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Journey into Mystery #101

Marvel · Series began 1952 · February 1964

Dates

Cover date
February 1964
On sale
December 2, 1963
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #101 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

pencils: Jack Kirby, Larry Lieberinks: George Roussos, Matt Foxcolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosenscript: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber

Stories

  • The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man! · 13 pages

    Loki convinces Odin to reduce Thor's power in punishment for loving Jane Foster, and then restores the memory of the Tomorrow Man so that he can come back in time and defeat Thor. He builds a powerful robot, and when Thor cannot defeat it he agrees to help the Tomorrow Man conquer the 23rd century.

  • The Flying Saucer That Was · 2 pages

    A teacher frantically tries to convince people that he saw aliens, but it turns out that they are friendly and make him their ambassador.

  • The Enemies! · 5 pages

    The barbaric Vulcans plan to invade the world of the pacifist Idylicans. Instead of fighting, the Idylicans abandon their world, altering the gravity of their world to trap the invaders, and settling the Vulcan's abandoned homes as their own.

  • The Invasion of Asgard! [The Boyhood of Thor! Part 2] · 5 pages

    Loki makes a hole in Asgard's defenses and lures Thor there to face an attack alone. Thor holds off the enemies of Asgard until help arrives.

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Thor (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003), The Mighty Thor Omnibus (2010), Thor Epic Collection (2013), Loki Omnibus (2021), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (2021), Weird Planets (1962), Uncanny Tales (1963), Marvel Tales (1966), Fantastic! (1967), Tales of Asgard (1968), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Thor: Tales of Asgard by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (2009), Thor: Tales of Asgard (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2010), Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011)

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