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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: 7 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 #276
4 stars

Thor #276

October 1978
"Mine...This Hammer!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Odin, weakened by his giving some of his power to protect Balder from permanent death, is helped back to his throne by Thor and Sif. The All-Father then orders the beginning of the trial of Loki. [...]
Thor #277
4 stars

Thor #277

November 1978
"Time of the Trolls!"
Script: Roy Thomas
In the wake of Red Norvell’s powerful rampage in Asgard, reporter Harris Hobbs blames himself for the deaths of Thor and his assistant Joey. But Thor is very much alive and has recovered from the villain’s attacks. Loki takes great delight in explaining how all these events came to pass. [...]
Thor #278
4 stars

Thor #278

December 1978
"At Long Last--Ragnarok?!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Thor, leading the warriors of Asgard, confronts Hela and her evil forces on the Rainbow Bridge; the Goddess of Death awaits the coming of the Midgard Serpent to launch her attack. Meanwhile, Odin broods, Balder clings to life, Harris Hobbs despairs over his guilt…. [...]
Thor #279
2.5 stars

Thor #279

January 1979
"A Hammer in Hades!"
Script: Don Glut
Thor, now exiled to Earth, thinks he sees Jane Foster with her boyfriend Dr Kincaid—but he realizes he is mistaken as Jane was melded with Sif in issue #236. His mind goes back to an earlier incident.... Dr Donald Blake finds his walking stick glowing and leading him to the roof. [...]
Thor #280
4 stars

Thor #280

February 1979
"Crisis on Twin Earths!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Thor walks the streets of New York City, brooding about the Celestials, unaware he is being followed by a mystery man. Then Hyperion teleports in and initiates a battle with Thor. [...]
Thor #281
4 stars

Thor #281

March 1979
"This Hammer Lost!"
Script:
Thor, still brooding over the Celestials, tries to go back in time to his first meeting with them but he becomes lost in the timestream as Mjolnir vanishes from his hand and he finds himself in a misty nowhere. [...]
Thor #282
4 stars

Thor #282

April 1979
"Rites of Passage"
Script:
Thor, trapped at the center of the planet Phantus, is stuck between time and Limbo, resulting in half his body reverting to that of Dr Donald Blake. [...]
Thor #283
4.5 stars

Thor #283

May 1979
"Suddenly--The Celestials!"
Script: Roy Thomas
In Mexico City, Thor foils a bank robbery yet ponders why he is pausing in his pursuit of cosmic matters to act like a mere “superhero.” He gathers storm clouds over the city and cries out to Odin who asks impatiently whether Thor is giving up his interest in Midgard to return to Asgard. [...]
Thor #284
4 stars

Thor #284

June 1979
"The City of the Space Gods!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Having defeated Thor, the Celestial Gammenon enters the giant dome in the Andes, clutching the damaged airliner. Aboard the plane, the frightened passengers do not notice that there is a new person among them: Dr Donald Blake, Thor having transformed as he hit the plane (last issue). [...]
Thor #285
4 stars

Thor #285

July 1979
"Deviants and Doormen!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Thor returns to the United States, towing the crippled jet liner and shocking hundreds of witnesses at JFK Airport. He lands the plane safely then takes off before the police can talk to him. As he flies through the city he muses on his mixed feelings about using a secret identity. [...]
Thor #286
4 stars

Thor #286

August 1979
"Mayhem under Manhattan!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Thor, Sersi, and Karkas are traveling through the New York City subway tunnels in search of the city of the Deviants. But it's a trap and Deviant warriors ambush the trio; Thor and Karkas fight them, Sersi, no fighter, panics and flees. [...]
Thor #287
4 stars

Thor #287

September 1979
"Assault on Olympia!"
Script: Roy Thomas
After taking Margo Damian home, Thor rejoins the band of heroes he's met on their journey to Olympia aboard the flagship of Zuras, ruler of that realm. [...]
Thor #288
4.5 stars

Thor #288

October 1979
"Fury of the Forgotten Hero!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Aboard the Celestial mothership, Thor is shocked at his first sight of the Celestial known as The One Above All. Hero (formerly the Forgotten One) informs Thor that they have been teleported there to continue their battle. [...]
Thor #289
4 stars

Thor #289

November 1979
"Look Homeward, Asgardian!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Having seen the image of his father Odin swearing allegiance to the Celestial Arishem during the time of the Third Host, one thousand years earlier, in the palm of the Celestial's hand, Thor refuses to believe it. [...]
Thor #290
4 stars

Thor #290

December 1979
"Ring Around the Red Bull!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Thor, hurled from the Rainbow Bridge by the Destroyer last issue, falls toward Midgard. Mjolnir springs to life, taking its wielder to Hollywood where Thor spies the filming of an episode of the Incredible Hulk TV series. [...]
Thor #291
4 stars

Thor #291

January 1980
"When Gods Have Joined Together!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Thor returns to Olympia to tell Zuras that he has not found an alternative to Zuras' plan to use the Uni-Mind to defeat the Celestials. [...]
Thor #292
4 stars

Thor #292

February 1980
"If an Eye Offend Thee...!"
Script: Roy Thomas
In Olympia, home of the Eternals, Odin stands over the fallen Thor, his spear Gungnir at his son's throat, wondering at the Norn-fates that brought him to this point. He  proclaims that he will not slay his only son again and hurls the spear away. [...]
Thor #293
4.5 stars

Thor #293

March 1980
"The Twilight of SOME Gods!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Thor confronts the Eye of Odin, which offers to answer one question and one only; Thor asks what Odin meant when he said he had slain his son once and would not do it again. The Eye agrees to tell him—but warns he will never be the same afterward.... [...]
Thor #294
4 stars

Thor #294

April 1980
"New Asgards for Old!"
Script: Roy Thomas
The revelation of the earlier Ragnarok by the Eye of Odin only raises more questions in Thor's mind. The Eye shows him the Celestial Axis, linking Earth to other planes of being including Thor's Asgard. [...]
Thor #295
4 stars

Thor #295

May 1980
"The Price--and the Pride!"
Script: Roy Thomas
The Eye of Odin continues the tale of the earlier history of Odin: Thor battles the Storm Giants Fafnir and Fasolt for possession of the goddess Idunn, sister of Frey. But Odin calls a halt, confessing that he did promise the fair goddess to them as payment for their building Valhalla for him. [...]
Thor #296
4 stars

Thor #296

June 1980
"From Valhalla--A Valkyrie!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Impatient Thor again threatens the Eye of Odin for not yet explaining how Odin killed his own son, so the Eye continues... [...]
Thor #297
4 stars

Thor #297

July 1980
"The Sword of Siegfried!"
Script: Roy Thomas
[...]
Thor #298
3.5 stars

Thor #298

August 1980
"Dragon's Blood!"
Script: Ralph Macchio
Thor continues to listen to the Eye of Odin recount the older history of Odin…. Siegfried faces the dragon Fafnir in a fight to the finish. The hero, wielding the sword Needful, takes on his huge and scaly foe who can breathe fire on him. [...]
Thor #299
4 stars

Thor #299

September 1980
"Passions and Potions"
Script: Ralph Macchio
The Eye of Odin continues its synopsis of the Ring Cycle as Thor grows impatient…. [...]
Thor #300
4.5 stars

Thor #300

October 1980
"Twilight of the Gods!"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Thor continues to listen to the account of the Eye of Odin, blissfully unaware that this is the day Arishem of the Celestials will pass judgment on Earth…. Siegfried goes out hunting and meets the Rhinemaidens who ask for the Ring of the Nibelung back; Sieg refuses, mocking talk of a curse. [...]