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29-586: The group first appeared in Thor #143-145 (Aug.-Oct.1967), and did not appear in Marvel continuity again (on this occasion with a new member) until thirty one years later in Thor vol. 2 #15-19 (Sept. 1999-Jan. 2000). The Enchanters are apparently brothers and hail from the realm of Ringsfjord, which exists on the extra-dimensional continent of Asgard . The original three Enchanters are Forsung, Brona and Magnir, sorcerers whose power

58-510: A couple of friendly encounters with the Marquis de Sade ; and Madame Tussaud makes an appearance in Yellow Fog . Daniels described his works as "tragedy, in which evil consumes itself", as opposed to the melodrama of most contemporary horror novels, in which "customarily good guys meet bad guys and win in two out of three falls". He cited Robert Bloch as an influence on his sardonic style, and

87-550: A female character (later revealed to be Jane Foster ) in the role of Thor after the classic hero is no longer able to wield Mjolnir. Aaron stated that "this is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is Thor. This is the Thor of the Marvel Universe. But it's unlike any Thor we've ever seen before." The following October, Aaron and Dauterman signed an exclusive agreement with Marvel to continue their work together in

116-565: A five-page featurette starring the Inhumans from #146–152 (Nov. 1967–May 1968), after which featurettes were dropped and the Thor stories expanded to Marvel's then-standard 20-page length. Marvel filed for a trademark for "The Mighty Thor" in 1967 and the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the registration in 1970. After Kirby left the title, Neal Adams penciled issues #180–181 (Sept.-Oct. 1970). John Buscema then became

145-445: A greater emphasis on the character's mythological origins. Simonson's run as writer-artist lasted until #367 (May 1986), although he continued to write – and occasionally draw – the book until issue #382 (Aug. 1987). Simonson's run, which introduced the character Beta Ray Bill , was regarded as a popular and critical success. Simonson's later stories were drawn by Sal Buscema , who describes Simonson's stories as "very stimulating. It

174-419: A second volume of The Mighty Thor , also starring Foster. In January 2020, Thor volume #6 debuted, written by Donny Cates . This story follows Thor, as he becomes the new king of Asgard and tries to fulfill his duties as a king while fighting his destiny in an attempt to save the multiverse from an unknown threat. After Cates had to depart Thor due to suffering a car accident in early 2023, Torunn Grønbekk

203-473: A stone face on their chests. Each talisman can speak and act of its own volition, absorb energy and enhance the Enchanters' powers. The Talismans can also manifest in other forms, such as an elemental storm or as a humanoid creature. All four Living Talismans have apparently been destroyed in battle. Thor (comic book) Thor , or The Mighty Thor , is the name of several comic book titles featuring

232-399: A strange-looking superhero into a spectacular saga." Artist Chic Stone , who inked several early Thor stories, observed that "Kirby could just lead you through all these different worlds. The readers would follow him anywhere." Journey into Mystery was retitled Thor (per the indicia , or The Mighty Thor per most covers) with issue #126 (March 1966). "Tales of Asgard" was replaced by

261-604: Is amplified by the Living Talismans in their possession. Brona and Magnir are first encountered by the Asgardian warriors Balder and Sif , who follow the pair and decide to conquer Asgard and then Earth. Balder and Sif escape to Earth to warn the Thunder God Thor of the impending threat, unaware that Brona and Magnir are following. Forsung travels to Asgard and confronts Odin directly. Thor and his fellow Asgardians defeat

290-543: Is subsequently given a heart attack by a being that emerges from Mjolnir: Enrakt, the newest Enchanter. Enrakt is the youngest of the brothers and was apparently still in training during the first battle with the Asgardians. Although the Warriors Three come to Thor's aid, they are defeated by Enrakt, who brags that his now free brothers - Brona and Magnir - are attacking Odin at that very moment. Jake Olsen takes advantage of

319-854: The vampire Don Sebastian de Villanueva, a cynical, amoral and misanthropic Spanish nobleman whose predatory appetites pale into insignificance compared with the historical catastrophes which he witnesses in his periodic reincarnations . These include: the Spanish Inquisition in The Black Castle (1978); the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in The Silver Skull (1979); and the French Revolution 's Reign of Terror in Citizen Vampire (1981). In

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348-448: The 13-page feature "The Mighty Thor" continued to be plotted by Lee, and were variously scripted by Lieber or by Robert Bernstein , working under the pseudonym "R. Berns". Various artists penciled the feature, including Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott , Don Heck , and Al Hartley . With Journey into Mystery #101 (Feb. 1964), the series began a long and definitive run by writer and co-plotter Lee and penciler and co-plotter Kirby that lasted until

377-540: The Enchanters, while after a long and protracted battle Odin slays Forsung and crushes his Living Talisman. Odin then banishes Brona and Magnir to a limbo-like dimension. Thor eventually discovers he is having difficulty controlling his magical hammer Mjolnir , which veers away when thrown and on occasion does not return. During a battle with the Absorbing Man , Mjolnir becomes lodged in a wall and does not return. Thor reverts to his current mortal persona of Jake Olsen, who

406-560: The by-then-retitled Thor #179 (Aug. 1970). The five-page featurette "Tales of Asgard" was added in Journey into Mystery #97 (Oct. 1963), followed by "The Mighty Thor" becoming the dominant cover logo with issue #104 (May 1964). The feature itself expanded to 18 pages in #105, which eliminated the remaining anthological story from each issue; it was reduced to 16 pages five issues later. Comics historian Les Daniels noted that "the adventures of Thor were gradually transformed from stories about

435-419: The character Thor and published by Marvel Comics , beginning with the original Thor comic book series which debuted in 1966. The Marvel Comics superhero Thor debuted in the science fiction / fantasy anthology title Journey into Mystery #83 ( cover-date August 1962), and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee , scripter Larry Lieber , and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby . Subsequent stories of

