Category: Thor in Journey into Mystery (1959)
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Journey Into Mystery #94:Thor and Loki Attack The Human Race!
Cover Date: Jul 1963 | Review: 1.75 StarsFor Today’s Comic Book Review I read the Story “Thor and Loki Attack The Human Race!” from Journey Into Mystery #94. That is correct, you read right, Thor and Loki, working together, but it is sad to say that the cover and the opening page tell us about all we need to know about this story. The True…
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Journey Into Mystery #93:The Mighty Thor Verses.. The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!
Cover Date: Jun 1963 | Review: 3.5 StarsAs I sit down to do my comic book review of this tale of Thor Vs. The radio-active Man, I quickly find myself wondering, if it will get a glowing review, or just be all hype. Now having read it, I do find that this tale did glow, but not as brightly as I might…
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Journey Into Mystery #92:The Day Loki Stole Thor’s Magic Hammer
Cover Date: May 1963 | Review: 4 StarsThis issue of Journey Into Mystery is an important one, as it marks the first issue that Thor travels to Asgard himself. He has sent his hammer the distance with Loki before, but this time he is brought there to find what was taken from him. but does the simple fact that this is his first trip home…
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Journey Into Mystery #91:The Mighty Thor! Battles Sandu Master of the Supernatural!
Cover Date: Apr 1963 | Review: 3.75 StarsAfter my Comic book Review of Journey Into Mystery #90 yesterday, I had to follow it with issue #91 today. after such a bad review, I had to know right away if the Thor story from April 1961’s was better. To start was the artwork of Joe Sinnott more enjoyable than that of Al…
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Journey Into Mystery #90:Trapped By The Carbon-Copy Man!
Cover Date: Mar 1963 | Review: 2.5 StarsWith Journey Into Mystery #90 Thor is set to face the “Carbon Copy Man” whom is in actuality Lord Zano. Son of Lord Ugarth, alien leader of a race known as Xartans from the Zugano star system. Wow that’s a mouth full for the start of today’s comic book review. does this shape changing alien race with the goal…
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Journey Into Mystery #89:The Thunder God and The Thug
Cover Date: Feb 1963 | Review: 3.75 Starsin just 6 issues we have seen Thor as he stopped Alien Invasion’s, Communist Plots, and fellow God’s. in this issue we add one to the bunch, Common Criminal’s. This is a story of a Mob boss named Thug Thatcher, whom tried to muscle into the steel industry and sold sub-standard steel. This issue is filled with a recap…
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Journey Into Mystery #88:the Vengeance of Loki
Cover Date: Jan 1963 | Review: 4.75 StarsLoki’s back, and with a thirst for revenge against Thor, but this time Loki is more prepared for his duel with his brother. Before even reading further, I would encourage any comic fan to check out this classic story. in The Mighty Thor, Vol.1 (Marvel Masterworks). You have this great story and more. it includes Journey Into Mystery #83 where Thor…
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Journey Into Mystery #87:Prisoner of the Reds!
Cover Date: Dec 1962 | Review: 3 Starsafter last month’s story, this month’s Thor is a bit more down to earth. It still focuses on showing that the Norse god of thunder is patriotic to the US government and standing against the ‘reds‘ in the cold war. As such this issue, builds upon both Journey into Mystery #86 & #84 without referring ether of them. Story The story is…
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Journey Into Mystery #86:On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man
Cover Date: Nov 1962 | Review: 3.5 StarsHe didn’t fly away he just faded from sight… as though moving into another segment of time! and since there was no time-travel in the past, he must have come from the future!! If one quote from this issue, struck me it was this one. It says so much about the story, the writing of the time, and the logic behind it just makes me laugh.…
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Journey Into Mystery #85:Trapped By Loki, The God of Mischief
Cover Date: Oct 1962 | Review: 2.5 StarsJust three issues after the Hammer of Thor finds its way into the hands of Dr. Don Blake we get our first taste of another god. In this issue, we are introduced to Loki, but much more is at play and is hinted at then is understood at this time. In this issue, we have the first…
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Journey Into Mystery #84:Vs. The Executioner
Cover Date: Sep 1962 | Review: 4.5 StarsThor’s story in Journey Into Mystery # 84 served as the perfect complement to his origin one issue before. In fact, it greatly surpassed it. don’t get me wrong, the origin was good; but this was better. It had action, It had suspense, it had irony. Most important of all, it had the character development we need to turn Thor from just some guy into…
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Journey Into Mystery #83:Thor the Mighty! and The Stone Men from Saturn
Cover Date: Aug 1962 | Review: 3.25 StarsA big title for a short story, the ‘Journey Into Mystery’ comics would feature a few stories in each, but all I have the luxury of reviewing is ‘Thor the Mighty! and “The Stone Men from Saturn”‘. This 13 page short is the first appearance of The Mighty Thor, and serves at the origin story for how Dr.…
