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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

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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 #201
5 stars

Thor #201

July 1972
"Resurrection!"
Script: Gerry Conway
On a cold morning one week before Thor’s current conflict, a Viking longship unexpectedly appears at a Brooklyn dock.  Onboard is Heimdall and a travelling companion, the diminutive Kamorr, who were sent here on a mysterious errand by Odin himself. [...]
Thor #202
4.5 stars

Thor #202

August 1972
"--And None Dare Stand 'Gainst Ego-Prime!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor and Balder have joined the Warriors Three on a Manhattan street in Midgard when Sif, Tana Nile, Hildegarde, and Silas Grant appear from Blackworld, pursued by the crystalline form of Ego-Prime. [...]
Thor #203
4 stars

Thor #203

September 1972
"They Walk Like Gods!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor has been buried alive under the rocks of the city street by Ego-Prime. He is separated from his hammer Mjolnir and neither Sif nor Balder can pick it up to take to him. [...]
Thor #204
4 stars

Thor #204

October 1972
"Exiled on Earth!"
Script: Gerry Conway
After Thor has finished defying and denouncing his father, Odin responds with anger, stressing that it was his choice alone. All of his companions look away from the All-Father, casting their lots with Thor. [...]
Thor #205
3.5 stars

Thor #205

November 1972
"A World Gone Mad!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Mephisto welcomes Thor and Sif to Hell, having kidnapped all of Thor’s friends and a multitude of men from all the nations of the Earth as part of a scheme to conquer the world. Thor gets testy so the villain sets a pack of demons on him which Thor easily bests. [...]
Thor #206
3.5 stars

Thor #206

December 1972
"Rebirth!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Two kids fishing late at night in Rutland, Vermont, see a flaming object fall from the sky. They investigate and see a figure rise from a pile of broken amber. They panic and flee, only to be frozen in place by a spell from the newcomer. [...]
Thor #207
4 stars

Thor #207

January 1973
"Firesword!"
Script: Gerry Conway
The Rutland (Vermont) Halloween Parade is ready to go. Attendees Len and Glynis Wein, Steve Englehart, and Gerry Conway hop in their car and head to Tom Fagan’s house, full of costumed partygoers. They sense something off about Tom but he placates them. [...]
Thor #208
4 stars

Thor #208

February 1973
"The Fourth-Dimensional Man!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor flies Hildegarde back to Avengers Mansion and they land on the roof. The silent alarms awaken Jarvis who goes to investigate and finds the two Asgardians. Thor, in a dark mood over Sif’s abandonment of him, snarls at Jarvis and chases him off. [...]
Thor #209
4 stars

Thor #209

March 1973
"Warriors in the Night!"
Script: Gerry Conway
On his search for Sif, Thor lands in a London neighborhood and strike his hammer to the ground to transform back into Don Blake. Unknown to him, the vibrations enter the ground, penetrating the depths until they reach a body inside and alien shell—and awaken it…. [...]
Thor #210
4 stars

Thor #210

April 1973
"The Hammer and the Hellfire!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Ulik, troll champion, mocks his King Geirrodur for having created Mjolnir, Thor’s invincible weapon which he has always used to defeat the trolls. Ulik’s plan is to destroy Thor’s hammer, making him vulnerable and he will implement this plan whether the King likes it or not…. [...]
Thor #211
4 stars

Thor #211

May 1973
"The End of the Battle!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor has leapt into a troll furnace to recover his hammer Mjolnir and has only a few seconds before he returns to his Don Blake form, which would kill him. [...]
Thor #212
4 stars

Thor #212

June 1973
"Journey to the Golden Star!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor returns to Avengers Mansion to discover Balder in the grip of madness, unable to say what became of Sif or Karnilla, able only to utter the word, “Asgard.” Thor suspects Odin who had exiled them to Midgard as having a hand in it. [...]
Thor #213
3 stars

Thor #213

July 1973
"The Demon Brigade!!"
Script: Len Wein
On the planet Golden Star, Thor and his party discover that they have been duped by Sssthgar and his lizardly legion. [...]
Thor #214
4 stars

Thor #214

August 1973
"Into the Dark Nebula!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Departing Golden Star, the Asgardian ship Starjammer heads for the Dark Nebula to rescue Sif and Karnilla. Thor is in command, accompanied by Odin, Heimdall, Hogun, Fandral, Hildegarde, Tana Nile, and Silas Grant. [...]
Thor #215
4.5 stars

Thor #215

September 1973
"The God in the Jewel"
Script: Gerry Conway
The Asgardians and the Gramosians stand in awe of Xorr the God-Jewel standing before them and announcing its plan to conquer their portion of reality, wielding the power of Sif and Karnilla. [...]
Thor #216
4 stars

Thor #216

October 1973
"Where Chaos Rules!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor, informed by Xorr that an attack on him will mean the deaths of Sif and Karnilla, holds Odin and the Asgardians (Heimdall, Hogun, Fandral, Hildegarde) at bay, passing on the warning. [...]
Thor #217
3 stars

Thor #217

November 1973
"All Swords Against Them!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Synopsis: Thor and the passengers on the Starjammer arrive home in Asgard but something is wrong: the warriors are marching and hailing Odin and Thor but are clearly unaware of the arrival of the ship. [...]
Thor #218
4 stars

Thor #218

December 1973
"Where Pass the Black Stars, There Also Passes... Death!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Odin sends Thor to Rigel to investigate the threat of the Black Stars; Tana Nile, a Rigellian, and Silas Grant go with him as does Sif and, a last minute addition, Balder. [...]
Thor #219
4 stars

Thor #219

January 1974
"A Galaxy Consumed!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor and his companions (Sif, Balder, Tana Nile, Silas Grant) are stunned by the sight of the Black Stars, displayed on a viewscreen aboard the Rigellians’ ship. Thor is filled with despair, concluding their mission is in vain. [...]
Thor #220
4 stars

Thor #220

February 1974
"Behold! The Land of Doom!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor and Avalon ride the space-scoop to the planer Rhun and discover an unexpected fact: the people of Rhun are so large that Thor is the size of a flea next to them. [...]
Thor #221
4 stars

Thor #221

March 1974
"Hercules Enraged!"
Script: Gerry Conway
The mighty Thor fights his way through the gates of Olympus, clobbering all soldiers who stand in his way, demanding an audience with Hercules. Zeus sees him coming and Ares tries to persuade him that the Asgardians are all evil. [...]
Thor #222
4 stars

Thor #222

April 1974
"Before the Gates of Hell!"
Script: Gerry Conway
In a tavern in Asgard, Thor and Hercules are engaged in a strenuous round of arm-wrestling, surrounded by other drinkers betting on the outcome. Eventually, the table breaks and the arm wrestling turns into a fist fight, halted by a testy Zeus. [...]
Thor #223
4 stars

Thor #223

May 1974
"Hellfire Across the World!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor and Hercules enter Hell to confront its lord, Pluto, over the kidnapping of Krista. They are attacked by bat-demons and fight them off, despite Herc’s being weakened in that place…. [...]
Thor #224
4 stars

Thor #224

June 1974
"No One Can Stop...The Destroyer!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Thor and Hercules rush the dying Krista to the hospital; privately Thor turns back into Dr. Don Blake, surprising the hospital staff with his sudden reappearance after a long absence. [...]
Thor #225
4 stars

Thor #225

July 1974
"The Coming of the Firelord!"
Script: Gerry Conway
On the docks, Thor is at the mercy of the Destroyer which has wrested Mjolnir away from him as he counts down the sixty seconds before he turns back into the vulnerable Don Blake. [...]