Cover pencils by John Buscema and Ron Frenz, inks by Al Milgrom. "Against the Dying of the Light!", script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Patrick Olliffe
Thor storms Asgard, demanding answers for the death of Eric Masterson; Odin hurls him to Earth to resume his exile; While unconscious, Thor recounts his adventures with Eric; He comes to and flies to Erics grave and finds Crusher Creel there, and he immediately attacks him; In Asgard, Sif grieves for the loss of Eric as well. Thor eventually spots the card on the grave from Creel, and stops fighting; Creel leaves and Thor begs Odin for an answer and is enlightened that Eric was as free as Thor himself and accepted his path; Thor flies off, remembering his friend fondly.
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Cover by Tom Grindberg. "In Mortal Guise," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Geof Isherwood
Thor and Amora decide to spend a night out on the town and wake up in Central Park as mortals, all their magic seemingly gone; Victor is awakened by a threatening phone call, saying they know he has it; Thor and Amora head back to her apartment to find it completely empty, and her servants gone; They are no longer under her spell and took everything for their years of enslavement; Thor is out for a walk, looking at construction sites for work when he comes across several men assaulting Annie; Thor manages to stop them even without his powers, and the Black Widow invites him to rejoin the Avengers.
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Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. First Sign Part Two, "Doin' the Zodiac Rag," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Mike Deodato, Jr.;
Captain America has led a group of killers to Thor in the hope that he could help deal with them, unaware that hes not a god anymore; Amora helps defeat them, and then Thor and Cap head across town to try and stop the transportal from transporting in more men; They barely manage to make it there, only to have the portal activate. Story continues in Iron Man 326.
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Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Thor Must Die," script by William Messner-Loebs, pencils by Luke Ross, Oclair Albert, and Frank Toscano, inks by Rene Micheletti, Eddie Wagner, Grant Nelson, and Alex Jubran
Razorfist and Spiral challenge Thor in a nutty plan to become Avengers, thinking that hes still powerless; He easily stops them and flies them both to a crack sweep gone bad, to prove themselves if they are truly worthy; During the fight, they actually help Thor out; Meanwhile, Victor and his family are hit by a drive-by shooting and Victor decides that he needs to hire Thor to help them; After the fighting has settled, Thor sees a drunk bum in an alley that looks exactly like Odin, but when he gets over there, the bum is gone.
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Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Life Preservation," script by William Messner-Loebs, pencils by Mike Deodato, Jr. (pp 1-11), Dante Bastianoni (pp 12-16), Pino Rinaldi (pp 17-22), inks by Mike Deodato, Jr. (pp 1-11), Brad Vancata (pp 12-16), and Andy Lanning (pp 17-22)
Thor has agreed to help Victor until he can get the Ravens Eye turned over to a museum; Thor and the others are attacked by a helicopter, then by mechanical tentacles that drag them into the sewers, where they are followed by Wad; He keeps babbling about Thor and all the Asgardians being dead; Victor gets a phone call saying that they have his wife and daughter and to bring the sword to the sewers; They follow the sewers to where they see Loki, who apparently wants the sword for himself; But when Odin sees it, he makes a grab for it; In a bright flash, Thor, Odin, Kim, Silvia, and Annie are all transported somewhere else and are all dressed like Vikings.
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Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Ludwig's Children," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Mike Deodato, Jr.
Thor and the others have been transported to a bizarre version of the world as interpreted by Richard Wagners Ring Cycle; Loki is kind and noble, while Balder, Wotan, and another Thor are all bloodthirsty and greedy of rhinegold; Victor frees himself from his bonds, and Loki just sits there staring, totally unresponsive; In New York State Prison, one of the prisoners asks the Mad Thinker about getting revenge on Thor long distance, but the Thinkers mind is apparently gone; Thor and the others manage to capture Balder, but while Thor is trying to tame his flying stallion, Balder escapes and captures the others bringing them to Wotan; They have killed all the dwarves, then kill Loki. Thor then kills Balder, but before he can kill the hostages, Thor hurls the sword, killing Wotan; Instantly, the world fades away, and Thor finds himself in his own Asgard, but it is burning and in ruins.
