| Issue | #106 |
| Published | July 1964 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands in May 1964. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
| Characters | Thor; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; The Cobra [Klaus Vorhees] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Chic Stone |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993); in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003); in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010) |
| Characters | Thor [Donald Blake]; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees]; Jane Foster |
| Synopsis | Thor evades the villains and transforms back into Dr. Blake, then pretends to betray Thor in order to get his cane back. He becomes Thor and defeats the Cobra easily, though Hyde escapes by becoming Calvin Zabo and slipping away. Hyde attacks Thor later, but is defeated. When Blake returns to the office he discovers that Jane hates him because of his seeming betrayal of Thor. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Chic Stone |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Notes | Continues from last issue. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #19 (March 1969); in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #11 (August 31, 1971) [as "Il dio del tuono restituisce il colpo", Italian translation]; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993); in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003); in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010) |
| Characters | KKpt. Karl Friedrich von Müller; Heinrich |
| Synopsis | A successful German commerce raider meets its match in an Australian cruiser off Malaya. |
| Genre | war |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Continues from last issue. Printed between the pages of the Thor story. This page is split with an advertisement. This story is a reasonably accurate fictionalised account of the destruction of the Dresden-Class Light Cruiser SMS Emden in November 1914. In reality the Emden's second-in-command was Captain-Lieutenant Helmut von Mücke. Though his name is incorrect, he did survive his ship's destruction while commanding a landing party, as depicted. |
| Reprinted | from Navy Action (Marvel, 1954 series) #10 (February 1956) [page 2] |
| Characters | Avengers [Thor; Giant-Man; Wasp; Iron Man; Hulk] |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Notes | Advertises the Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series). This shares the page with "Marauder!" |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Notes | Advertises various Marvel comics by showing their headings, including Fantastic Four, X-Men, Strange Tales, Kid Colt Outlaw, Patsy Walker, Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos, Avengers, Journey Into Mystery With The Mighty Thor, Tales to Astonish, Two-Gun Kid, Millie the Model, Patsy and Hedy, Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, Tales of Suspense featuring "The Power of Iron Man", Rawhide Kid and Modeling With Millie. Printed between Thor and Tales of Asgard. |
| Characters | Balder (origin); Odin; Thor; Tyr (introduction); Honir (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Odin orders Balder executed for leaving a battle to rescue a fallen bird, but Balder is so beloved that the animals and plants keep any harm from coming to him, and Odin makes him invincible. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Notes | This story is loosely based on the legend of Balder's death, though without the deadly mistletow arrow shot by the blind god Hod. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968); in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #8 (July 20, 1971) [as "Balder, il prode", Italian translation]; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #26 (1993); in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2003); in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (August 2009); in Mighty Thor Omnibus, The (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010) |