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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: 5 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 #226
4 stars

Thor #226

August 1974
"The Battle Beyond!"
Script: Gerry Conway
To the consternation of Thor and Hercules, Firelord sends the signal into space, summoning his master Galactus. The two heroes attack him but he states that he is only following orders and with a show of disdain, he takes off into the sky. [...]
Thor #227
4.5 stars

Thor #227

September 1974
"In Search of...Ego!"
Script: Gerry Conway
In Asgard, Odin is confused as to why Thor has joined forces with Galactus but determines to await further information before taking any action…. Meanwhile, Thor has agreed that Galactus’ mission against Ego the Living Planet is a just one and Hercules joins in too. [...]
Thor #228
4.5 stars

Thor #228

October 1974
"Ego: Beginning and End!"
Script: Gerry Conway
As Hercules and Firelord fight off the dirt-demons defending the brain of Ego the Living Planet, Thor strikes the brain with Mjolnir and is drawn into his mind… …to relive the Living Planet’s origin from his point of view. [...]
Thor #229
4 stars

Thor #229

November 1974
""Where Darkness Dwells, Dwell I!""
Script: Gerry Conway
Having returned to Earth, Thor is flying about, enjoying the freedom of the skies. Meanwhile, Hercules is wandering the streets, taking in the misery of the world when he hears a scream. Dashing upstairs in an apartment house, he finds a knife-wielding punk robbing an old man, then stabbing him. [...]
Thor #230
3.5 stars

Thor #230

December 1974
"The Sky Above...The Pits Below!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor carries the unconscious Hercules to Avengers Mansion where he is met by Iron Man; they put Herc into the memory inducer, hoping to search his mind to discover what has happened to him. Herc becomes so distraught that he smashes the machine to bits, raving about monsters. [...]
Thor #231
3 stars

Thor #231

January 1975
"A Spectre From the Past!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor and Hercules return to the surface world to be greeted by Police Detective Sergeant Ralph Blumkenn who informs them that a couple of suicidal patients held at Bellevue (psychiatric hospital) became normal while the heroes were away. [...]
Thor #232
4 stars

Thor #232

February 1975
"Lo, The Raging Battle!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Newly freed from his service to Galactus, Firelord is flying over the Pacific Northwest when he spies a glowing cube atop a mountain peak. [...]
Thor #233
3 stars

Thor #233

March 1975
"Midgard Aflame!"
Script: Gerry Conway
In an alien dimension, Loki monologues about defeating Thor for a page and a half then transports himself to Asgard and appears before the Grand Vizier. The Vizier reacts and Loki magics him away while muttering curses…. [...]
Thor #234
3 stars

Thor #234

April 1975
"O, Bitter Victory!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor leads a band of three commandos to Loki’s camp across the river and the Thunder God is too impatient for his comrades. [...]
Thor #235
4 stars

Thor #235

May 1975
"Who Lurks Beyond the Labyrinth!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor stands atop a New York building in a thunderstorm, agonizing over the dying Jane Foster and, in a fit of anger and frustration, smashes the building’s cornice. [...]
Thor #236
4 stars

Thor #236

June 1975
"One Life to Give!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor and the Absorbing Man battle in the New York streets with Creel being made of Uru, having touched Thor’s hammer. The struggle goes back and forth until Creel swings his ball and chain, nailing Thor in the back and knocking him cold. [...]
Thor #237
3 stars

Thor #237

July 1975
"Ulik Unchained"
Script: Gerry Conway
Don Blake and Jane Foster have lunch at a fancy restaurant, with Jane so excited to be back with Don that she doesn’t stop talking. On the way back to the office, they encounter a gang of crooks in a high-speed chase with police. [...]
Thor #238
3 stars

Thor #238

August 1975
"Night of the Troll!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Ulik and the trolls have captured Jane Foster and Ulik uses her safety to force Thor into their service, aiding Ulik in seizing the throne of the trolls. They board rafts and head down an underground river…. On the surface, Detective Blumkenn bemoans the destruction of the city streets. [...]
Thor #239
4 stars

