hospital; Thor heads there. Meanwhile, Daredevil makes sure that Hogun reaches the hospital safely and heads out in search of Thor. [...]
Thor #396
4 stars

Thor #396

October 1988
"Into the Realm of Death"
Script: Tom DeFalco
At the hospital Thor donates blood to the injured and weakened Hogun; when they are up an about, Hogun hides the Mark of Death Seth branded him with, instead telling him about the imminent threat to Asgard…. [...]
Thor #397
5 stars

Thor #397

November 1988
"When the Gods Make War"
Script: Tom DeFalco
In the Dimension of Death’s Black Pyramid, Thor and his allies are prisoners of Grog the God-Crusher who tortures Thor while boasting about taking his hammer Mjolnir away. After the bad guys leave, the heroes (Hogun, Black Knight, Earth Lord, Skyhawk, Wind Warrior) try to break their bonds…. [...]
Thor #398
3 stars

Thor #398

December 1988
"The Prisoners of the Black Pyramid"
Script: Tom DeFalco
In the Black Pyramid, Thor and his allies are fighting the Death legions; Hogun concerned about the Sign of Death Seth marked him with; Earth Lord and Skyhawk worry that their lives will end when Seth is defeated; Black Knight suffering under a blood curse that is fusing his body to his armor. [...]
Thor #399
4.5 stars

Thor #399

January 1989
"When Asgard Dies"
Script: Tom DeFalco
The sky over New York City turns dark and troubled—the gods are at war…. The Death Legions of Seth the Serpent God are besieging Asgard; Balder with the strength of Thor leads his troops, side by side with Leir the Celtic God of Lightning. [...]
Thor #400
5 stars

Thor #400

February 1989
"Lest the Heavens Perish!"
Script: Tom DeFalco
In the Dimension of Death, Thor, with Odin’s power added to his own, must fight the fiery demon Surtur to save the universe. Using his newfound power, he grows to giant size to face his enemy on equal terms. [...]