Appearances:  Wrecker

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  While Don Blake fights to save the life of a patient, the Wrecker escapes and goes on a rampage seeking revenge on Thor.

Thor #172                January 1970
"The Immortal and the Mind-Slave"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Jack Kirby
Inker:  Bill Everett
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Odin, Loki, Balder, Karnilla, Kronin Krask

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Don Blake returns to his office to find Dr Jim North (Keith Kincaid?).  He begs Blake to help him find Thor to rescue Jane Foster.  She has been kidnapped by Kronin Krask, but it's a trap.  Krask wants to transfer his mind into the body of Thor.

Thor #173                February 1970
"Ulik Unleashed"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Jack Kirby
Inker:  Bill Everett
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances:  Don Blake, Ringmaster, Loki, Ulik, Princess Python, Clown

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  The Circus of Crime is back in town, and Don Blake is examining their strongman.  Meanwhile in Asgard, Loki sends Ulik to attack Thor but he falls under the spell of the Ringmaster.  The Circus of Crime has stolen a supercomputer and Thor stops them, defeats Ulik and sends him back to Asgard.

Thor #174           March 1970
"The Carnage of the Crypto-Man!"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Jack Kirby
Inker:  Bill Everett
Letters:  Sam Rosen

Appearances:  The Crypto-Man

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Jasper Whyte steals half of Thor's power and transfers it to his creation, the Crypto-Man.  But when it threatens to destroy thousands of people, his mother included, Jasper stops him at the cost of his own life.

Thor #175                April 1970
"The Fall of Asgard!"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Jack Kirby
Inker:  Bill Everett
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Volstagg, Fandral, Balder, Hogun, Karnilla, Haag, Mountain Giants, Loki

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Loki leads the forces of evil against Asgard, and while Odin sleeps, Loki steals the Ring Imperial, to which all must yield - even Thor.

Thor #176                May 1970
"Inferno!"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Jack Kirby
Inker:  Vince Colletta
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Loki, Volstagg, Hogun, Fandral, Balder, Sif, Surtur

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  With Loki in possession of the Ring Imperial, all must obey him.  Loki sends Odin's sleeping form to the Sea of Eternal Night, where he will never awaken.  But with Odin gone, his spell is broken and Surtur is free once more.

Thor #177                June 1970
"To End in Flames"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Jack Kirby
Inker:  Vince Colletta
Letters:   Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Loki, Igron, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Surtur, Sif, Balder, Odin

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  While Loki flees to Earth to escape Surtur, the rest of the Asgardians carry the fight to Surtur, while Balder and Sif go in search of Odin.  Balder travels to the Sea of Eternal Night, which is within the realm of death.  As his body ages, he barely manages to wake Odin, who saves everyone from Surtur by imprisoning him once again.

Thor #178                July 1970
"Death Is a Stranger"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vince Colletta
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Odin, Balder, Sif, Abomination, Stranger, Don Blake

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  On the planet of the Stranger, the Abomination has returned.  After the Stranger leaves to collect another specimen, the Abomination accidentally brings Thor there, and tricks him into freeing all the captives.  After discovering that they are all evil, Thor travels a couple of hours into the past, and instead of freeing the captives, Thor puts the Abomination in his own cell and returns to Asgard.

Thor #179                August 1970
"No More the Thunder God"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Jack Kirby
Inker:  Vince Colletta
Letters: Sam Rosen

Appearances: 

Sif, Odin, Igron, Loki, Balder

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Odin sends Thor to search for Loki on Earth.  There, Loki traps Thor with the Living Mask which mystically switches their faces and powers.  Balder and Sif arrive to find Thor (who looks like Loki now) raving that he is Thor, until he finally convinces them of who he is by not slaying Balder when he has the chance.

Thor #180           September 1970
"When Gods Go Mad!"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  Neal Adams
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters:  Sam Rosen

Appearances: 

Loki, Odin, Sif, Balder, Vizier, Mephisto, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Odin views the battle on Earth and transports Thor (who looks like Loki) before him.  But before he can say anything, Odin banishes him to Hades.  There, he will battle senselessly for all eternity.  Meanwhile, Sif is back in Asgard, where she tells the Warriors Three what has happened.  They are transported to Hades, where Mephisto shows them the entombed form of Loki.