The Thor Readathon

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Thor #131 Aug 1966
"They Strike From Space!"
Tana Nile stakes a claim on Earth;

When heading towards the constellation Rigel

Thor starts to fight back!

Thor vows to rescue Earth.

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

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Wonder where and when the Colonizers of Rigel will debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Thor #191 Aug 1971
"A Time of Evil!"
Loki takes the Odin-Ring and claims the throne of Asgard;

After defeating Thor and the Warriors Three, Karnilla

and he create Durok the Demolisher

and sends him to ravage Earth.

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

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CLASSIC Loki not only fulfilled his glorious purpose in the comics but also in live action...

Richard E. Grant rules!

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Thor #250 Aug 1976
"If Asgard Should Perish...!"
Igron tells Thor how he came across a diminutive Mangog in the dungeon;
Igron then stole a portion of each Asgardians life force to bring
Mangog back to power, which explained their lethargic state;
After Odin regained his memory and left Earth for Asgard, he disappeared and never arrived;
Igron then cast a spell to make Mangog look like Odin, and thus their plan was born;
The guards then attack Thor and while he is distracted,

Mangog strikes him down;

Elsewhere, the warriors rally the people to their cause, but when they arrive
at the gates, they see Thor shackled up like a scarecrow; As they strike,
Mangog back in disguise, transforms them all into animals;

He finally snaps and kills Igron as well.

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

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What are the best comics about the Odinson for new readers?

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Conway and Buscema's THOR to get Epic Collection https://13thdimension.com/conway-and...ic-collection/

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DocuSeries 7: Jack Kirby, co-creator of Marvel ( 1/ 5): Thor by Alex Grand

https://13thdimension.com/jack-kirby...tories-ranked/

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Thor #132 Sep 1966
First appearances of Ego the Living Planet and the Recorder in
"Rigel: Where Gods May Fear to Tread!"
Thor travels to the planet Rigel

to deal with the Colonizers in person;

He's diverted by the menace of Ego,

the Living Planet!

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

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In the MCU at 1:51 Ego claims to be a Celestial?

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Thor #192 Sep 1971
"Conflagration!"
Loki boasts that his new creation Durok the Destroyer will prove
to be the end of Thor, after sending both to Earth to fight it out;
Furious at Loki's evil Hogun attempts to strike the trickster with his mace, however Loki deflects
it and is about to sentence the Warriors Three to death when Sif manages to talk Loki out of it;

Loki then decides to turn his attention to Earth to watch the battle between Thor and Durok;
On Earth, Durok appears in New Orleans during Mardi Gras and
begins to rampage through a parade when Thor arrives to battle him.


Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Sam Grainger

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Second time the comicbook character Karnilla created a powerhouse...

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 #251 Sep 1976
"To Hela and Back"
Thor confronts the Vizier about the missing Odin's whereabouts; Vizier tells him that he
has scanned everywhere, except the Dimension of Death, because he cannot see into it;
Thor decides to ride there to look for Odin; Once there, Thor is confronted by the legions of the Einherjar.



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

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The comicbook character Harokin is a dead ringer for the comicbook character Thor...

Tales of Asgard
"The Fateful Change!"
Thor defeats Harokin

and discovers they are nearly identical in appearance.

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

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Thor #311 Sep 1981
"Grief More Than a God May Bear"
After a boy is mistakenly shot by police

and rushed to the clinic where Dr. Blake works,

Thor stops a riot.

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