THOR VOL 2 #51-60

Thor #51                 September 2002
"With Great Power"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Tom Raney
Inker: Scott Hanna
Letters: Richard Starkings

Appearances:

Spider-Man, Heimdall, Thialfi, Smitty, Sgydahl, Balder

Significant Events: 1st appearance of Smitty, 1st appearance of Sgydahl

Synopsis:  Spider-Man and UN delegates visit Asgard to try to find out why they are now floating above New York.

Thor #52                  October 2002
"Realization"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Dan Jurgens
Inker: Tom Palmer
Letters: Comicraft's Wes

Appearances:

Balder, Thialfi, P'aesi, Jyrsk, Odin (in flashback)

Significant Events:  Origin of Thialfi, 1st appearance and death of P'aesi, 1st appearance of Jyrsk

Synopsis:  Thor reflects back on how Thialfi became one of the Asgardians.

Thor #53                 October 2002
"100 Days"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Joe Bennett
Inker: Jack Jadson
Letters: Saida

Appearances:

Zarrko, Heimdall, Adva, Perrikus, Balder, Thialfi, Tarene

Significant Events: none

Synopsis:  Zarrko, countries of the World, Perrikus and Adva all plot against Thor and the Asgardians.  During a battle, Thor destroys the Bloodaxe.

Thor #54                 November 2002
"To Reach Eternity"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Joe Bennett
Inker: Jack Jadson
Letters: Richard Starkings & Saida

Appearances:

Balder, Hogun, Sif, Neffethesk

Significant Events: none

Synopsis:  Thor and the rest of the Asgardians begin to cause people to question their faith, and we see the beginning of the Church of Thor

Thor #55                 December 2002
"Reason"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Tom Raney
Inker: Scott Hanna
Letters: Saida

Appearances:

Zarrko, Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Titania, Absorbing Man, Enchantress, Loki, Sif, Thialfi, Jake Olson

Significant Events: none

Synopsis:  Thor addresses the U.N. about what he has been doing, and how the only people that seem to be against him, are the corrupt people in power.

Thor #56                 January 2003
"Resistance"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Joe Bennett
Inker: Jack Jadson
Letters: RS & Comicraft's Saida

Appearances:

Davis, Absorbing Man, Thialfi, Balder, Sif, Heimdall

Significant Events:  1st appearance and death of Davis

Synopsis:  Davis, a mutant with the ability to age things at an incredible rate, begins a terror campaign against Thor and the Asgardians.

Thor #57                 February 2003
"The Gardener"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artists: Joe Bennett,Philip Tan,Kaare Andrews,Phil Jiminez,Michael William Kaluta,Kyle Hotz,Brian Haberlin,Dave Johnson,Bill Sienkiewicz,John Paul Leon,Carlos Pacheco,P Craig Russell
Inker: Jack Jadson,Philip Tan,Kaare Andrews,Tim Townsend,Michael William Kaluta,Kyle Hotz,Brian Haberline,Dave Johnson,Bill Sienkiewicz,John Paul Leon,Jesus Merino,P Craig Russell
Letters: Saida

Appearances:

Volstagg, Heimdall, Thialfi, Enchantress, Gardener

Significant Events: 1st appearance of the Gardener

Synopsis:  Volstagg tells children the story of how Lord Thor came fully into the Odinpower and reformed the moon.

Thor #58                 March 2003
"Standoff part 1"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Alan Davis
Inker: Robin Riggs
Letters: Saida!

Appearances:

Heimdall, Enchantress, Balder, Sif, Thialfi, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Iron Man, Doctor Doom, Henri, Pitor, Martina, Oskar, Dytrius

Significant Events: 1st appearance of Henri, 1st appearance and death of Pitor, 1st appearance and death of Martina, 1st appearance of Oskar, 1st appearance of Dytrius

Synopsis: As Thor responds to people being executed in Slokovia, Iron Man is called in by the Pentagon to try to stop him, and Doctor Doom is poking is nose into the whole mess.

Continued in Iron Man #64 and Avengers #63

Thor #59                 April 2003
"The Substance of Things Hoped For"

Writer: Christopher Priest
Artist: Trent Kaniuga
Inker: Trent Kaniuga
Letters: Randy Gentile

Appearances:

Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Loki, D.J., Maxi, Harry Wilson, Colonel

Significant Events: 1st appearance of D.J., 1st appearance of Maxi, 1st appearance of Harry Wilson, 1st appearance of Colonel

Synopsis: The year is 2026, there is no sign of Thor or any of the Asgardians.  A young man named D.J. comes across an old man who believes that he is Thor and his doctor is Loki.  D.J. later comes across an old hammer with an inscription on it and believes it to be Mjolnir.  He tracks down the old man and leads him to the hammer.  The Colonel, the old man's doctor, comes for him and takes him away to get help, while D.J. decides that he does not know if the old man is really Thor or not, or if the hammer is really Mjolnir, but he will guard the hammer until the real Thor returns.

Thor #60                 April 2003
"Discovery"

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Joe Bennett
Inker: Jack Jadson
Letters: Randy Gentile

Appearances:

Jake Olson, Stu, Jarrod Dellahanty, Banning, Mrs Dellahanty, Odinforce, Jane Foster-Kincaid, Sif, "Jane"

Significant Events: 1st appearance of Stu, 1st appearance of Jarrod Dellahanty, 1st appearance of Banning, 1st appearance of Mrs Dellahanty, 1st appearance of "Jane", 1st appearance of Thor's 2nd battle armor

Synopsis: Jake Olson comes to an accident scene and is force to go against the mother's wishes in order to save her son.  She believes that Thor will come down and save her son, but they don't have time to wait.  A woman (I call her "Jane" for now), gives Jake a disk that contains the transmission from Davis, from back in issue #56