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Issue: Marvel Spectacular #2
Publication Date: September 1973
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Issues: #2 of 19 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 06/05/1973
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 3 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from The Comic Reader #97, May 1973.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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"The Verdict of Zeus!"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor; Hercules; Zeus
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #2 [Jack Kirby Cover; Direct] published January 2013
as Marvel Spectacular #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
From Content Item: FlagThor #129 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1966
was The Verdict of Zeus! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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"The Verdict of Zeus!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Thor; Hercules; Zeus; Dionysius (Introduction); Pluto; Jane Foster; Tana Nile (Introduction); Odin; Balder; Ares (Introduction); Hermes (Introduction)
First Line: No matter how sophisticated New Yorkers may be, when the noble figure of the God of Thunder hurtles down from the skies above, you can be somewhat certain he’ll receive more than a passing glance - -!
Synopsis: Thor agrees to fight Pluto's minions in Hades on behalf of Hercules.
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From Content Item: FlagThor #129 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1966
was The Verdict of Zeus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
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"The Sword In the Scabbard!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Thor; Loki; Odin; The Odinsword (aka the Oversword)
First Line: Asgard has been at peace too long!
Synopsis: The warriors of Asgard are bored and Loki has been able to stir up trouble among their ranks. Odin is furious and intervenes when Thor and Loki face each other in combat. Odin then shows them the state of the Odinsword. According to legend, the universe will perish if the sword is ever drawn from its scabbard. Now, an evil force has broken the scabbard. Odin sends his sons on a quest to find this unknown enemy and put an end to this evil scheme.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #117 published June 1965
was The Sword In the Scabbard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Odinsword Quest Prologue, first appearance of the Odinsword (aka the Oversword).

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