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Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. "Out of the Blue," script by William Messner-Loebs, art by Mike Deodato, Jr.
Thor checks with Kim to see if shes found anything, when they are attacked by a crazy guy; Kim tells him that it seems like all the evil is coming to the surface lately; She gives him the address of the only name she found – Red Norvell; Red has fallen pretty hard since he no longer has the power of Thor, he owes loan sharks, is seeing the wife of a mobster, and is roughed up by the studio for making porn tapes; His girlfriend starts to dump him at the same time Thor pulled the sword, and Red regains his powers; Thor tells him they must find the lost gods.
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"Forged in Fire." Script by Ron Marz, pencils by Grindberg, inks by John Nyberg. The Flame stars in "Rekindled." Script by Marz, art by Tom Raney.
Beta Ray Bill stars in "Stormbreaker." Script by Marz, pencils by Grindberg, inks by Don Hudson. Grindberg cover.
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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta (vignettes) and Frank Giacoia (main figure). "The Wrath of Replicus," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta
Slugger Sykes joins Chuda to use the cybernetic Replicus for crime; Replicus fights Thor as Sykes turns on Chuda's plans for world domination; Chuda and Sykes die; Replicus is destroyed. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins. Tale of Asgard: "Alibar and the Forty Demons!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor and his companions invade Mogul's stronghold.
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Cover by John Buscema. "Rebirth!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta
The Absorbing Man returns, heeding a mysterious summons that he can't ignore; Unfortunately, he crosses Sif and Hildegarde's path, knocking them both out, which just angers Thor all the more; Creel follows the summons to a small house, and discovers Loki. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Balder, Hildegarde, and Karnilla.
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Last 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. "If Asgard Should Perish...!", script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tony DeZuniga (finished art), inks by Tony DeZuniga
Igron tells Thor how he came across a diminutive Mangog in the dungeon; Igron then stole a portion of each Asgardians life force to bring Mangog back to power, which explained their lethargic state; After Odin regained his memory and left Earth for Asgard, he disappeared and never arrived; Igron then cast a spell to make Mangog look like Odin, and thus their plan was born; The guards then attack Thor and while he is distracted, Mangog strikes him down; Elsewhere, the warriors rally the people to their cause, but when they arrive at the gates, they see Thor shackled up like a scarecrow; As they strike, Mangog (back in disguise), transforms them all to animals; He finally snaps and kills Igron as well, which ends his disguise and everyone knows it's really Mangog and not Odin; Thor manages to break himself free, and races Mangog to the Odinsword.
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Direct Edition. Cover by Walt Simonson. "Something Old, Something New," script and art by Walt Simonson
Odin has the dwarves create a hammer for Bill and sends the alien and his son into space to rescue Bill's people. Appearances by Sif, Odin, and Volstagg. Bullpen Bulletins. Carlin and Simonson's Page O' Thor Stuff; Assistant editor's month shenanigans. Star Frontiers TSR ad.
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Cover pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Brett Breeding. Secret Wars crossover story, "This Secret Love -!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Brett Breeding
In Asgard, Daillus storms a castle to see for himself if Lorelei is as beautiful as the legends say; For his trouble she turns him to stone; Amora arrives, and tells her a story of her time on Battleworld, where she had the chance to win the love of Thor, but she failed because she was too afraid. Appearances by Lorelei, the Enchantress, Titania, the Absorbing Man, Piledriver, the Wrecker, Doctor Doom, Kang, Ultron, and Doctor Octopus. Cameos by the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Galactus, She-Hulk, the second Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, and the X-Men.
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Cover pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Al Milgrom. "With This Axe, I Thee Kill!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Gary Hartle, inks by Al Milgrom, Ray Kryssing, Steve Alexandrov, and Ariane Lenshoek
Bloodaxe defeats Thor with the help of Karnilla's sorcery; Sif agrees to pledge allegiance to Mephisto. Appearances by Balder and Odin. Bullpen Bulletins. Tales of Asgard back-up, "If The Enchantress Should Fall...!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Geof Isherwood, inks by Geof Isherwood; Enchantress battles Nightmare.
