Issue | #2 |
Published | September 1966 |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Stan Lee |
Notes | Indicia title is actually Thor King Size, two small panels from the reprinted stories in this issue are also reprinted on the cover. |
Characters | Thor; Destroyer; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Enchantress; Executioner; Mad Merlin |
Genre | Superhero; Fantasy |
Pencils | Jack Kirby; Jack Kirby; Joe Sinnott |
Inks | Vince Colletta; Chic Stone; Joe Sinnott |
Notes | Indicia title is actually Thor King Size, two small panels from the reprinted stories in this issue are also reprinted on the cover. |
Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #5; in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 [black & white] |
Characters | Thor; Executioner; Mad Merlin |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | ?; Joe Sinnott; Jack Kirby |
Inks | ?; Joe Sinnott; Chic Stone |
Notes | Credits, titles of the three stories and where the last two are reprinted from and three illustrations, one that is unidentified and one each from the two reprinted stories. |
Characters | FEATURE: Thor; GUESTS: Odin; Balder; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; VILLAINS: Loki; Destroyer; Brok, the Crusher (I); Tyr, of the Blinding Blade (I); Galp, of the Steel Arm (I); Drom, the Spirit-Weaver (I); CAMEO: Absorbing Man |
Synopsis | Loki breaks up an Asgardian contest called by Odin by sending the Destroyer to wreak havoc. |
Genre | Superhero; Fantasy |
Script | Stan Lee |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Letters | Sam Rosen |
Notes | First appearances of Brok, Tyr, Galp, Drom, the land of Gymirsgard and the Tournament of Champions. |
Reprinted | in Giant-Size Thor (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975); in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #5; in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 [black & white]; in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #30 |
Characters | FEATURE: Thor; GUESTS: Jane Foster; Don Blake; VILLAIN: Merlin (I); CAMEOS: Loki; John F. Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; CAMEO FLASHBACK: King Arthur |
Synopsis | Merlin is awakened after a thousand years and immediately decides to try and take over the world; He battles Thor using familiar Washington D.C. monuments. |
Genre | Superhero; Fantasy |
Script | Stan Lee (Plot); Robert Bernstein (Script; as R. Berns) |
Pencils | Joe Sinnott |
Inks | Joe Sinnott |
Letters | Artie Simek |
Notes | According to The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky this is not the same Merlin that is in the Black Knight comics. This Merlin is a mutant who later became the Warlock and the Maha Yogi in X-Men #30 and #47. |
Reprinted | from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #96 (September 1963) |
Characters | FEATURE: Thor; GUESTS: Jane Foster; Odin; Don Blake; VILLAINS: Enchantress (I); Executioner (I); Loki; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man |
Synopsis | Loki and Odin conspire to end Thor's infatuation with Jane Foster by sending the Enchantress to seduce him away from his mortal love; The heavy handed Executioner fouls things up and the mission is unsuccessful. |
Genre | Superhero; Fantasy |
Script | Stan Lee |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Chic Stone |
Letters | Sam Rosen |
Notes | At this point, the stories take a turn to Asgardian themes and backdrops, first appearances of the Enchantress and the Executioner. |
Reprinted | from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #103 (April 1964) |