Appearances: 

Simmons, Dr Jeffries, Jimmy Sayers, Joe, Mary, Captain Oakland, Nurse Morgan

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Simmons, 1st appearance of Jimmy Sayers, 1st appearance of Joe, 1st appearance of Mary, 1st appearance of Captain Oakland

Synopsis:  The shooting of a young man sets off a race riot outside the clinic, while Blake tries to save his life inside.  Thor then tries to quell the riot, but the boy dies due to a weak heart.

Thor #312                                            October 1981
"The Judgment of Tyr"
Tales of Asgard - "Baptism of Fire!"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  Gene Day
Letters: Joe Rosen

Appearances: 

Sif, Tyr, Odin, Vizier, Sam, Doctor Jeffries

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Sam

Synopsis:  In Asgard, Sif mourns over Thor's decision to leave her to stay on Earth.  She is interrupted by Tyr, who pledges his love to her and demands that she return that love.  On Earth, Blake is headed to the review for his disappearing last issue, leaving his patient alone, when a construction crane begins to topple off of a building.  After saving the bystanders and returning the crane, Blake arrives to the review a few minutes late, which does not start the review well.  They charge him with abandoning a critical patient on the table, but Blake had completed the surgery successfully, but didn't know he had a weak heart.  In Asgard, Tyr has found an old law that states Thor cannot leave for Earth unless the other gods vote for it, and he is sent by Odin to escort Thor back.  Tyr arrives on Earth and immediately begins to attack, barely giving Blake time to change.  Thor defeats Tyr, then decides to return to Asgard to find out what's going on.

Thor #313                                        November 1981
"Serpent From the Heavens"
Tales of Asgard - "Last Flight of the Valkyries!"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  Gene Day
Letters: Joe Rosen

Appearances: 

Tyr, Odin, Vizier, Loki, Sigyn, Maurglon, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Enchantress, Sif, Heimdall, Balder, Lisa, Johnny, Doctor Jeffries

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Maurglon, 1st appearance of Lisa, 1st appearance of Johnny

Synopsis:  Thor has dragged Tyr back to Asgard and discovers the law that has been invoked.  Sigyn goes to Loki and tells him the news of the vote and he decides to take a hand in it and frees Maurglon on Earth.  The vote is deadlocked when a messenger tells Odin that Maurglon is free on Midgard.  Sif comes in and breaks the tie by voting to let Thor go to Earth as he pleases.  Thor flies to Earth to battle Maurglon.  When he arrives he overhears a couple discussing him leaving her there to go to Boston for a job.  Maurglon then bursts through the ground and puts the young couple in danger.  Thor battles all the more passionately, finding inspiration in their love for each other.  Later, Doctor Jeffries calls Blake to tell him the review is unnecessary now because of a budget cut that will close the clinic entirely.

Thor #314                                    December 1981
"Acts of Destruction"
Tales of Asgard - "Judgment--and Lament!"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  D. Green & P. Marcos
Letters: Janice Chiang

Appearances: 

Moondragon, Drax, Jarvis, Shawna Lynde, Tony Stark

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Shawna Lynde

Synopsis:  Don Blake is brooding over having no career again, when he gets a call from Shawna.  She asks him to come to Chicago to attend a medical seminar.  Moondragon is in space, dwelling on her uncertain future as well, and decides to look in on her father Drax.  Drax is in space and encounters a group of creatures and begins to attack them in the hopes of being destroyed himself.  Thor goes to Avengers Mansion in the hopes of company, but finds only Jarvis.  Just then, Moondragon arrives with Drax with one of the alien creatures attached to his head.  Drax comes to and begins attacking everything.  Thor uses lightning to remove the creature who then bets them to kill it.  It's despair at a lack of purpose rings familiar to all three of them.  Drax and Moondragon decide to return the creature to it's home.

Thor #315                                      January 1982
"The Thunder God and the Bi-Beast"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  Gene Day
Letters: Joe Rosen

Appearances: 

Bi-Beast, Tony Stark

Significant Events:  none

Synopsis:  Blake has signed on as ship's doctor on one of Tony Stark's experimental ships.  It is soon attacked by the Bi-Beast in his quest for vengeance, but Thor manages to defeat him.

Thor #316                                      February 1982
"Of Beasts and Things..."

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  Simons, Stone, and Marcos
Letters: Joe Rosen

Appearances: 

Iron Man, Bi-Beast, Man-Beast, Man-Thing, Billie-Sue

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Billie-Sue

Synopsis:  Iron Man and Thor go after the escaped Bi-Beast and his partner the Man-Beast to a swamp in Florida.

Thor #317                                          March 1982
"Chaos at Canaveral"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  Marcos, Rubinstein, Breeding, & Stone
Letters:   Diana Albers

Appearances: 

Iron Man, Man-Thing, Man-Beast, Diane Lamarr

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Diane Lamarr

Synopsis:  Blake is touring the Florida launch site when it's attacked by the Man-Beast.  The Man-Beast wants to get back to Counter-Earth and destroy it.

Thor #318                                            April 1982
"A Kingdom Lost"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Gil Kane
Inker:  Gil Kane
Letters: Diana Albers

Appearances: 

Loki, Karnilla, Fafnir, Odin, Storyteller

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Storyteller

Synopsis:  Loki uses the Norn Stones and Fafnir in a bid to destroy Thor on Easter Island.

Thor #319                                          May 1982
"The Zaniac Craves Blood!"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  Brett Breeding
Letters: Diana Albers

Appearances: 

Zaniac, Shawna Lynde, Steve, Mr Cronenking, Eddie, Sondra, Helen

Significant Events:  1st appearance and origin of Zaniac, Thor relocates to Chicago, 1st appearance of Steve, 1st appearance of Mr Cronenking, 1st appearance of Eddie, 1st appearance of Sondra, 1st appearance of Helen

Synopsis:  Blake is in Chicago for the lecture he spoke with Shawna about.  Afterwards, while giving him a tour, they come across a movie being made.  In a bizarre accident, the Zaniac is born.  Thor defeats him and decides that Chicago shall be his new home.

Thor #320                                          June 1982
"Blake's Menagerie"

Writer:  Doug Moench
Artist:  Keith Pollard
Inker:  Stone & Tartag
Letters: Diana Albers

Appearances: 

Heimdall, Odin, Vizier, Fairgold, Grult, Slithgarn, Borna, Kyrie, Queen Jolena, Shawna Lynde, Nurse Stevens, Thorne Kirby, Mr Lynx, Rimthursar

Significant Events:  1st appearance of Fairgold, 1st appearance of Grult, 1st appearance of Slithgarn, 1st appearance of Borna, 1st appearance of Kyrie, 1st appearance of Queen Jolena, 1st appearance of Rimthursar, origin of Menagerie, 1st appearance of Nurse Stevens, 1st appearance of Thorne Kirby, 1st appearance of Mr Lynx

Synopsis:  Don and Shawna go to the museum and view the Viking exhibit, where they see a silver chalice.  Later, while Blake is working on setting up his offices, five people change into the beast forms of the Menagerie.  They put Blake to sleep then go out for a night on the town.  Blake awakes and changes to Thor to go after them.  He tries to put them back into the chalice, but there is a spell preventing it.