Thor returns to twentieth century New York after his excursion into the future (issues #101-102). Returning to his office as Don Blake he is exhausted after all his exertions and Jane Foster has him sleep on the couch while she sees he isn’t disturbed. In Asgard, Odin ponders how he can separate Thor from his love for Jane; Loki proposes sending the Enchantress to seduce the Thunder God from the pallid human girl. Odin agrees so Loki seeks out the Enchantress and explains the plan; Enchantress, who has always wanted to win Thor’s love, agrees. Shortly thereafter, a glamorous mystery woman appears in Manhattan and heads to the office of Dr. Donald Blake. She flirts with Don in his study and when Jane comes in enwraps the doctor in a passionate kiss. Jane rushes out and Don hurries after her, startling the Enchantress by becoming the first man to break from her embrace. Realizing that Don’s affection for Jane is a strong one, she returns to Asgard and recruits the murderous Executioner to remove her rival….
In New York, Don searches frantically for Jane; he decides he would have better luck as thor and changes into that form. The police inform him that a huge axe-wielding warrior is causing a panic downtown. Recognizing the Executioner by his description, Thor races downtown and arrives just as the killer has located Jane and whirls his axe, sending her to limbo. Thor arrives and battles his enemy, disarming him. The Executioner offers a trade: he will return Jane Foster in exchange for Thor’s hammer. Thor agrees and the villain brings back Jane—but the Uru hammer proves too heavy for the Executioner to lift since he is not worthy. Suddenly the Enchantress appears and casts a spell that slowly turns the Executioner into a tree, his punishment for betraying her. The villain releases Thor from their bargain and pleads with him for help. The Enchantress discovers that her attempt to turn the Uru hammer into a poisonous serpent has no effect, and Thor, fed up with these two, creates a whirlwind that blows both his foes back to Asgard. Don Blake catches up with Jane several blocks away and they have a lover’s spat. Odin, meanwhile, watches from Asgard and vows he will now take action….
Story #2Thor’s Mission to Mirmir!
Writer:
Stan Lee. Penciler:
Jack Kirby. Inker:
Chic Stone. Colorist:
Unknown.
Synopsis
Thor visits the land of the
Dwarfs and asks to be taken to their king,
Sindri. He requests that the monarch furnish him with a magic vessel,
Skipbladnir, which can shrink to pocket size or grow to carry an army, and travel to any place in the universe. Thor commands the ship to grow and, boarding, commands it to take him to the land of
Mirmir. Arriving at that distant land, Thor battles
Skord, the flying dragon, and
Gullin the Boar God to reach the palace of King Mirmir. There, he presents the king with a branch from
Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, and asks Mirmir to fulfill his pledge to Odin. Mirmir places the branch into the enchanted fountain, the water overflow and run down to Midgard where they form to figures
Aske and Embla, the first humans. His mission accomplished, Thor returns home to
Asgard.
Characters: