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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #[1]
Publication Date: November 1999
 
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Pages: 280
ISBN: 0785107339
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Price: $49.99 CAD
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Content Items: 51 (20 stories, 1 cover)
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Marvel Masterworks Presents Thor

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Marvel Masterworks Volumes Available

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List of titles in Comicraft’s Marvel Masterworks series.
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Marvel Masterworks Credits

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List of creators of source material and this reprint book.
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Marvel Masterworks Contents

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Marvel Masterworks Introduction

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Hi, Heroes!
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A Thor Bonus Feature [Map of Asgard]

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Introducing... the Mighty Thor! [Journey into Mystery #83]

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; KronanS
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The Stone Men from Saturn!

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake] (introduction, origin); Gorr; Kronans; Korr
A lame doctor vacationing in Norway runs across an alien invasion. While hiding from the aliens in a cave he finds an old cane that transforms him into the god Thor. Thor drives back the alien invasion.
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Featuring: The Mighty Thor, Captured By "The Executioner" [Journey into Mystery #84]

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Comrade Executioner; Jane Foster
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The Mighty Thor vs. the Executioner

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster (introduction, called "Jane Nelson" in this story); Mrs. Jones; Mrs. Jones’ son (Patient); American Doctors; Comrade Executioner (death, not to be confused with the later Thor villain Executioner); Executioner's Air Force; Executioner's Army; Democratic Fraction Army
Dr. Blake joins a medical mission to a South American country wracked with civil war. The leader of the communist faction — the Executioner — orders an attack on the doctors, and Blake must use the power of Thor to save his colleagues and defeat the communists.
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First appearance of Jane Foster.

In this story, Donald Blake is able to use his walking stick to conjure a storm without transforming into Thor.
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Never Before Has the Mighty Thor Faced a Foe as Dangerous as Loki, the God of Mischief!! [Journey into Mystery #85]

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki
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Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Loki (introduction); Heimdall (introduction, cameo); Odin (introduction); Jane Foster; Balder (introduction); Tyr (introduction)
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.
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First appearances of Odin, Heimdall, Tyr, Balder, and Loki.
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"How can I defeat the Tomorrow Man when he can fade into a different year before I reach him??" [Journey into Mystery #86)

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Thor; Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man
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On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarkko] (Villain, First Appearance); Jane Foster; Odin
Zarrko of the year 2262 goes back in time and steals a cobalt bomb in 1962, but Thor chases him forward in time and defeats him.
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D'Agostino credit per Nick Caputo, May 2014. Previous indexer credited Artie Simek.

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"Prisoner of the Reds!" [Journey Into Mystery #87]

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Prisoner of the Reds!

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Colonel Edward Harrison (introduction); John Blandings (Scientist) (introduction); Mrs. Silvia Blandings; Scientists; Photographer (Russian Spy); Russian Soldiers
In order to solve the mystery of a rash of defecting American scientists, Dr. Blake uses himself as bait and is abducted by communists. He is imprisoned with the other missing scientists, but is able to transform into Thor and free them all.
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"The Terrible Vengeance of Loki!" [Journey Into Mystery #88]

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Thor; Loki; Odin
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The Vengeance of Loki!

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Jane Foster; Odin (cameo); Heimdall (cameo)
Once again, Loki, most dangerous of the Norse gods, returns to give the mighty Thor his greatest challenge!!
Loki discovers Thor’s secret identity and separates him from his hammer, forcing him to remain a human. Loki torments humanity, but Dr. Blake tricks him into allowing him to regain the hammer and become Thor, defeating Loki and returning him to Asgard.
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Page 13 of this story, seen at Heritage Auctions, revealed a stat under panel 5 with Jack Kirby's original drawing. Stan Lee likely requested a correction which was drawn by Steve Ditko. Information per Nick Caputo's blog: https://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2012/01/journey-into-minutiae-undocumente…

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Starring the Mighty... Thor! The Most Colorful Super Hero of All!!! [Journey into Mystery #89]

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The Thunder God and the Thug!

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Thug Thatcher (Mob Leader, introduction); Vince (introduction); Max (introduction); Ruby (introduction); Thatcher Mob (introduction); Odin (cameo)
A gangster, wounded in an escape, has his men kidnap Dr. Blake to operate on his gunshot wound. Blake transforms himself into Thor and brings the gang to justice and rescues Jane as well.
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The Carbon Copy Man! [Journey Into Mystery #90]

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Thor; The Carbon-Copy Man [Zano]
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Trapped by the Carbon-Copy Man!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Odin (cameo); Mayor Harris (introduction); Police Commissioner; Police Officers; War Lord Ugarth [Old Ugarth] (introduction); The Carbon-Copy Man [Warlord's Son Zano] (introduction); The Carbon-Copy Men
I can’t budge!
The heir to the throne of a race of shape-shifting aliens leads an attack on Earth as his rite of passage. The aliens replace officials in New York and disrupt the government, but Thor discovers their plan and defeats them.
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The Carbon-Copy Man next appears in X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #32 (September 1988).
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"Sandu, Master of the Supernatural" [Journey Into Mystery #91]

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Sandu
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Sandu, Master of the Supernatural!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Loki; Odin; Sandu (introduction); Jane Foster; The Valkyries (introduction)
Though I am far from Earth I, Loki, shall still defeat Thor with the help of... Sandu!
Loki gives a greedy carnival mystic magical powers in order to use him to attack Thor. Thor is overcome in their first battle, but with the help of Odin and his belt of strength he defeats Loki's pawn.
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This story is retold and expanded in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #3
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The Mighty Thor Cannot Reach His Enchanted Hammer! Is This to Be Loki's Final Victory?? [Journey into Mystery #92]

