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Issue: Thor Annual #2
Publication Date: September 1966
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Issues: #2 of 18 Issues (28 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Atlas Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/30/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "Thor King Size". On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S., later Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched (#11); Squarebound (#16); 2-10,12-14, 17-19 ?
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted From2
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Who Dares Defy... the Destroyer?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Feature(s): Thor
Character(s): Thor; Destroyer; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Enchantress; Executioner; Mad Merlin
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #5 [Regular Edition] published November 2006
In Content Item: FlagEssential Thor #2 published July 2005
as Who Dares Defy... the Destroyer? [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black & white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Premiere Classic #63 [Direct] published January 2011
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #2 [Jack Kirby Cover] published August 2013
as Thor Annual #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two vignettes from the reprinted stories in this issue are featured on the cover. Art by Kirby/Stone and Joe Sinnott.
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby; Joe Sinnott; Marie Severin
Inker(s): Chic Stone; Joe Sinnott; Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Thor
Character(s): Thor; Executioner; Mad Merlin
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contents page includes credits, titles and original publication date of reprinted stories, along with scenes from interior stories and Thor figure from the cover of Journey into Mystery #105. Grey tones added by Marie Severin.
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If Asgard Falls..

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Feature(s): Thor
Character(s): Thor; Odin; Balder; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Loki; Destroyer; Brok, the Crusher (introduction); Tyr, of the Blinding Blade (introduction); Galp, of the Steel Arm (introduction); Drom, the Spirit-Weaver (introduction); Absorbing Man (cameo)
Synopsis: Loki breaks up an Asgardian contest called by Odin by sending the Destroyer to wreak havoc.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #5 [Regular Edition] published November 2006
In Issue: FlagThor: The Warriors Three Unleashed #[nn] [premiere edition] published January 2011
In Content Item: FlagIl Mitico Thor #30 published May 1972
as L'onore e la gloria! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIl Mitico Thor #30 published May 1972
as L'onore e la gloria! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGiant-Size Thor #1 published January 1975
as If Asgard Falls.. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Thor #2 published July 2005
as If Asgard Falls.. [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #2 [Jack Kirby Cover] published August 2013
as If Asgard Falls.. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 30
Disclose Notes: First appearances of the land of Gymirsgard and the Tournament of Champions.
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Defying the Magic of... Mad Merlin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns] (script)
Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Feature(s): Thor
Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Merlin [Maha Yogi] (introduction); Jane Foster; Loki (cameo); President John F. Kennedy (cameo); Caroline Kennedy (cameo); Pierre Salinger (cameo); King Arthur (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis: Merlin is awakened after a thousand years and immediately decides to try and take over the world. He battles Thor using familiar Washington D.C. monuments.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #96 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963
was Defying the Magic of... Mad Merlin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: According to The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky this is not the same Merlin that is in the Black Knight comics. This Merlin is a mutant who later became the Warlock and the Maha Yogi in X-Men #30 and #47.
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The Enchantress and the Executioner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Chic Stone
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Feature(s): Thor
Character(s): Thor [Donald Blake]; Enchantress (introduction); Executioner (introduction); Jane Foster; Loki; Odin; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: Loki and Odin conspire to end Thor's infatuation with Jane Foster by sending the Enchantress to seduce him away from his mortal love. The heavy handed Executioner fouls things up and the mission is unsuccessful.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1964
was The Enchantress and the Executioner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: At this point, the stories take a turn to Asgardian themes and backdrops.

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