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Issue: Journey into Mystery #101
Publication Date: February 1964
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Issues: #101 of 125 Issues (180 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/02/1963
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #2 [Regular Edition] published September 2003
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: En Mis Manos, Este Martillo #[nn] published September 2013
In Content Item: FlagIl Mitico Thor #9 published August 1971
as Il ritorno di Zarko [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #26 published December 1993
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #26 published December 1993
as "The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!" [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Thor #1 [1st Printing] published February 2001
as The Mighty Thor Thrills You as Never Before in... "The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!" [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published November 2010
as Journey Into Mystery #101 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThor : l'intégrale #1964 published October 2013
as Le retour de Zarrko, l'homme du futur ! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor [Donald Blake]; Tomorrow Man [Arthur Zarrko]; Odin; Loki; Heimdall; Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (cameo); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo)]; Haag (cameo, introduction) [called "Norn Hag" in this story]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo] (flashback); Jane Foster (flashback)
First Line: Stand back, folks!
Synopsis: Loki convinces Odin to reduce Thor's power in punishment for loving Jane Foster, and then restores the memory of the Tomorrow Man so that he can come back in time and defeat Thor. He builds a powerful robot, and when Thor cannot defeat it he agrees to help the Tomorrow Man conquer the 23rd century.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #2 [Regular Edition] published September 2003
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: En Mis Manos, Este Martillo #[nn] published September 2013
In Issue: FlagThor Epic Collection #1 published October 2014
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Tales #15 published July 1968
as The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIl Mitico Thor #9 published August 1971
as Il ritorno di Zarko [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "Il ritorno di Zarko", Italian translation
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #26 published December 1993
as "The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Thor #1 [1st Printing] published February 2001
as "The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published November 2010
as The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThor : l'intégrale #1964 published October 2013
as Le retour de Zarrko, l'homme du futur ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Continues in next issue. This is the first appearance of the Well of Centuries. Haag is not named until Thor (Marvel, 1965 series) #165 (June 1969).
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The Flying Saucer That Was

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): George Ridley; Monroe Marks; Dr. Willard Seldin; Harry Landau
First Line: George Ridley looked at his watch and realized it was way past his supper time.
Synopsis: A teacher frantically tries to convince people that he saw aliens, but it turns out that they are friendly and make him their ambassador.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMystery Tales #12 published June 1953
was The Flying Saucer That Was [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: [C-486]
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustration.
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The Enemies!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Prince Sunor; Rakku the Terrible
First Line: It was more than a war of worlds!
Synopsis: The barbaric Vulcans plan to invade the world of the pacifist Idylicans. Instead of fighting, the Idylicans abandon their world, altering the gravity of their world to trap the invaders, and settling the Vulcan's abandoned homes as their own.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #5 [Direct Edition] published April 1986
as Book V: Terror in the Skies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: X-560
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The Invasion of Asgard! [The Boyhood of Thor! Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Thor; Loki; Haag [called only "Norn Hag" in this story]; Hati; Heimdall; Geirrodur (introduction); Odin; Skoll (introduction); Ulfrin the Dragon
First Line: Here stands Heimdall!
Synopsis: Loki makes a hole in Asgard's defenses and lures Thor there to face an attack alone. Thor holds off the enemies of Asgard until help arrives.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #2 [Regular Edition] published September 2003
In Issue: FlagThor Epic Collection #1 published October 2014
In Content Item: FlagTales of Asgard #1 published October 1968
as The Invasion of Asgard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIl Mitico Thor #5 published June 1971
as L'invasione di Asgard [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "L'invasione di Asgard", Italian translation
In Content Item: FlagThor e i Vendicatori #150 published January 1977
as L'invasione di Asgard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "L'invasione di Asgard", Italian translation
In Content Item: FlagEdderkoppen #11/1980 published November 1980
as Tor redder Åsgård! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #26 published December 1993
as "The Invasion of Asgard!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Thor #1 [1st Printing] published February 2001
as "The Invasion of Asgard!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagBiblioteca Marvel: Thor #1 published May 2001
as "¡La Invasión de Asgard!" ¡La Juventud de Thor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThor: Tales of Asgard By Stan Lee & Jack Kirby #1 published May 2009
as The Invasion of Asgard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThor: Tales of Asgard #[nn] published January 2010
as The Boyhood of Thor: The Invasion of Asgard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published November 2010
as The Invasion of Asgard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThor : l'intégrale #1964 published October 2013
as L'invasion d'Asgard ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: X-568

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