Thor #239

September 1975
"Time Quake!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Ulik proclaims victory over Geirrodur, making him the new troll king and he forecasts a successful conquest of the surface world with Thor’s aid. Thor, however, says him nay, as their alliance lasted only so long as Jane Foster was their hostage. Now she is free so Thor is leaving. [...]
Thor #240
3.5 stars

Thor #240

October 1975
"When the Gods Make War!"
Script: Bill Mantlo
Thor returns to Asgard on his search for the missing Odin. As he approaches he is surprised to find the realm quiet. On the Rainbow Bridge, he encounters Heimdall but all is not right with the guardian. [...]
Thor #241
4 stars

Thor #241

November 1975
"The Death-ship Sails the Stars!"
Script: Bill Mantlo
Odin, believing himself to be Atum-Re, Father of the (Egyptian) Gods, orders Thor away from the pyramid in California. Thor appeals to his father to recognize him but Odin does not. Jane Foster rushes forward, hoping her Sif identity (see issue #236) can reach him. [...]
Thor #242
4 stars

Thor #242

December 1975
"When the Servitor Commands!"
Script: Len Wein
Thor, Jane Foster, and Odin emerge from the Pyramid which mysteriously appeared in California. Thor hurls his hammer creating a vortex that sends the pyramid back where it came from. [...]
Thor #243
3.5 stars

Thor #243

January 1976
"Turmoil in the Time Stream!"
Script: Len Wein
After battling the Servitor, Thor listens to what Zarrko the Tomorrow Man has to say. Zarrko explains how, in the 23rd century, he built the Servitor and traveled in his Time Cube to the 50th century and made himself ruler. [...]
Thor #244
4 stars

Thor #244

February 1976
"This is the Way the World Ends!"
Script: Len Wein
The deadly Time Twisters have appeared on the 50th century Earth ruled over by Zarrko the Tomorrow Man; Thor wants to go out and battle them immediately but Zarrko counsels patience, wishing to gauge their enemy’s strength before taking action. [...]
Thor #245
4 stars

Thor #245

March 1976
"The Temple at the End of Time!"
Script: Len Wein
Mourning the ruined Earth, Thor and his companions decide that it was Sif’s powers over time and space that allowed them to survive the destruction that came in the wake of the departure of the Time Twisters. [...]
Thor #246
4 stars

Thor #246

April 1976
"The Fury of Firelord!"
Script: Len Wein
The exiled Thor and the Warriors Three are hanging around Jane Foster’s apartment when a news bulletin comes on the television. [...]
Thor #247
4 stars

Thor #247

May 1976
"The Flame and the Hammer!"
Script: Len Wein
Both under the spell of the rebel Gypsy, Thor and Firelord team up to wreck the federal forces in the revolution in Costa Verde. Rebel leader El Lobo is pleased with the day’s progress…. In Asgard, Balder the Brave is summoned before the throne of Odin to answer charges of treason. [...]
Thor #248
4 stars

Thor #248

June 1976
"There Shall Come...Revolution!"
Script: Len Wein
Thor and Jane Foster return to her apartment during a raging thunderstorm; Thor tries to stop the storm but finds it resisting him. He manages to calm the weather but ends up exhausted. [...]
Thor #249
4 stars

Thor #249

July 1976
"The Throne and the Fury!"
Script: Len Wein
Thor fights his way through the Palace Guard to gain an audience with his father Odin—but the old man refuses him entrance and orders him imprisoned. Thor fights his way through another, larger complement of guards to return to his supporters. [...]
Thor #250
4 stars

Thor #250

August 1976
"If Asgard Should Perish...!"
Script: Len Wein
The oddly-acting Odin stands revealed to Thor as the monstrous Mangog, whose sinister plan is to draw the Odinsword from its scabbard and so destroy the universe. [...]