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Thor #179

Aug 1970
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Thor #179 cover

Story Name:

No More the Thunder God!


Synopsis

Thor #179 synopsis by Marvelite Indexer
Rating: 3.5 stars
As Asgard prepares the rebuild after Surtur's assault, on Earth, Loki has Igron prepare a mystical mask. Odin sends Thor to Earth to retrieve Loki. 

There, Thor becomes Don Blake. Seeing Thor's arrival and transformation, Loki "rewards" Igron by transporting him to the dungeons of the trolls. Planning to ambush Blake at his office, Loki finds Thor waiting for him, springing a trap of his own. However, Loki unleashes the Living Mask on Thor and it exchanges their faces and powers. With his superior strength, Loki bests Thor, seizes Mjolnir, and trades clothing with him. 

Although still recovering from his Sea of Eternal Night ordeal, Balder, sensing Thor's peril, rises from his sick bed and teleports to Earth with Sif. Finding Thor, they attack him, thinking he is Loki, while the real Loki watches from a distance, pleased. Defending himself, Thor uses Loki's power but, unused to it, nearly kills Balder. His genuine grief convinces Sif and the recovering Balder that he is not Loki.

 

Review / Commentaries


Thor #179 Review by (August 14, 2012)
This marks the last Thor comic by Thor's co-creator, artist Jack Kirby after a lengthy run that started in Journey into Mystery #83, August 1962, Thor's initial issue.


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Additional Credits
Letterer: Sam Rosen.

Characters

Listed in alphabetical order. All stories.

Balder
Balder

(Balder the Brave)
Surtur
Surtur

(Surtur the Fire Demon)
Thor
Thor

(Odinson)
Loki
Loki

(Loki Laufeyson)


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