Dates
- Cover date
- [August] 1965
- On sale
- June 1, 1965
- Pages
- 76
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition25¢ coverSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- When Titans Clash! · 15 pages
Thor and Loki come across a pair of storm giants attacking the gateway from Asgard to Olympus. During the ensuing battle, Thor is accidentally transported to the fabled land and finds himself in combat with the mighty Hercules with neither party willing to back down. After a titanic battle, Zeus stops the conflict and proclaims them both worthy allies and friends. Thor is sent back to Asgard and Zeus closes the passage forever.
- Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief! · 13 pages
Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor. The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief, but Thor’s transformation into Donald Blake frees him from hypnosis, allowing him to defeat Loki and return him to Asgard.
- The Mysterious Radio-Active Man! · 13 pages
While on a medical mission to India, Dr. Blake becomes Thor to repel a Chinese attack. In order to fight Thor, a Chinese scientist irradiates himself to gain great power. He fights Thor in New York, and nearly defeats him, but Thor blows him back to China, creating a nuclear explosion.
- The Demon Duplicators! · 13 pages
An evil scientist forces Dr. Blake to help him with a duplicating machine by kidnapping Jane. The device duplicates Thor, but cannot duplicate his magic hammer, allowing Thor to defeat the duplicate. Dr. Zaxton accidentally duplicates himself and falls to his death, leaving his good duplicate to take his place.
- Thor Battles... the Lava Man · 13 pages
Thor battles the Lava Man, a monster created by Loki who claims all the dry surface of Earth for his people. Odin forbids Thor to love Jane Foster, leading to her leaving her job as Dr. Blake's nurse.
Characters
Reprinted in
Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Fantastic Summer Special (1968), Giant-Size Thor (1975), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (1999), Essential Thor (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003), Marvel Milestones: Venom & Hercules (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2010), The Mighty Thor Omnibus (2010), Thor vs. Hercules (2010), Thor Epic Collection (2013), Civil War II: Gods of War (2016), Marvel Tales: Thor (2019), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (2021)