Synopsis for "The Day of the Destroyer!" Continued from last issue.... Thor is spared from a death dealing bolt of mystic energy fired by the Destroyer when he suddenly becomes briefly immaterial, allowing the God of Thunder to escape his attacker. Thor is completely unaware that this has been done by his step-brother Loki, who although imprisoned in a cell in Asgard, has … [Read more...]
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Journey Into Mystery (1952) #116
Synopsis for "The Trial of the Gods!" This story picks up a trial that had been postponed in previous issues. Thor had rushed back to Asgard, and left his fight with the Absorbing Man to save a kidnapped Jane Foster from his evil half-brother Loki. They were in a heated battle when Odin burst in, and confront them about their "private conflict that hath not the approval of … [Read more...]
Journey Into Mystery (1952) #115
Synopsis for "The Vengeance of the Thunder God!" Thor was in the middle of a fight with the Absorbing Man, Crusher Creel, when he was alerted by Balder the Brave of the danger to Jane Foster; she had been kidnapped by Loki and brought back to Asgard. Meanwhile, the Absorbing Man, had wandered off to cause trouble without the hindrance of Thor. The Thunder God immediately … [Read more...]
Journey Into Mystery (1952) #114
Synopsis for "The Stronger I Am, the Sooner I Die!" Thor battles a criminal who attempts to elude him inside of a modified bucket racer. Thor pulls him from the vehicle and throws him to the ground. Watching the melee from Asgard is Thor's evil half-brother, Loki. Loki decides to assist the criminal by teleporting a vial of poisonous vapors to the battlefield in the hopes of … [Read more...]
Journey Into Mystery (1952) #113
Synopsis for "A World Gone Mad!" Thor has been on Asgard assisting Odin and his fellow warriors against the demons of Jotunheim, a battle they win very easily. After the battle is over, Odin asks Thor to abandon the Earth and return to Asgard full time, a request that Thor declines stating that he has much good still to do on Earth. This infuriates Odin, because the … [Read more...]
Journey Into Mystery (1952) #109
Synopsis for "When Magneto Strikes!" Our tale begins with Thor visiting a local fair where a statue honoring him is on display with statues of other heroes from the New York City area. Thor is flattered, and is invited to visit the opening ceremonies. He then leaves to return to his mortal guise of Dr. Donald Blake. Meanwhile, in a hidden craft (disguised as a floating … [Read more...]
Journey Into Mystery (1952) #107
Synopsis for "When the Grey Gargoyle Strikes!" Lamenting over the fact that Odin still will not allow him to marry Jane Foster because she is a mortal, and how she thinks that as Donald Blake "betrayed" Thor (in the previous issue) to the Cobra and Mr. Hyde, Blake changes into Thor and confronts Foster pretending to be looking for his alter-ego because he had heard of his … [Read more...]