Appearances: 

Heimdall, Kamorr, Norns, Pluto, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Vizier, Karnilla, Odin, Hela, Balder, Ego Prime, Tana Nile, Sif, Hildegarde, Silas Grant

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Odin has sent Heimdall and Kamorr on a quest.  Meanwhile, Hela helps revive Odin, who casts Pluto from Asgard.  On Blackworld, Tana Nile tells of how Ego-Prime came to be.

Thor #202           August 1972
"...And None Dare Stand 'Gainst Ego-Prime!"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vinnie Colletta
Letters:  Artie Simek

Appearances: 

Tana Nile, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Hildegarde, Silas Grant, Sif, Balder, Ego Prime, Vizier, Karnilla, Odin, Heimdall, Kamorr

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Ego-Prime has come to Earth, and not all the Asgardian's power can stop him.  Meanwhile, Heimdall finds one of the people in his quest - Jackson Kimbal.

Thor #203           September 1972
"They Walk Like Gods!"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vince Colletta
Letters:  John Costanza

Appearances: 

Sif, Ego Prime, Balder, Fandral, Hogun, Hildegarde, Heimdall, Kamorr, Odin, Karnilla, Vizier, Tana Nile, Silas Grant, Volstagg

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Odin's plan comes to fruition, as the power of Ego-Prime is sacrificed to transform three people into Young Gods.  But Thor is upset about being a piece in Odin's game, believing that he did not care if pieces were sacrificed.

Thor #204           October 1972
"Exiled on Earth!"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Jim Mooney
Letters:  Shella Leferman

Appearances: 

Odin, Balder, Fandral, Sif, Hogun, Hildegarde, Vizier, Karnilla, Heimdall, Kamorr, Tana Nile, Silas Grant, Iron Man, Volstagg, Mephisto

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Odin condemns the heroes to Earth for daring to question him, and slowly but surely, they all fall prey to Mephisto.

Thor #205                November 1972
"A World Gone Mad"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vinnie Colletta
Letters: John Costanza

Appearances: 

Mephisto, Sif, Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Hykos, Hitler, Hildegarde

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Thor fights on against Mephisto, and against his friends that have been enthralled.

Thor #206                December 1972
"Rebirth"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vince Colletta
Letters: J. Costanza

Appearances: 

Absorbing Man, Edwin Jarvis, Hildegarde, Sif, Karnilla, Vizier, Balder, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Loki

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  The Absorbing Man returns, heeding a mysterious summons that he can't ignore.  Unfortunately, he crosses Sif and Hildegarde's path, knocking them both out, which just angers Thor all the more.  Creel follows the summons to a small house, and discovers Loki.

Thor #207           January 1973
"Firesword!"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vinnie Colletta
Letters:   D. Vladimer

Appearances:  Sif, Hildegarde, Absorbing Man, Loki, Karnilla

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Thor has followed the Absorbing Man to Vermont, which is just beginning it's Halloween celebration.  Thor manages to defeat him by knocking him into the lake, where he absorbs the properties of water and begins to flow away.  But then, Loki arrives, who has by mystic means transformed two dogs to kill Thor.  Thor defeats the dogs, then Loki summons the Firesword.  Thor manages to defeat Loki with a lightning strike, which has the side effect of blinding him.  When Thor returns to Asgard, he discovers that Sif left with Karnilla to search for Balder.

Thor #208           February 1973
"The Fourth-Dimensional Man!"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vinnie Colletta
Letters:  C. Jetter

Appearances: 

Hildegarde, Jarvis, Mercurio, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Vision

Significant Events:  1st appearance and origin of Mercurio

Synopsis:  Thor and Hildegarde return to Avengers Mansion to think on what they must do.  Meanwhile, Mr Sarron returns to Don Blake's office and transforms himself into Mercurio by absorbing the ambient energy leftover from all of his transformations into Thor.  But there is not enough energy, and he partly materializes.  Passing over his old office, Thor notices a light inside and investigates, only to be attacked by Mercurio.  While in Avengers Mansion, the Warriors Three notice on a monitor the battle, and go to help Thor.  When they arrive, they begin to attack, but don't notice that Thor is gone.  He has flown off to find a way to defeat Mercurio.  He does so by melting an iron girder and dumping it on Mercurio, and with no way to release the buildup of his power, it consumes him.

Thor #209           March 1973
"Warriors in the Night!"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  Vinnie Colletta
Letters:  John Costanza

Appearances:  Vizier, Demon Druid

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Thor is in England searching for Sif, when the Demon Druid awakens, and begins tearing a path through the town.  Thor tries to stop him, but the Druid is too powerful.  One of the police officers discovers that the Druid is not attacking anyone, he is only acting in self-defense.  When the Druid gets to Stonehenge, he is transported home.

Thor #210           April 1973
"The Hammer and the Hellfire!"

Writer:  Gerry Conway
Artist:  John Buscema
Inker:  V. Colletta
Letters:  J. Costanza

Appearances:  Ulik, Geirrodur

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  In the caves of Geirrodur, he and Ulik look on with anger at Thor, who is in Korea.  Anger that they were the ones who created Mjolnir.  Thor finds a deserted cliff and falls asleep.  While so, Trolls steal him back to their caverns, but before they get very far, Thor wakes up.  But before he can do anything, Ulik strikes.  During the battle, other Trolls bring up a large chunk of magnetized Uru ore, which pulls Mjolnir free from Thor, and holds it tight while the Trolls carry it off.  Thor races after them, but before his eyes, they hurl it all into the flaming foundry.  But before he changes back to Blake, Thor lunges into the foundry after it.