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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #3
Publication Date: January 2011
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/13/2011
Volume: 3
Pages: 252
ISBN: 9780785150664
UPC/EAN: 978078515066452499
Price: $27.99 CAD
$24.99 USD
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Content Items: 44 (21 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collect Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #111-120 and Journey Into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1.
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Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
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Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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The Mighty Thor

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Introduction

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The Power of the Thunder God!

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We find it hard to believe that anyone would ever knowingly miss an issue of Thor!
Thor battles the Cobra and Mr. Hyde while Jane Foster hovers close to death. Odin's heart begins to soften towards Jane, thanks to the intervention of Balder. Odin, in his infinite wisdom, commands Loki to deliver a message to Hardol, the mystic healer, who lives beyond the molten chasm. Loki has no choice but to obey but is waylaid by Balder and some other gods who, for some reason, distrust him. Balder delivers the message himself. Thor defeats the Cobra and Hyde. Balder finds Hardol, obtains the medicine needed for Jane's recovery, and sends it to Thor in the nick of time. Jane will live!
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Loki the Evil One! Thor's Eternal Enemy!

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The Secret of Sigurd!

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Stop! You may come no further!!
When out walking with Balder and Loki, Thor is challenged to a duel by Sigurd. They fight and Thor knocks Sigurd to the ground repeatedly. However, each time Sigurd gets up he is stronger than ever. Balder remembers the key to Sigurd's increasing strength. He is a son of the Earth Sprites; his strength comes from the very ground itself. Thor hooks his hammer under Sigurd's belt and flings him skywards where he will be stranded on a deserted asteroid. The three gods continue their way home, with Loki disappointed that Thor was not defeated.
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The Mighty Thunder God! Vs. the Incredible Hulk!

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Thor; Hulk
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The Mighty Thor Battles the Incredible Hulk!

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Thor [Don Blake]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp] (flashback); Sub-Mariner [Namor] (flashback); Odin; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Those youngsters seem to be arguing about who is... stronger... the Hulk... or myself!
Two rival fan clubs are debating who is stronger, Thor or the Hulk? Thor happens to be passing by and drops in to offer his opinion. He relates the story of their epic battle (in Avengers #3) and describes a previously unseen scene in which he and the Hulk tussle. He goes into deep thought and when pressed, cannot say who is the stronger because he has insufficient proof! Days later, the Hulk gives thought to his meeting with Thor and vows that, next time, Thor will be smashed forever!
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The Coming of Loki!

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Loki (origin); Odin; Laufey (Loki's father) (introduction, death, villain)
Ages ago, when the universe was young, and Asgard was a'borning, noble Odin was compelled to battle a myriad host of foes in order to secure his rightful reign!
The Asgardians battle the Giants. Laufey, King of the Giants of Jotenheim, is slain. A bundle of cloth is found. It contains a baby. Odin adopts the child and names him Loki.
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Part 1 of Loki's origin. First biographical Loki story. Chronologically first appearance of Loki.
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Thor [Don Blake]; Grey Gargoyle [Professor Paul Duval]; Jane Foster
At last! The Thunder God reveals his true identity to Jane...
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A World Gone Mad!

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Thor [Don Blake]; Jane Foster; Odin (guest star); Balder (guest star); Loki (villain); Grey Gargoyle [Professor Paul Duval] (villain); Heimdall; Honir the Hunter (introduction)
When imperious Odin commands, Thor must obey!
Thor upsets Odin again by declaring his love for Jane Foster. Don Blake reveals his secret identity to Jane, but she doesn't believe him. He stamps his cane and nothing happens because, unknown to him, Odin has removed the enchantment which allows him to become the God of Thunder. The Grey Gargoyle appears and attacks Don and Jane. They flee. Odin sends Honir the Hunter to aid Blake. Honir distracts the Gargoyle and grants Blake the ability to become Thor for 30 seconds, long enough to defeat the Gargoyle. Blake assists Jane and retracts his earlier admission saying the madness has left him.
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First appearance of Honir the Hunter.
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The Boyhood of Loki!

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Thor (guest star); Loki (origin); Uller (introduction); Volsak (introduction)
Throughout the ages, the immortals of Asgard have thrilled to athletic contests, even as mortals do today!
Thor defends Loki after Loki is caught engaging in mystical mischief. Loki resents Thor's popularity and physical superiority vowing that, one day, Thor must be destroyed!
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Part 2 of Loki's origin. Second biographical Loki story, the first appearances of Uller and Volsak. During the story, Thor is ten years old.
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The Stronger I Am, the Sooner I Die!

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The Stronger I Am, the Sooner I Die!

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Thor; Balder; Harris Hobbs (introduction); Jane Foster; Don Blake; Loki (villain); Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel] (villain; introduction; origin)
Escape from Thor is inconceivable!
Loki uses his magic to turn Crusher Creel into the Absorbing Man. A patient of Blake's, reporter Harris Hobbs, alerts him the the existense of the Absorbing Man. Blake breaks a dinner date with Jane in order to investigate as Thor. Thor and Creel meet and fight. Hobbs witnesses the battle and is injured. Thor tends to Hobbs before resuming his battle. Balder then interrupts the fight by transporting Thor to Asgard. It seems that Loki has abducted Jane and brought her to the Golden Realm. Thor and Balder ride off to save her. Back on Earth, Creel believes he has defeated the Thunder God.
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The Golden Apples!

