Appearances: 

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

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  On Earth, Loki threatens the U.N. until Balder arrives to try and stop him.  Meanwhile in Hades, Mephisto has captured all the Asgardians except Thor.  Using the mystic power of Loki, he commands his body to shrink until he is all soul.  And being a pure soul burns Mephisto.  Mephisto commands them all to leave his realm.  Back on Earth, Thor arrives and faces off against Loki.  They fight until Loki throws Mjolnir and it embeds itself in a wall.  Thor then goes hand-to-hand with Loki, delaying him for sixty seconds, and by Odin's decree he changes to Don Blake, and Loki si force to resume his own form and he flees.

Thor #182                November 1970
"The Prisoner, the Power, and Dr Doom"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Don Blake, Doctor Doom, Odin, Sif, Balder

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Thor overhears a protest about Latveria and goes to investigate as Blake.  Just as he arrives, he sees a young woman about to get rampled.  He carries her off and when she comes to, she tells him her story.  Blake fakes a newspaper report that he can repair any damaged face, to which Dr Doom takes the bait.  When Doom discovers the fraud, he has Blake thrown in the dungeon.  He transforms into Thor and escapes but Doom launches a missile at him.

Thor #183           December 1970
"Trapped in Doomsland"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Dr Doom, Odin, Sif, Balder

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  The missile is defeated by throwing Mjolnir, leading the missile away.  But without it, Thor falls to earth and having been away from Mjolnir for sixty seconds, transforms back to Blake.  He manages to retrieve his cane, and transforming back to Thor, fights Doom himself.  Thor manages to destroy the missile launchers and missiles, but discovers that Professor LaFage was staying with Doom willingly to become rich.  He is killed by a ricochet, when he shoots at Thor.  When Thor returns to Asgard, Odin tells him that he has a mission in the World Beyond.

Thor #184           January 1971
"The World Beyond"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters: Art Simek

Appearances: 

Odin, Vizier, Silent One, Loki, Storm Giants, Balder, Trolls, Sif

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Thor returns to Asgard, while Odin leaves with the Silent One to the World Beyond.  While Odin is gone, Loki captures Balder and attacks Asgard with an army of Giants and Trolls.  Thor and the rest of the Asgardians defeat them, but receive an ominous message from Odin.

Thor #185           February 1971
"In the Grip of Infinity"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Sam Grainger
Letters: Sam Rosen

Appearances: 

Guardian, Infinity, Silent One, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Sif, Vizier, Odin

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Infinity

Synopsis:  Thor goes in search of Odin and meets the Guardian, barely managing to defeat him by saying the name of Infinity.  The Silent One shows Thor that as Infinity consumes parts of the cosmos, the people there are being made mindless slaves, including the Warriors Three.  Thor sends them to Asgard to be taken care of, but Mjolnir has been gone for more than sixty seconds now and he transforms back to Blake.  Just then, though, the Guardian returns.

Thor #186           March 1971
"Worlds at War"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters: Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Odin, Infinity, Guardian, Silent One, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Sif, Vizier, Balder, Heimdall, Hela

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Don Blake faces the Guardian, but just then Mjolnir returns, and Thor defeats him once again.  Thor then follows the Silent One to Hela.  Hela causes Thor to grow old to the point of death, but the Silent One sacrifices himself to restore Thor.  In Asgard, the Warriors Three try to unsheathe the Odinsword at the command of Infinity.  Flooding and earthquakes begin to ravage the Earth.  Back in the World Beyond, Thor goes to help Odin, but Odin is now a slave of Infinity.

Thor #187           April 1971
"The World is Lost"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters:   Sam Rosen

Appearances: 

Odin, Infinity, Sif, Balder, Vizier, Karnilla, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Loki

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Odin, now being a slave to Infinity, tries to kill Thor.  On Earth, flooding and earthquakes are getting worse, and nations are beginning to blame each other.  Sif and Balder seek out Karnilla's help.  She fails to free the Warriors Three, but Sif convinces Loki to help Karnilla in order to save his own life, and they are successful.  Thor returns to Asgard and learns the secret of Infinity, and now knows why Infinity must succeed.

Thor #188           May 1971
"The End of Infinity"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Jim Mooney
Letters: Sam Rosen

Appearances: 

Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Balder, Sif, Loki, Karnilla, Odin, Infinity, Hela, Vizier, Heimdall

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Thor tells the Asgardians the secret of Infinity.  While Odin was in the Sea of Eternal Night, Hela tried to steal Odin's soul, but only partly succeeded.  The shade she pulled from him she called Infinity and cast it to the cosmos.  Infinity seeks to bind itself to Odin's body and be whole once again.  Thor uses Mjolnir to send a combined Asgardian force which awakens Odin.  And with knowledge of who he faces, Odin defeats Infinity.  With a wave of his scepter, Odin restores the Earth as it was with no memory remaining.  But Odin tells them that with himself out of Hela's reach, she will come to claim Thor instead.

Thor #189           June 1971
"The Icy Touch of Death!"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters: Sam Rosen

Appearances: 

Odin, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Sif, Heimdall, Hela, Loki, Balder, Karnilla, Don Blake

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Odin tells Thor he must hide on Earth in the guise of Blake until he tells him otherwise.  Balder goes to Karnilla for help.  Balder sears fealty to Karnilla so she sends him to stop Loki from telling Hela the plan.  Hela gets bored and sends them both to Asgard.  Odin sends Volstagg on a secret mission.  Hela then goes to Earth where she meets muggers and kills them.  Odin sends illusions of Thor all over the Earth to lead Hela on a wild goosechase.  But Hela threatens to take dozens of people unless Thor surrenders, which he does.

Thor #190                July 1971
"And So to Die"

Writer:  Stan Lee
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Joe Sinnott
Letters: Sam Rosen

Appearances: 

Hela, Balder, Karnilla, Odin, Sif, Loki

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Thor is about to be claimed by Hela, Odin interferes, killing her.  But with no death, insects multiply by the trillions, vegetation grows wild, and overpopulation seeks to cause people to fight for every inch of space.  At Thor's pleading, Odin restores Hela to life.  Hela begins to claim Thor, and Odin summons Sif so she can be there.  Sif begs Hela to forego Thor and take her in Thor's place.  Hela is moved and restores Thor.  Odin, Sif and Thor return to Asgard only to find that Loki has stolen the Ring Imperial again, to which even Odin must yield.