Dates
- Cover date
- December 2013
- On sale
- October 30, 2013
- In stores
- October 30, 2013
- Pages
- 48
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960607965000111
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07447061691701
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Creators
Stories
- Crown of Fools · 20 pages
Thor and his allies discover an empty castle which was not there the day before. Inside, each of them is entranced by visions of their most-desired future, then they begin to fight amongst themselves, under the influence of the enchanted Crown of Fools.
- Whatever Happened to Balder the Brave? · 22 pages
Balder is sent by Odin to make the perilous journey to Loki's realm to ask the god of mischief for aid in combating an ancient evil. Malekith makes it there first and sways Loki to his side. Balder, forced to break his vow of non-violence by a taunting Loki, cuts off the schemer's head and wanders into the desert to die. Loki, the trickster, retrieves his head and replaces it.
Publisher’s description
Join Thor, Sif, the Warriors Three - and even that sneaky trickster Loki - on an all-new, all-Asgardian adventure. What deep-buried secrets will the Crown of Fools reveal about Thor's allies-and can the god of thunder resist his own temptations to free his friends? Plus: Also reprinting the first appearance of Malekith the Accursed!
Reprinted in
Marvel-Verse: Thor (2021)