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Iduna (introduction); Haakun the Hunter (introduction); Fenris the Wolf God (introduction)
I give thee greetings, lovely goddess Iduna!
The goddess Iduna is taking some golden apples to Odin as a gift. She is menaced by Fenris Wolf who is eventually driven away by Haakun the Hunter.
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Asgardian version of Little Red Riding Hood. First appearance of the land of Varinheim.
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The Vengeance of the Thunder God!

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Thor; Loki; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel]
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The Vengeance of the Thunder God

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Thor; Odin; Harris Hobbs; Loki; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel]; Jane Foster; Ann; John
The evil Loki has captured Jane Foster!!
Thor rescues Jane from Loki. Odin appears and accuses Thor of bringing Jane to Asgard. Loki denies all involvement and Thor calls him a liar. Odin orders -- the Trial of the Gods, but first Thor is granted 48 hours in which to defeat the Absorbing Man. Aided by reporter Harris Hobbs and a courageous police unit, Thor tricks Creel into absorbing some helium gas. A gaseous, lighter-than-air Creel floats off into space. Thor returns to New York to gaze upon a sleeping Jane before returning to Asgard to face his trial.
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A Viper In Our Midst!

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Thor; Loki (villain; origin part 3); Ghan (villain; introduction)
Ghan, most deadly of the storm giants, is about to attack Asgard, as young Thor leads a task force to battle the titanic invader!
Loki aids the giant, Ghan, in escaping from the Asgardians. Ghan owes Loki a debt of gratitude. Loki plans to ask him to repay the favor when he makes his bid to claim the throne of Asgard.
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Part 3 of Loki's origin. Third biographical Loki story, the first appearance of Ghan.
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The Trial of the Gods!

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The Trial of the Gods!

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At last, Thor and his evil arch-enemy Loki, are about to undergo the most dangerous test of all time, to determine which of them has lied to regal Odin, immortal monarch of Asgard!
Odin sends Thor and Loki to Skornheim to endure the Trial of the Gods, which will show which one of his sons is lying to him. Against Odin's decree, Loki uses magic to escape the traps of the enchanted land, while Thor has to rely on brawn and sheer will. Meanwhile, the Enchantress and the Executioner set about tormenting Jane Foster in a bid to influence the outcome of the trial. Odin sends Balder to deal with them.
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This story takes place at the same time as Daredevil #7 and Fantastic Four #38. First appearance of the land of Skornheim. Nick Caputo suspects that Carl Hubbell provided alterations on the figures of the Executioner, the Enchantress and Daredevil on pages 11-13, per his blog:

http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-unknown-art-of-carl-hubbell.html
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The Challenge!

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In Thor #63, we saw how Loki won himself an ally in preparation for his eventual battle with the thunder god! (see notes)
On a diplomatic mission, Loki convinces King Hymir to put Thor to a deadly test, where failure means slavery to the evil king. Thor, of course, passes the test, much to the annoyance of Hymir who strikes Loki and accuses him of betrayal.
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Into the Blaze of Battle!

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Into the Blaze of Battle!

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Thor; Odin; Balder; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Don Blake; Loki (villain); Enchantress (villain); Executioner (villain); Hu Sak (villain, introduction, death); Viet Cong (villain); Cho (introduction, death); Cho's and Hu Sak's mother (introduction, death); Kim (Cho's and Hu Sak's sister, introduction); Jane Foster
By sheer trickery, the evil Loki has managed to return to Asgard, seconds ahead of Thor, thus winning the awesome 'trial of the gods'...
Loki wins the Trial of the Gods through deceit and trickery. He broke the rules by using enchanted Norn Stones, which he now discards through a dimensional portal. Odin gives Thor 24 hours to prove Loki's dishonesty. On Earth, Balder has been battling the Enchantress and the Executioner who were tormenting Jane Foster. Thor arrives and the two villains flee. Thor flies to Vietnam in search of the Norn Stones. There he becomes involved in that country's war. He rescues a Vietnamese girl named Kim after her the rest of her family is killed as a result of their opposing ideologies.
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The Sword In the Scabbard!

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Thor; Loki; Odin; Warriors of Asgard
Asgard has been at peace too long!
The warriors of Asgard are bored and Loki has been able to stir up trouble among their ranks. Odin is furious and intervenes when Thor and Loki face each other in combat. Odin then shows them the state of the Odinsword. According to legend, the universe will perish if the sword is ever drawn from its scabbard. Now, an evil force has broken the scabbard. Odin sends his sons on a quest to find this unknown enemy and put an end to this evil scheme.
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"To Kill a Thunder God!"

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"To Kill a Thunder God!"

