Thor #241 - 250
Thor #241
November 1975
"The Death-Ship Sails the Stars!"
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: John Costanza
Appearances: Odin, Horus, Isis, Osiris, Geb, Nut, Seth
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor pleads to Odin to remember who he really is. Not Atum-Re, not Orrin, but Odin, All-Father of Asgard, but to no avail. The Egyptian gods agree to free Odin if Thor will help them fight Seth, and Thor has no choice but to agree. They all, along with Jane, travel to Heliopolis where they are attacked by Seth and his legions. During the battle, Jane's pleas to Odin, cause him to awake, and strike, causing Seth to lose his hand.
Thor
#242
December 1975
"When the Servitor Commands!"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: John Costanza
Appearances: Odin, Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun, Servitor, Zarrko
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor, Odin, and Jane leave the pyramid, and Thor uses Mjolnir to send it elsewhere. With the pyramid gone, Odin's full memory returns. Odin is furious that Thor is still with Jane Foster, and he is not welcome in Asgard until he has forsworn her forever. Thor flies Jane back to her apartment, where they find the Warriors Three. Before long, a gigantic hand crashes through the wall and grabs Jane. The four warriors defeat the Servitor, but before Thor can finish him off, he is stopped by Zarrko - who needs Thor's help
Thor #243
January 1976
"Turmoil in the Time-Stream"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: Joe Rosen
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Zarrko tells Thor and the Asgardians about the Time Twisters, beings traveling back through time from the 80th Century. And every time they appear on Earth, it is destroyed. They agree to go with Zarrko, but once in the time stream, they are assaulted by dinosaurs, Mongol warriors, and soldiers from the future.
Thor
#244
February
1976
"This Is the Way the World Ends!"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: Joe Rosen
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: The Time Twisters have arrived. Zarrko sends his people to attack them to determine their strengths and weaknesses. In Asgard, Odin banishes the Vizier to the Tower of Solitude until he summons him again, he then sends Balder to retrieve Igron from the dungeon. The Time Twisters tell Thor that they cannot abandon their quest. Derek comes to and swears that Zarrko will pay. The Time Twisters summon forth more warriors from throughout time to battle the Asgardians. The Time Twisters depart, causing the destruction of the Earth.
Thor #245
March
1976
"The Temple at the End of Time"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: Joe Rosen
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: The five Asgardians have survived the holocaust, along with Zarrko, Servitor, and Derek. All of them, except for Derek, travel forward in time to try and stop the Time Twisters before they begin. Jane tells he who remains what the Time Twisters really do, so he terminates their life support. They all go back to 50th Century Earth. There, First Citizen Derek tells Zarrko that the world is no longer his. And since the Time Twisters are gone, the Asgardians return home.
Thor
#246
April
1976
"The Fury of Firelord"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: John Costanza
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: The Asgardians are in Jane's apartment, when news comes on of Firelord leading a rebellion in Costa Verde. In Asgard, Igron is now Odin's advisor, and Balder believes Odin to now be insane. Back on Earth, Thor and Jane fight the rebels and Firelord, until Thor falls under the Gypsy's spell like Firelord
Thor
#247 May
1976
"The Flame and the Hammer"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Letters: Joe Rosen
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor and Firelord attack the armies of President Elmirez. In Asgard, Odin charges Balder with treason and orders him tossed in the dungeon. Balder calls him mad and fights his way free. Jane manages to free herself and challenges Gypsy for Thor's freedom. During their fight, the soldiers move to kill Jane, which frees Thor from his spell. Jane snags the Gypsy's gem from her brow, which also serves to free Firelord. They then easily capture El Lobo's forces and deposit them to President Elmirez's forces.
Thor
#248 June 1976
"There Shall Come...Revolution!"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Tony DeZuniga
Letters: Joe Rosen
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor and Jane arrive home, only to find a sudden storm has sprung up. Thor tries to dispel it, but is struck by lightning instead. After forcing with all his might, it finally disperses. Back inside, Jane tells Thor that the Warriors Three have caused a traffic jam. Thor goes and "rescues" them, and when they return, they find Jane with Balder in tatters. He tells Thor of the madness that has gripped Odin. They travel to Asgard, only to be stopped by Heimdall and beset by the warriors of Asgard. They defeat the warriors and meet up with the rebellion in Asgard. They then go to free Vizier from the Tower of Solitude. But Odin has placed a storm giant to guard the tower, and Odin swears that Thor must die.
Thor
#249 July 1976
"The Throne and the Fury!"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Tony DeZuniga
Letters: Joe Rosen
Appearances: Odin (Mangog), Balder, Vizier, Sif, Igron, Karnilla, Mangog
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Thor goes to try and talk to Odin, but is prevented by the palace guards and a mystic field that even Mjolnir cannot penetrate. Odin has his men move the Odinsword to the throne room, where he can pull it from the scabbard at a moment's notice. The group goes to seek Karnilla's help in breaching the mystic barrier. Thor barely manages to get through before it reseals itself. Thor then confronts Odin, only to have him reveal that it's not really Odin at all - it's Mangog sitting upon the Odinsword.
Thor
#250
August 1976
"If Asgard Should Perish...!"
Writer: Len Wein
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Tony DeZuniga
Letters: John Costanza
Significant Events: none
Synopsis: Igron tells Thor how he came across a diminutive Mangog in the dungeon. Igron then stole a portion of each Asgardians life force to bring Mangog back to power, which explained their lethargic state. After Odin regained his memory and left Earth for Asgard, he disappeared and never arrived. Igron then cast a spell to make Mangog look like Odin, and thus their plan was born. The guards then attack Thor and while he is distracted, Mangog strikes him down. Elsewhere, the warriors rally the people to their cause, but when they arrive at the gates, they see Thor shackled up like a scarecrow. As they strike, Mangog (back in disguise), transforms them all to animals. He finally snaps and kills Igron as well, which ends his disguise and everyone knows it's really Mangog and not Odin. Thor manages to break himself free, and races Mangog to the Odinsword. As Mangog beats Thor there, he vanishes away. Without the worship of the Asgardians, he no longer had any power to keep himself together.