Dates
- Cover date
- December 1963
- On sale
- October 1, 1963
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #99 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- The Mysterious Mister Hyde! · 13 pages
Having been refused a job by Doctor Blake, Calvin Zabo becomes Mister Hyde and attacks the doctor. Meanwhile, Odin has agreed to let Thor marry Jane Foster if she proves worthy. After Mister Hyde learns that Blake survived ('saved' by Thor) it seems that Thor robs a bank, and the police issue a warrant for his arrest.
- The Thread · 2 pages
The mysterious death of a scientist reveals a mystical device and leads to the death of a centuries-old Italian count.
- Stroom's Strange Solution! · 5 pages
An alien world is dangerously overpopulated, so a scientist releases a gas that shrinks the entire population, making the same amount of space accomodate more people.
- Surtur the Fire Demon! · 5 pages
The Trolls ally with Surtur against Asgard, but Odin conquers them. Surtur travels to Earth to destroy it, but again Odin defeats him and traps him in the center of the planet. Their battle creates the moon and starts the rotation of the Earth.
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), The Mighty Thor (1977), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Thor (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2010), The Mighty Thor Omnibus (2010), Thor Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (2014), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (2021), Marvel Tales (1966), Fantastic! (1967), Tales of Asgard (1968), Crazy Magazine (1973), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (1999), Thor: Tales of Asgard by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (2009), Thor: Tales of Asgard (2010), Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011)