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Issue: Thor #450
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Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel ComicsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 1992
Volume: 1
Pages: 72
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.95 CAD
£1.65 GBP
$2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ralph Macchio (editor); Pat Garrahy (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: Flip book; both front and back covers have single page gatefolds. Page count includes front and back gatefold covers.

Indicia title in this issue is “The Mighty Thor.”
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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What Can One Man Do When Gods Make War!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Ron Frenz (signed)
Al Milgrom (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Thor
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Introducing... the Mighty Thor!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Sinnott
?
?
Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Thor
Reprinting
FlagJourney into Mystery #83 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1962
was Introducing... the Mighty Thor! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Full-page reprint of the cover on gatefold of front cover.
[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby; John Buscema; John Romita
Dick Ayers; Sol Brodsky; Vince Colletta; Joe Sinnott; John Buscema?; John Romita?; Mike Esposito?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Thor; Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man
Reprinting
FlagJourney into Mystery #86 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagJourney into Mystery #100 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
was Thor's Showdown With Mr. Hyde! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagJourney into Mystery #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1966
was The Glory and the Grandeur! [Illustration on Cover, Front]0.25 page
FlagThor #133 published October 1966
was Behold.. The Living Planet! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #155 published August 1968
was Now Ends... the Universe! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #168 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1969
was Galactus Found! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #200 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1972
was The End of the World! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #224 published June 1974
was This Is-- the Day of the Destroyer! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Cover reprints printed four to a page on the back of the gatefold front cover.
When Gods Make War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ron Frenz (plot); Tom DeFalco (plot; script)
Ron Frenz
Al Milgrom
Mike Thomas; Rob Tokar
Rick Parker
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Thor [Eric Masterson]; Code Blue [Lt. Marcus Stone; Julius Anthony "Mad Dog" Rassitano; Jock Jackson; Margarita "Rigger" Ruiz; Daniel "Fireworks" Fielstein]; Odin; Ulik; Enchantress; Mephisto; Marcy Masterson; Captain Conklin; Kai-Ra (Rime Giant); Glump (Rime Giant); Heimdall; Grand Vizier; Karnilla; Skoll (wolf god; cameo); Uroc; The Warriors Three [Fandral; Volstagg; Hogun]
Thor and Code Blue travel to Asgard to help them fight off their enemies. Code Blue battles Ulik at the Well of Eternal Tears, and rescues Volstagg and Hogun in the process. Thor confronts Heimdall, whom he thinks has betrayed the trust that Odin has placed in him.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
30
The End of Ego!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom DeFalco
Patrick Olliffe
Patrick Olliffe
Rob Tokar
Rick Parker
Subject Matter
fantasy
Tales of Asgard
Ego the Living Planet; Count Tagar; Sif; Balder; High Evolutionary; Analyzer; Celestials; Nobilus
Sif and Balder rescue the High Evolutionary and Analyzer from the surface of Ego the Living Planet shortly before it is destroyed.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
7
And They Shall Call Thee... Bloodaxe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom DeFalco
Gary Hartle
Ray Kryssing
Sarra Mossoff
Dave Sharpe
Subject Matter
superhero
Bloodaxe
Bloodaxe (introduction)
Bloodaxe found a mystical ax and begins to fight crime.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
The Hammer Strikes!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Includes letters from James Bailey, Francois Morel, Richard K. Koslowski, Randy O. Saluga, James Evans and Donald Loverock.
Trapped by Loki, God of Mischief!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
?
?
Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Thor; Loki (Introduction); Heimdall (Introduction); Odin (Introduciton); Don Blake; Jane Foster; Balder (Introduction); Tyr (Introduction)
Loki travels to Earth to confront Thor for the first time.
Reprinting
FlagJourney into Mystery #85 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962
was Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
13
First appearances of Odin, Heimdall, Tyr, Balder, and Loki.
[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Buscema; Keith Pollard; Bill Sienkiewicz; Walt Simonson; Ron Frenz
Tom Palmer; Keith Pollard; Bill Sienkiewicz; Walt Simonson; Joe Sinnott
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Reprinting
FlagThor #274 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1978
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #300 [Direct Edition] published October 1980
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #333 [Direct Edition] published July 1983
was At Dracula's Command... [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #337 [Direct Edition] published November 1983
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #359 [Direct Edition] published September 1985
was ...In the Service of Loki! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #364 [Direct Edition] published February 1986
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #376 [Direct Edition] published February 1987
was Heroes Always Win...Don't They? [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThor #411 [Direct Edition] published December 1989
was Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Cover reprints printed four to a page on the back of the gatefold back cover.
[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ron Frenz
Joe Sinnott
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Reprinting
FlagThor #432 [Direct Edition] published May 1991
was Thor vs. Loki [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Full-page reprint of the cover on the gatefold of the back cover.
Never Before Has the Mighty Thor Faced a Foe as Dangerous as Loki, the God of Mischief!!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
?
?
Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Thor
Thor; Loki
Reprinting
FlagJourney into Mystery #85 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962
was Loki, the God of Mischief!! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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