464-433: The character was returned to the mainstream Marvel Universe , Thor was relaunched with Thor vol. 2, #1 (July 1998). As of issue #36, the title used dual numbering in a tribute to the original Thor series, and the caption box for said issue became #36 / #538 (June 2001). The title ran until issue #85 / #587, dated December 2004. Dan Jurgens wrote the first 79 issues, with Daniel Berman and Michael Avon Oeming completing

493-578: The later novels Yellow Fog (1986, revised 1988) and No Blood Spilled (1991), Sebastian is resurrected in Victorian London and India , where the horror of his vampirism is again contrasted with non-supernatural evil, now in the person of Sebastian's human enemy, Reginald Callender. A sixth (and presumably final) Don Sebastian novel set in Tibet and entitled White Demon was planned and is advertised by some sources as being available for purchase, but in fact

522-638: The melee to reclaim Mjolnir, and as Thor fights Enrakt to a standstill, then escapes to Asgard. Aided by fellow Avenger the Scarlet Witch , Thor travels to Asgard, where together with Odin the trio are swallowed by a gigantic serpent summoned by Enrakt. Freeing themselves, the group confront the Enchanters Three, with Odin defeating Brona and crushing his Living Amulet; the Scarlet Witch trapping Magnir in solid rock and Thor almost beating Enrakt to death. At

551-504: The regular artist the following issue. Buscema continued to draw the book almost without interruption until #278 (Dec. 1978). Lee stopped scripting soon after Kirby left, and during Buscema's long stint on the book, the stories were mostly written by Gerry Conway , Len Wein , or Roy Thomas . Thomas continued to write the title after Buscema's departure, working much of the time with the artist Keith Pollard ; during this period Thomas integrated many elements of traditional Norse mythology into

580-431: The series with issue #615, after having been announced as starting in Thor #610 and #611. In April 2011, Thor once again reverted to its original title of Journey into Mystery with issue #622, reuniting writer Gillen and artist Braithwaite in a series of stories starring Thor's adopted brother, Loki . In October 2014, a fourth volume of Thor by Jason Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman debuted that featured

609-529: The series. The third volume debuted as Thor #1 (Sept. 2007), initially written by J. Michael Straczynski and penciled by Olivier Coipel . Beginning with what would have been vol. 3, #13 (Jan. 2009), the third volume reverted to issue #600, reflecting the total number of published issues from all three volumes. Kieron Gillen took over from Straczynski in Thor #604 with artists Billy Tan , Richard Elson and Dougie Braithwaite , with his final storyline finishing in issue #614. Matt Fraction took over

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638-457: The suggestion of Odin, Thor unmasks Enrakt to discover it is actually the corpse of "Ceranda", a woman Thor met off-world and once loved. Enrakt had been using her body - and Mjolnir - to hold his spirit. Enrakt's spirit, together with Brona and Magnir, is banished and Ceranda's body is placed in state in a memorial hall in Asgard. Each of the Enchanters wears a sentient talisman carved in the image of

667-675: The title, with specific stories translated into comics form. Following Thomas's tenure, Thor had a changing creative team. In the mid-1970s, Marvel considered giving the character a second series as part of parent company Magazine Management 's line of black-and-white comics magazines . A story written by Steve Englehart for the aborted project appeared in Thor Annual #5 (1976). A black-and-white Thor story appeared in Marvel Preview #10 (Winter 1977). Walt Simonson took over both writing and art as of #337 (Nov. 1983). His stories placed

696-587: The writer. Working primarily with artist Ron Frenz , DeFalco stayed on the book until #459 (Feb. 1993). As a consequence of the " Heroes Reborn " crossover story arc of the 1990s, Thor was removed from mainstream Marvel continuity and with other Marvel characters re-imagined in an alternate universe for one year. The Thor title reverted to Journey into Mystery with issue #503 (Nov. 1996), and ran four different, sequential features ("The Lost Gods"; " Master of Kung Fu "; " Black Widow ", and " Hannibal King ") before ceasing publication with #521 (June 1998). When

725-419: Was a pleasure working on his plots, because they were a lot of fun to illustrate. He had a lot of great ideas, and he took Thor in a totally new direction." Asked why he was leaving Thor , Simonson said that he felt the series was due for a change in creative direction, and that he wanted to reduce his work load for a time. After Simonson's departure, Marvel's editor-in-chief at the time, Tom DeFalco , became

754-615: Was an enthusiast of the works of John Dickson Carr , who in several of his own works combined historical fiction with horror and the detective story. Daniels was also the author of Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Dutton, 1971) — with illustrations by the Mad Peck — and Living in Fear: A History of Horror in the Mass Media (1975). According to Daniels, at the time he wrote Comix , "there

783-479: Was brought on to write the remaining issues of the series. Les Daniels Leslie Noel Daniels III , better known as Les Daniels (October 27, 1943 – November 5, 2011 ), was an American writer. Daniels attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island , where he wrote his master's thesis on Frankenstein , and he worked as a musician and as a journalist. He was the author of five novels featuring

812-473: Was never completed: Daniels had begun writing it before abandoning it due to the demands of his non-fiction projects and was told when able to resume that his publisher had lost interest. Daniels also worked with the historical fiction genre. The Black Castle features appearances by Torquemada and Columbus ; in The Silver Skull Sebastian confronts Hernán Cortés ; in Citizen Vampire he has

841-477: Was very little literature on the subject and, in fact, there was very little being produced by fandom . It was an attempt to say, 'Look, here's what has been done in the medium.' I didn't sit down and talk to creators at great length or anything like that." Both Comix and the more extensively researched Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics – Marvel (1991) were written with a general audience in mind, in

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