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Thor; Kim; Loki (villain); the Destroyer (Odin's robot, villain, introduction); a hunter (villain, introduction)
Remember last ish?
Thor seeks Loki's Norn Stones in Vietnam. A cruel hunter, aided from afar by Loki, shoots Thor with an anesthetic projectile and brings him down. The hunter then discovers the hidden temple of the Destroyer. The hunter's consciousness enters the Destroyer. It awakens and engages Thor in battle. Loki realizes he has made a mistake-- the Destroyer is too powerful! He tries to warn Odin. Unfortunately, this is the day of the Odinsleep and he may not be disturbed. The gods throw Loki into the "Dungeon of No Escape". The destroyer fires a bolt of elemental force at Thor which will surely kill him!
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First appearance of the Destroyer and the Odinsleep.
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The Crimson Hand

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Thor; Loki; Morduk (first appearance); Braggi (vilain; first appearance)
I am almost finished with your map, Thunder God!
Wise Morduk helps Thor to plot a course for his mission and also bestows the Crimson Hand upon him, a magic glove that forces people to speak the truth. When Loki introduces Braggi, the commander he has handpicked, Braggi cannot help blurting out that the plans to kill Thor from behind once they have set sail.
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Odinsword Quest Part 1, first appearances of Braggi and Morduk.
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The Day of the Destroyer!

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The Day of the Destroyer!

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Thor; Odin; Norn Queen [Karnilla]; Ularic (introduction); Loki; Destroyer; the hunter
The Destroyer! The mind-staggering menace created countless ages ago by Odin himself!
Loki, fearful of the power of the Destroyer, has saved Thor from certain death. As Thor continues to battle for his life, Loki sends a message to Karnilla, the Norn Queen, urging her to wake Odin from the Odinsleep. Odin wakes and realizes that Thor is in danger. Odin tries to assist Thor, but Thor insists that he should wage his own battle. Thor prevails but damages his hammer, the Temple of Darkness is destroyed and Odin is consumed with pride at his son's gallantry. Odin summons Loki and berates him. Loki is punished by being bound in servitude to Ularic, Odin's Royal Warlock.
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The first appearance of Ularic (Odin's royal warlock).
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Gather, Warriors!

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Warriors Three [Hogun (introduction); Fandral (introduction); Volstagg (introduction)]; Thor; Loki; Odin; Balder; Kroda (introduction); Magrat (introduction)
The mission of missions is about to begin!!
A mötley crew is assembled as Thor prepares to set sail. Odin fears that Ragnarök, the twilight of the gods, is upon them.
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Odinsword Quest Part 2, first appearances of Hogun, Fandral and Volstagg (the Warriors Three) and Kroda and Magrat.
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In My Hand... This Hammer!

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With My Hammer in Hand...!

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Thor; Odin; Ularic the Warlock; Don Blake; Avengers [Scarlet Witch;Quicksilver; Hawkeye]; Hooded Man [Harris Hobbs]; Jane Foster; Loki (villain); Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel] (villain)
I knew that here in the great blast furnaces of Pittsburgh, I would find a giant forge to mend my hammer!
Thor repairs his damaged hammer in a furnace in Pittsburgh and then returns the enchanted Norn Stones to Odin in Asgard. Loki, in servitude to Ularic the Warlock, imprisons his new master. Thor returns to Earth to find Blake's surgery has closed and that Jane Foster is missing. He tries to enlist the aid of the Avengers to find her, but discovers that most of his old allies have left the group. Hawkeye's brash attitude offends Thor and he leaves too. Loki, meanwhile, has used Ularic's enchantments to reach into outer space and bring back Thor's old foe, the Absorbing Man. He's not happy!
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Thor was absent during the events of The Avengers #16 in which a new team was assembled. He is therefore surprised to be greeted by new members Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.
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Set Sail!

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Thor; Odin; Loki; Volstagg; Hogun; Kroda the Duellist; Magrat the Schemer; Mrs. Volstagg (introduction)
The crew has been gathered...
Thor and his companions set sail on a mission to defeat the forces of evil which threaten Asgard. They go with Odin's blessing but, within minutes, they are brawling amongst themselves. Loki defends Volstagg from Loki's cruelty. Magrat the Schemer wishes to be in favor with Loki and urges Kroda the Duellist to assassinate Thor. Kroda is prevented from doing so by Hogun the Grim and peace returns to the vessel and its crew. Back in Asgard, Odin reflects upon the wisdom of sanctioning such a quest.
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Odinsword Quest Part 3.
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Thor; Hercules; Loki; Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]; Duplicate Thor; Lava Man
See the clash of titans!
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Brodsky credits per Nick Caputo, July 2012. Original indexer credited Vince Colletta. Cover includes four vignettes from reprinted stories by Kirby/Ayers and Joe Sinnott.
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When Titans Clash!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Hercules [Alcaeus of Thebes] (introduction); Loki; Zeus (introduction); VILLAINS: Storm Giants
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.
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This story introduced the Marvel Universe version of Olympus and the Greek gods.
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A Thor Bonus Feature [Map of Asgard]

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Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men Volume 3

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