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki
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The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Heimdall; Jane Foster; Odin; Frigga [called "Fricka"] (introduction, cameo); Neri (introduction, cameo)
Without his magic hammer, mighty Thor is as bereft of power as mighty Samson without his hair!
Loki magically diverts Thor's hammer to free himself from his chains. Thor returns to Asgard to find the hammer, and Loki tries to kill him with magical traps, but Thor overcomes them all to find his hammer and catch Loki.
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Neri's only other known appearance is in an alternate reality story in What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #47 (October 1984).
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"Radio-Active Man!" [Journey Into Mystery #93]

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Thor; The Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu]
Throw away your accursed hammer, Thor!
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The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; General Fu (introduction); Chairman Mao Zedong (cameo)
Out of the sinister scientific laboratories of Red China is spawned a new kind of menace, designed only for one purpose…
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.
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See Mighty Thor and Evil Loki Unite, to Battle the Human Race, as the Marvel Comics Group Ushers in the Marvel Age of Comics! [Journey into Mystery #94]

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Thor; Loki
Any man who lifts his hand against Loki, will have to battle Thor as well!!!
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Thor and Loki Attack the Human Race!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Loki; Heimdall; Odin
Look, Loki!
Loki uses his magic to cause Thor's hammer to hit his head, turning him evil. Thor frees Loki, and the two terrorize Earth until the other Asgardians arrange for another blow to the head to reverse the change.
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"You have finally met the one enemy you can never defeat, Thor!" [Journey Into Mystery #95]

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You have finally met the one enemy you can never defeat, Thor!
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The Demon Duplicators!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Duplicate Thor; Odin; Professor Zaxton (introduction, death); Jane Foster; Duplicate Professor Zaxton
It can’t be!!
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.
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Merlin the Mad! [Journey Into Mystery #96]

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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)
Behold, Thor... your power is nothing compared to the mystic arts at my command!
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.
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Defying the Magic of... Mad Merlin!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Merlin (villain, introduction); Loki (cameo); John F. Kennedy (cameo); Caroline Kennedy (cameo); King Arthur (cameo flashback)
Hey, professor!
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. Thor defeats Merlin and forces him to return to sleep.
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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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Lee and Kirby Combine Talents to Bring You Mighty Thor Battling the Amazing Lava Man! [Journey into Mystery #97]

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The Lava Man

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Lava Man (introduction); Jane Foster; Odin; Loki; Dr. Bruce Andrews (introduction)
That jet fighter is in trouble!
Thor battles the Lava Man, a monster brought to the surface 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.
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Dr. Andrews is first called Basil by Jane Foster on page 6 but then is called Bruce by Dr. Blake on the last page.
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Think You Got Troubles Wait Till You See What Happens to... Thor When He Meets... the Human Cobra! [Journey into Mystery #98]

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Thor; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees]; Jane Foster
Even a thunder god cannot match my great power... as you are now about to learn!
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Challenged by the Human Cobra!

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Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Cobra [Klaus Vorhees] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; Doctor Bruce Andrews; Odin; Professor Shecktor (introduction, death)
It isn’t fair!
While visiting India, Don Blake finds that one of his old teachers has been murdered by a villain who gained the power of a snake. Thor fights the Cobra in New York and defeats him. Jane Foster witnesses her new boss's cowardice and decides to go back to the employ of Doctor Blake.
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The Mighty Thor Meets the Most Dramatic Super-Foe of the Year... the Mysterious Mister Hyde! [Journey into Mystery #99]

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo]
It is time for mighty Thor to become weak Doctor Blake again...
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The Mysterious Mister Hyde!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo] (introduction, origin); Odin
A man would have to be mad to defy the mighty Thor!
Having been refused a job by Doctor Blake, Calvin Zabo becomes Mister Hyde and attacks the doctor. Meanwhile, Odin has agreed to let Thor marry Jane Foster if she proves worthy. After Mister Hyde learns that Blake survived ('saved' by Thor) it seems that Thor robs a bank, and the police issue a warrant for his arrest.
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"Thor's Showdown With Mr. Hyde!" [Journey Into Mystery #100]

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Thor; Mr. Hyde; Jane Foster
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The Master Plan of Mr. Hyde!

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Thor [Donald Blake]; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Jane Foster; Odin
Last issue, we met Mr. Hyde, one of the most sinister menaces of all time!
Mister Hyde kidnaps Don Blake and Jane Foster and then tries to steal a submarine using Jane as a hostage. Jane stops Thor from catching Hyde because she thinks that Don is still in danger. The police realize that Hyde framed Thor for the bank robbery, but Jane's actions convince Odin that she is unworthy of immortality.
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Tales of… …Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods

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Odin (origin); Surtur (introduction); Ymir (introduction, origin); Buri (introduction, origin, cameo); Borr (introduction, origin, cameo); Audhumbla (called "Magic Cow"); Vili (unnamed, origin, cameo); Vé (unnamed, origin, cameo); Bestla (unnamed, cameo)
Before man could read or write, he had his legends!
Beneath Asgard lies the Well of Life. From it came Ymir, greatest of the Frost Giants and Buri, the first Norse God who gave life to Borr. Borr had three sons. Odin was one of them. Odin and his brothers protect the Earth while waiting for the coming of man.
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Odin Battles Ymir, King of the Ice Giants

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Odin; Ymir; Ice Giants (introduction)
In the days of the gods, when the world was young, Asgard was menaced by the rampaging ice giants, determined to bring frost, desolation, and eternal night to the land of the gods!
The ice giants, led by Ymir, attack Asgard but Odin defends it and traps Ymir inside a ring of fire.
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