The Thor Readathon

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Thor #133 Oct 1966
Ego the Living Planet and the Recorder guest star in
"Behold...The Living Planet!"
Thor and the Recorder land on Ego and the Living Planet manifests a face to address them,
then reshapes his surface to appear Earth-like and fashions a human size body for himself.
He tells Thor he is ready to conquer "all of space".

In Europe, Porgia, Jane Foster's fellow airplane passenger, introduces her to his associate Count Tagar,

who wants to hire her as a teacher.

In the Black Galaxy, Ego plots to create multiple bodies he can use to conquer
other worlds, but Thor holds his own in battle against humanoid anti-bodies.

At the police station, Tana Nile issues her demands to the police, but when she contacts Rigel to manipulate the space lock,

they refuse on orders from the Grand Commissioner, who has also rescinded Tana's colonization.

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

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Love to someday see the Recorder appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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In Asgard, Loki tells Sif that once Thor falls, he will take care of her. Nearby,
Karnilla reminds Balder that he has taken an oath not to take arms against Loki.
Balder takes advantage of her love for him by stating that
if she truly loves him, she will use her magic to aid him.
He has a plan to help Thor that will not require him to break his oath. Karnilla agrees.
Loki realizes that the two are plotting something, but he is distracted when
Fandral attacks the Storm Giant that guards Loki. With Loki’s attention diverted,

Karnilla transports Balder and herself to Earth. On Earth, Balder swings his enchanted sword,

which sends a signal deep into space. Elsewhere, Thor struggles against Durok. Suddenly, a
powerful storm comes between the two of them, which Thor cannot stop with his own powers.

Thor suspects powerful forces at play, which is confirmed when an image of Loki appears before him, holding Sif hostage.
Thor threatens Loki, who mocks Thor and reminds him that he is powerless against the Odin Ring. Then, Loki reveals that
he has transported Durok again, this time to the United Nations building. There, Loki says, Durok will cause so much chaos
that it will lead to the destruction of mankind and while Thor is busy protecting the Earth, Loki will make Sif his queen.

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The marvel character Sif was to have break free from Loki's grip by kicking him in the nuts...

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Thor #252 Oct 1976
"A Dragon at the Gates!"
Thor goes to Mimir to find the missing Odin;
Mimir tells him that before he answers, Thor
must bring him the Ruby Eye of the Dragon
that guards the golden gates to the Realm Below;
Thor finds the dragon, but before he can attack it,

Ulik arrives and fights Thor for the eye;


They battle across a rock bridge surrounded by a sea of flames, until Ulik manages to knock Thor off.

Script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tony Dezuniga (finished art), inks by Tony Dezuniga

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Tales of Asgard
"The Weapon and the Warrior!"
A young Thor,

confident after recently earning Mjolnir,


challenges a Storm Giant he meets in his path.

Script by David Kraft, Art by Pablo Marcos

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Captain America's courage also rose to face the greatest challenge of all...

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Thor #312 Oct 1981
"The Judgment of Tyr"
Thor is brooding over the impending review of Dr. Donald Blake’s
performance on the Jimmy Sayers case (last issue)….

In Asgard, Lady Sif is bemoaning the absence of her beloved Thor; Tyr, God of War,
shows up and offers to take Thor’s place in her affections; she declines.
He figures he would have a chance with her if Thor were dead
and he starts looking for a pretext to go after his enemy….

On his way to the review, Don sees a crane start to topple from the roof of a construction site.
He transforms into Thor and bats a falling girder into the East River and catches the crane,
putting it safely on the roof, to the crowd’s applause. At the review, however, Don is accused of
negligence; he tries to defend himself but just gets angry, so he is suspended from practice at the clinic….

Tyr approaches the Throne of Odin, bringing the Vizier to read an ancient law out of the books that any god
wishing to absent himself from Asgard must give his reasons and be approved by a majority of the gods;
Thor did not do this when he went to Midgard issue #302 and, as the law states that the God of War
must bring him back to answer these charges, Tyr is dispatched by Odin, though
he first picks up the Mace of the Myth-Wars, a weapon to equal Mjolnir in power….

Tyr arrives on Earth and confronts Don Blake near a park, attacking immediately. Don is able to turn into Thor

and the two battle it out, wrecking the place and terrifying the passers-by.


Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Keith Pollard (layouts) and Gene Day (finished art), inks by Gene Day

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Like Thor, Tyr is one of Odin's biological sons and the actor Clive Russell portrays Tyr in Thor: The Dark World.

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Thor #134 Nov 1966
First appearances by
the High Evolutionary
and the Man-Beast in
"The People-Breeders!"
Just as Thor and the Recorder return to the Rigellians,
Galactus appears at the Black Galaxy to explore its life readings.

Back on Earth, Thor arrives with Colonizers who tell Tana Nile to stand down.
Returning to Rigel, they tell her that the Grand Commis-
sioner, whom she has loved, wants to make her his wife.

Using a Rigellian psyche-search gauge, Thor sets out to find Jane Foster.
In Transia, Tagar and Porga take Jane to Wundagore. Bandits accost
them along the way but the Knights of Wundagore appear and defeat them.
When Thor arrives, the Knights take him prisoner and bring him to Wundagore

where he is shocked by their unmasked appearances.

Meanwhile, the mutants Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch pass by
Wundagore, wondering about the lights that shine on a mountain top.

At his genetic chamber, the High Evolutionary, the Knights' leader is "evolving" a wolf

when Thor barges in. He sends Thor to Jane, who is teaching a class of New Men.
Unfortunately, Thor's interruption has caused the wolf to become far too evolved and it
is now a "supreme man coupled with supreme beast" and a completely wicked creature.

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

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Looking forward to see the High Evolutionary someday appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Tales of Asgard
"When Speaks the Dragon!"
Centuries ago, the evil race of Nastrond rebelled against
Odin and he cursed the land with blight in his wrath.
Now the All-Father has dispatched Thor and the Warriors
Three to the desolate waste to survey the territory.
After they survey the land including a river turned to cracked crystal
they set up camp, planning to return to Asgard the following day.

In the night, Volstagg is woken from guard duty by an old hermit, who offers to lead him
to the Cave of the Ancients where he will find great knowledge. Ever desirous of glory,
the doughty warrior follows the old man into a gigantic cavern where waits a radiant pool.

Suddenly, Volstagg is seized by Fafnir, the last king of Nastrond,
who reveals that the hermit was a mental projection and the
energy of the pool has transformed him into a giant dragon.
And this dragon seeks revenge against
Odin—and Thor himself will be a hostage….

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

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings featured a dragon right? So no objection for the Fafnir character showing up in the MCU as well right?

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Thor #193 Nov 1971
"What Power Unleashed?"
High atop Mount Everest, Blader and Karnilla have summoned the Silver Surfer
to come to the aid of Thor, who is now battling Durok, a powerful mystical creature
created by Loki; The Surfer, after many betrayals from humans is apathetic to Balder's
pleas for help, telling the Asgardian that he has no interest in the affairs of humans;
Balder furiously pleads with the Surfer, telling the Zennlavian that he would give his life
for Thor; Hearing this, Karnilla painfully reminds Balder that his life is sworn to her
and her only; This prompts the Surfer to get involved, and when Karnilla is unable to
strike the Surfer down, she frees Balder from the rocky confines she is crushing him in

and the Surfer uses his Power Cosmic to heal him; Karnilla realizes to her horror what
she had almost done and wonders if she would ever be deserving of Balder's love.


Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Sal Buscema

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Imagine the Silver Surfer in the future FINALLY appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!