Thor #293
Date:
March 1980
Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Cover Price:
40¢
Current Price Range:
$1.00 – $8.00
Stats:
31 color pages plus ads, “Bullpen Bulletins” and “The Hammer Strikes” letters page.
Writer:
Roy Thomas
Artists:
Keith Pollard, Chic Stone, Joe Rosen and C. Gafford
Notable Notes:
A giant eyeball that keeps referring to itself as “eye”!
A Fan of Mythology
Ever since 5th grade I have been interested in mythology – mostly Greek and Roman, but others as well. Because of my comic reading days when I was even younger, I also found great interest in Norse mythology. So, it was kind of cool to read about the Norse gods who existed before the Marvel Comic’s version, and how their actions lead to the current version. I don’t know how much of this issue was based on real Norse mythology, but it was still fun to read about, and even more fun knowing that the creators at Marvel were giving a nod to the real myths.
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