The Thor Readathon

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Thor #129 Jun 1966
"First appearance of Ares in
"The Verdict of Zeus!""
Thor resolves to give up his immortality to be with Jane Foster.

However, it is The Day of Three Worlds and he must honor an ancient prophecy before he can appeal to Odin;

Meanwhile, Hercules desperately searches for anyone who will fight in his name

and hopefully prevent his eternal damnation.

Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta

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Apparantly Hercules' father, Zeus, will debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before Hercules himself...

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Journey into Mystery #85 Written by brothers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and drawn by artists Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers introduces Thor's main nemesis, the norse god of mischief Loki.


https://www.comixology.com/Journey-I...9pdGVtU2xpZGVy

The story starts with our first look into Asgard, the home of the Norse gods where Loki was imprisoned by Thor and Odin inside of a tree for ages where he will remain until someone sheds a tear for him. Having gained control of the tree Loki causes a leave to fall into the eye of the god Heimdall, causing his eye to shed a tear and that frees him to go look for Thor on earth for revenge and cause all kinds of havoc.

Thor seems to recognize Loki but you get the impression that memories are not his but part of Donald Blake knowledge of mythology but Loki harbors a hatred for Thor that tells us that they have past history. Loki also mentions that Thor has not been on Asgard for ages and no one knows where he is. Loki says that before he was imprisoned he established a mental link with Thor's hammer and that's how he is able to track him to earth.

Could this be how 2012 Loki locates Mjölnir so that in Thor:Love and Thunder Jane Foster gets her hands on Mjölnir, is deemed worthy and transforms into Thordis?

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Once introduced Loki challenges Thor to battle, after Loki has ran amock causing all kinds of trouble in the city Thor finally catches him neutralizes him and sends him back to Asgard to be taken prisoner again by Odin and the Norse gods.

In this story we only get a glimpse in one panel that shows Bifrost, the rainbow bridge and the first design of Asgard by artist Jack Kirby. The gods Heimdall and Odin have just very small cameos, in the case of Odin you just see a bearded figure with a helmet like Thor on just one of the final panels and Heimdal is just on a couple panels at the beginning so besides Loki, the introduction of the Norse Pantheon is very brief as most of the story develops on earth.



This comic was also adapted as a cartoon for the 60's Marvel animated show.

Loki would go on to become the most important villain in Thor stories, be featured as the main villain in the first issue of Marvel Comics superhero group The Avengers and the character would be eventually adapted on film by the Marvel Cinematic Universe and played by British actor Tom Hiddleston. The character of Loki would go to enjoy great popularity and become a very important part of the Thor and Avengers franchise of movies and is currently the protagonist of a streaming series for the Disney + platform that will launch November of this year.

I cannot wait for the Loki Disney+ series to explain why Loki's helmet has horns which looks GREAT to me.

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Thor #189 Jun 1971
"The Icy Touch of Death!"
In revenge over her defeat of Infinity, Hela has targeted Thor as her next victim, much to the
shock and display of everyone gathered; Odin, appealing to his son's wish to escape this fate,

orders Thor to return to Earth and return to his mortal guise of Donald Blake, a being that Hela has no claim on;
Furious that he must abandon his godly form in order to continue his existence, Thor agrees and departs for Earth;
While in Hel, Hela questions why people fear her touch when it can bring them such peace; Her thoughts are interrupted by Loki,

who has entered into her realm to tip her off on Thor's whereabouts.

Appearances by Sif, Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg and Karnilla.

Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott

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IMO, the comicbook character Karnilla is to appear in the Loki Disney+ series.
In the comics said comicbook character is responsible for the existence of the supervillain Wrecker....

Is to happen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well.

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Thor #248 Jun 1976
"There Shall Come...Revolution!"
Thor and Jane arrive home, only to find a sudden storm has sprung up.
Thor tries to dispel it, but is struck by lightning instead; After forcing
with all his might, it finally disperses; Back inside, Jane tells Thor that
the Warriors Three have caused a traffic jam; Thor goes and "rescues" them

and when they return, they find Jane with Balder in tatters;
He tells Thor of the madness that has gripped Odin; They travel to Asgard,
only to be opposed by Heimdall and beset by the warriors of Asgard;

They defeat the warriors and meet up with the rebellion in Asgard;
They then go to free Vizier from the Tower of Solitude.

Script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tony Dezuniga (finished art), inks by Tony Dezuniga; Plot assist by Marv Wolfman

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To me, it is GREAT that the Abomination character appears after more than a decade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe again Likewise is it to be so in regards to the Storm Giant characters.

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Thor #130 Jul 1966
"Thunder in the Netherworld!"
The Mighty Thor has agreed to fight the forces of Pluto


to rescue Hercules from his fate.

Meanwhile, Tana sends Jane away wandering.

Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta

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While in Hel, Hela questions why people fear her touch when it can bring them such peace; Her thoughts are interrupted by Loki,

who has entered into her realm to tip her off on Thor's whereabouts.

Glad to have seen this CLASSIC Loki look as portrayed by actor Richard E. Grant I LOVED said LOOK in live action

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Thor #190 Jul 1971
"And So, To Die!"
Thor has been forced to accept Hela's gift of death and he prepares to receive her touch; While in Asgard, Balder sleeps a
troubled sleep with thought of the oath of loyalty he has sworn to Karnilla; However, he finds these dreams are not just that,

Karnilla herself has appeared before him to warn him that Thor's end is near; Rousing from his bed Balder rushes to Odin to
tell him of what transpires; Karnilla appears and shows Odin an image of what is happening on Earth; Witnessing it for himself

Odin refuses to allow his favored son to die.

Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott

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The asgardian Balder calls the asgardian Karnilla 'Enchantress' Is Karnilla on par with Amora the Enchantress?

Referring to the Karnilla character as 'Witch-Woman' is NOT complementary though.

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Thor #249 Jul 1976
"The Throne and the Fury!"
Thor goes to try and talk to Odin, but is prevented by the palace
guards and a mystic field that even Mjölnir cannot penetrate;


Odin has his men move the Odinsword to the throne room,
where he can pull it from the scabbard at a moment's notice;
The group goes to seek Karnilla's help in breaching the mystic barrier;
Thor barely manages to get through before it reseals itself;

Thor then confronts Odin.

Script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tony Dezuniga (finished art), inks by Tony Dezuniga; Plot assist by Marv Wolfman

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In the comics, 616 Jane Foster was the secret identity of 616 Lady Sif before being the secret identity of 616 Thordis?
I'd like it if in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Lady Sif were to save a mortally wounded Jane Foster from dying, by merging with her body and soul

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THOR: CHRISTIAN BALE GORR THE DOG BUTCHER FIRST LOOK ON 'LOVE AND THUNDER' SET https://cosmicbook.news/thor-christi...r-love-thunder