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Cover pencils by M. C. Wyman, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Blood and Thunder part 5 of 13, "Absolute Power"
On Monster Isle, Pip is trying to convince the rest of the Infinity Watch that they should go rescue Adam Warlock from being pummeled by Thor; When Pip tells Drax about "Longhair", he forces Pip to transport them to Thor; While Adam Warlock and the Silver Surfer go off to find allies against Thor, the rest of the Watch appear and Drax immediately starts pounding on Thor; Moondragon tries to use her mind gem to free Thor from his madness, and winds up giving the Mind Valkyrie a life of her own, apart from Thor's shattered psyche; She and Thor then begin attacking the Watch with renewed vigor; During the battle, Drax loses his power gem, which Thor now claims. The story continues in Silver Surfer 87.
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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "To Die Like a God!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor is taken by Sif to Trollheim to recover his hammer; He fights Ulik, releases Orikal, and wins the troll war.
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Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Vince Colletta. "Comes a Dark Stranger!", script by Steven Grant,m pencils by Greg LaRocque, inks by Ricardo Villamonte; Before Thor ever was cast into the form of Don Blake, he was eager to prove his strength; It was during this time that Thor encountered the Dark Man and his Bride.
Cover by Walt Simonson. Thor and Beta Ray Bill fight side-by-side in "Though Hel Should Bar the Way!", script and art by Walt Simonson; Thor, Sif and Bill save the latters people from alien demons; Odin gives Bill a civilian identity when he strikes his hammer on the ground. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color.
Ragnarok and Roll: Prologue 2 of 4 - Cover by Walt Simonson. Thor battles Malekith and his evil hounds in "The Wild Hunt!", script and pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Terry Austin; The Dark Elves try to capture the Casket of Ancient Winters from its new guardian, Roger Willis; Thor helps out; Malekith captures Thor's true (or at least enchanting) lover, Melodi, and threatens to kill her if the Casket is not given up.
Enchanters Saga: Part 2 of 5. "At Last...Disclosure!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Lee Weeks and Klaus Jansen.
Omnipotent Odin sends the Warriors Three to his son's aid. For Jake Olson lies at death's door and mighty Mjolnir remains magically stuck in the wall. Could this be the work of the sinister Enchanters (1st seen in Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #143)?
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Regular edition - Wraparound cover. Heroes Return. "In Search of the Gods!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Avengers. Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by John Romita, Jr., and Klaus Jansen.
One year ago the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe, the Avengers and Fantastic Four, fought the mutant menace known as Onslaught and were sucked into an alternate universe. The Odinson has returned from the pocket universe of the Heroes Reborn only to discover that fabled Asgard lies in ruins, the Rainbow Bridged destroyed, and his fellow Aesir missing. Before he can begin his search for the missing gods of Asgard, the Mighty Thor is confronted by the one adversary he has never truly defeated, the unstoppable creation of Odin himself, the Destroyer. And not even Earth's Mightiest Heroes can help the Thunder God survive this epic battle!
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"Cometh the Storm!" Part 3 of 3. Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Stuart Immonen and Scott Koblish. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith.
Can Odin sit idly by while his favored son meets his end at the hands of his own creation, the Destroyer? Maybe the Thunder God doesn't need daddy's help. Not when the Enchantress is here to lend a hand. That's right, the Enchantress. Plus, the greatest threat the Golden Realm has ever faced returns to this plane of existence.
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"Answers!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by John Buscema and Jerry Ordway.
The mechanical monstrosity known as Replicus has returned to plague mankind and only the God of Thunder possesses the power to stop him. Plus finally, the mysterious Marnot reveals the truth about the Dark Gods who have conquered fabled Asgard.
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"Deal with the Devil!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Avengers. Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by John Romita, Jr. And Klaus Jansen.
The unthinkable has happened, the unstoppable Destroyer has murdered the God of Thunder. But before Hela, Mistress of the Underworld, can claim her prize, a mysterious being of great power intervenes. Marnot, in order to return the cosmic balance, anchors Thor's essence to the noble form of the mortal Jake Olson, a man who would sacrifice all for the life of another. Now the Thunder God must return to the field of battle with all hast if he is to save his comrades, the Avengers, from the very monster who sent him to death's doorstep.
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