The sound of thunder echoed far and wide when Thor entered the Marvel Universe, facing an array of enemies - from the past and the future, from under the earth and beyond the stars, from distant dictatorships and organized crime! But wherever Thor walks or flies, Loki is never far behind, scheming against Earth and Asgard alike! Featuring the first appearances of such mainstay Marvel miscreants as Mister Hyde and the Radioactive Man! Collects Journey Into Mystery #83-100.
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Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. Nevertheless: Having begun his career with wartime Timely Comics and staying the course throughout the Atlas era, Stan the Man made comic-book history with Fantastic Four #1, harbinger of a bold new perspective in story writing that endures to this day. With some of the industry's greatest artists, he introduced hero after hero in Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men and more -- forming a shared universe for rival publishers to measure themselves against. After an almost literal lifetime of writing and editing, Lee entered new entertainment fields and earned Marvel one opportunity after another. He remains one of Marvel's best-known public representatives.
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The first Thor adventures...,
By M J Heilbron Jr. "Dr. Mo" (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) (Paperback)
Marvel Masterworks #18, the first Thor collection, begins with Journey Into Mystery #83 and ends with #100. Thor began as a feature in that comic, eventually gaining his own title years later.Here we get his origin and his earliest adventures. We are introduced to surgeon Don Blake. We are reminded every issue he is "lame"...yet his cane/walking stick turns into a mighty hammer with a tap or two. So does Blake into Thor. We meet his perpetually suffering nurse Jane Foster, his God-dad Odin, and his evil brother/arch-nemesis Loki. Jack Kirby's early artwork retains its' primitive impact, and subsequent artists pale in comparison. Kirby's return later in this book is muted by the heavy-handed inking of Don Heck. Kirby's long-time FF inker Joe Sinnott gets some pencil duties here. I'll just say he's a much better inker. The first episodes have a frustrating sameness to them; you can see the creators trying to figure out how to make this guy interesting, and failing. Early foes include a Communist South American dictator (no lie), Loki, the Tomorrow Man (a generic science fiction baddie), a Russian Communist Colonel, Loki, a Mob boss named Thug, the Carbon Copy Man ("From Space!!!"), Loki, Loki, The Radioactive Man, Loki, some android thing, Merlin (yes, that Merlin), The Lava Man, the human Cobra, and Mr. Hyde (in a two-parter). At one point, we see some of the most widespread destruction of national monuments seen in comics! No, seriously, when Thor gets whacked in his "chromosomatic gland" which "determines and changes personality", by an errant toss of his Loki-directed hammer, the two of them destroy the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Panama Canal, the Pyramids, the Empire State Building, the Sphinx, all National History Museums with dinosaurs in them, a South Pacific island, an unnamed Northern European country with windmills, and the United Nations emblem. Additionally, they cause earthquakes and hurricanes. In four pages. No tornados though. Thought that would have been a no-brainer with that whirling hammer and all. Two stories later, Merlin uses the Washington Monument as a club. After that particular episode, Stan Lee, who initially only plotted the tales, takes over as scribe, apparently in an effort to spare the world from further destruction. You immediately can see his patented magic at work, as the relationship between Thor/Blake and Jane gets a bit more interesting, actually causing some friction between Thor and Odin. The reproductions and coloring are lovely, as is to be expected with this early Masterwork volume. And just to be complete, I am a physician, and there is no such thing as a chromosomatic gland...
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The Second Avenger,
By Gareth Simon (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) (Paperback)
This volume reprints the first 18 stories of the Mighty Thor from `Journey into Mystery' #83-#100 from August 1962 to January 1964. Also included are the first four episodes of `Tales of Asgard'. Only the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk had seen regular publication before Thor - Spider-Man had also appeared in August 1962, but didn't get his own title until 1963. And O.K., Hulk's first series had been cancelled, but he was the first Avenger published, followed by Thor. Don't believe the Hollywood Hype. The stories are primarily by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with various assistants on scripts and inks. This isn't the Fantastic Four, or Spider-Man. The stories are not the top-of-the-range you get further into the series, but have a period charm, and are one of the foundations of the Marvel Universe. Modern readers might not find them an interesting read, but old hands will remember what it was like when Marvel were only #2, but tried harder.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Thor is Great!,
By Rene Swan (Lake Forest, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) (Paperback)
Ok...I have a large collection of Marvel Masterworks and since this had no reviews, i have taken the liberty. Thor is at the top of the list with Uncanny X Men. Excellent read filled with action and emotions and a fantastic plot. This is definitely a worthwhile purchase for any fan of Thor.
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