Thor #231 - 240
Thor #231
January 1975
"A Spectre From the Past!"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letters: John Costanza
Appearances: Hercules, Armak, Sif, Hildegarde, Krista
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor and Hercules return to the surface and fix the hole in the ground they created. After they are done, Blumkenn tells Thor that one of the people stopped from killing themselves has been asking for him - Jane Foster. Elsewhere, during a séance, the spirit of Armak is channeled into Arnold Nicolson. Back in the hospital, Sif sees Thor with Jane Foster and realizes just how much he still loves her. The doctor tells Sif that there's not much hope, and that Jane has a week or two at the most. Sif returns to Asgard seeking Odin, only to find him gone. Thor flies off to fight Armak. They battle their way to the top of a skyscraper under construction, where Armak is knocked off and dies, transforming back to Arnold.
Thor
#232 February 1975
"Lo, the Raging Battle!"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letters: J. Costanza
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: On Earth, Firelord discovers a mysterious cube. When he enters, he is confronted by a gigantic ominous being. Hercules and Sif go on a quest for the Runestaff of Kamo Tharnn. Later, Firelord attacks Thor, but during the battle Firelord comes to his senses and tells him of Loki's attack on him
Thor #233
March 1975
"Midgard Aflame!"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Chic Stone
Letters: Artie Simek
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Loki flies to Asgard, and vanquishes the Vizier. Thor goes to Avengers Mansion and finds it encased in a force field. Thor is called to the Pentagon where he learns that the same has happened to the Baxter Building and every super hero in America has been trapped in smaller ones. General Adams tells Thor that there are over 200 cubes across the country. At which Loki's army comes pouring out. The two armies clash, but is evident that Loki's magic gives his an advantage. Vizier arrives on Earth to tell Thor of the missing Odin.
Thor #234
April 1975
"O, Bitter Victory!"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnot
Letters: John Costanza
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor and a group of commandos sneak into Loki's camp at night, only to be captured. When General Sawyer realizes that they've been captured, he realizes the only option left is a nuclear strike. In California, Orrin saves Judith from a drunk driver by casually swatting his car aside. At Avengers Mansion, Iron Man and Firelord team up to break the barrier. Firelord flies to lead the army and rescue Thor. Thor challenges Loki to one-on-one combat with no weapons or spells, to which Thor wins.
Thor
#235
May 1975
"Who Lurks Beyond the Labyrinth!"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: John Costanza
Appearances: Vizier, Absorbing Man, Hercules, Sif, Kamo Tharnn
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor is upset about Jane Foster's condition. But while he is sulking, the Absorbing Man is stalking him. Hercules and Sif find Kamo Tharnn, but he refuses to help and attacks. Back on Earth, the Absorbing Man sneaks up behind Thor while he is focused on Jane, and absorbs the power of Mjolnir, and begins mopping the floor with Thor. Hercules knocks out Kamo Tharnn and takes the Runestaff back to Earth. When they arrive, they see Thor battling the Absorbing Man, but cannot help him, they have to get ready for Kamo Tharnn, who they believe will follow them.
Thor
#236
June
1975
"One Life to Give"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: Artie Simek
Significant Events: Sif is joined with Jane Foster
Synopsis: The Absorbing Man, using the strength of Mjolnir, manages to beat down Thor. Elsewhere, Orrin accompanies Judith to get groceries. While she is inside, some thugs attack him, but he casually swats them all, but then is shocked by its implications. Thor gets up and attacks Absorbing Man again, then runs away. Absorbing Man follows him into a department store, where the Absorbing Man grabs Thor hammer, trying to absorb the rest of it's power. But when he goes to punch Thor, his arm collapses like cardboard, which it now is. It wasn't really Mjolnir, but a toy. The police keep Absorbing Man trapped inside a cardboard box, so he can't get out. He really can't punch his way out of a paper bag. When Thor gets back to the hospital, he finds Jane alive and OK, but Sif is gone. To save Jane, Sif transferred her life-force into Jane.
Thor
#237
July 1975
"Ulik Unchained"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: John Costanza
Appearances: Ulik, Odin, Vizier, Hercules
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor helps the cops catch some crooks, while Ulik watches. Elsewhere, Judith and Mr Heath speak to Orrin about his power and responsibilities. Back in New York, the trolls begin attacking the surface. While Thor is distracted battling Ulik, other trolls capture Jane, and Thor is forced to surrender.
Thor
#238 August 1975
"Night of the Troll!"
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: John Costanza
Appearances: Ulik, Hercules, Vizier, Odin, Geirrodur
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Ulik leads Thor to an underground river. Elsewhere, Orrin gets involved in a grape picker's strike. Back in the caverns, Ulik tells Thor his plan. He wants Thor to take care of Zotarr, while he attacks Geirrodur. During the battle, it is Jane that sneaks up and captures Geirrodur, with his own spear.
Thor #239
September 1975
"Time-Quake!"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Sal Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: John Costanza
Appearances: Ulik, Geirrodur, Hercules, Odin, Horus, Osiris, Isis
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: With Geirrodur defeated, Ulik now sets his sights on the surface world. But Thor stands in his way and defeats him. Thor then causes the cave to collapse on the trolls, while he and Jane escape tot he surface. Back in California, at a strike meeting, Orrin breaks up an attack by Conners and his men, when a gigantic pyramid bursts up from the ground. Orrin seems transfixed by it and begins heading for it. Thor leaves Jane to search for Odin, but after he leaves, Jane sees Orrin in California heading toward the pyramid. Osiris, Isis, and Horus appear in a doorway and Orrin follows them inside.
Thor
#240
October 1975
"When the Gods Make War!"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Sal Buscema
Inker: Klaus Janson
Letters: John Costanza
Significant Events: 1st appearance of Seth
Synopsis: Thor returns to Asgard for clues to Odin's disappearance. When he gets there, he finds Heimdall unable to lift the Gjallerhorn, and his extreme senses are gone. Thor enters Asgard and finds all Asgardians afflicted with the same melancholy. Thor manages to snap the Warriors Three out of it. They consult Mimir to find Odin, and he reveals the pyramid in California. Mimir tells the Asgardians about the gods of Egypt. Jane flies out to California and arrives at the same time as Thor. Horus comes out to keep Thor from interrupting some ceremony inside. As they battle, Isis and Osiris arrive from inside with Odin, only Odin is now Atum-Re, and he will destroy the enemy of his children - Thor.