Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Executioner - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series)
Issue: #1
Issue title: The Vengeance of Loki
Publication date: 2021
Key date: 2021-10-13
On-sale date: 2021-10-13
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $15.99; 20.00 CAD
Pages: 284
Barcode: 978130293168151599
ISBN: 978-1-302-93168-1

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Executioner - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Thor.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Michael Cho; inks: Michael Cho; colors: Michael Cho	Thor Odinson, Thor
1	Title Page and Credits	credits, title page	3	letters: typeset
2	Contents	table of contents	2	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration
3	Introducing... the Mighty Thor!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Thor
4	The Stone Men from Saturn!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Gorr, Korg, Margus, Mechano Monster, Thor Origin
5	The Executioner	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Executioner First, Jane Foster, Thor Odinson, Thor
6	The Mighty Thor vs. The Executioner	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Executioner First, Jane Foster, Thor Odinson, Thor
7	Loki, the God of Mischief!!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Loki, Thor
8	Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Jon D'Agostino	Balder, Thor Odinson, Jane Foster, Heimdall, Loki, Odin, Thor, Tyr
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Thor, Artur Zarrko
10	On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Jon D'Agostino	Jane Foster, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor, Artur Zarrko
11	Prisoner of the Reds!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Thor
12	Prisoner of the Reds!	comic story	10	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Jane Foster, Thor Odinson, Thor
13	The Terrible Vengeance of Loki!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Loki, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
14	The Vengeance of Loki!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, L. D. Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Jane Foster, Heimdall, Loki, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
15	Starring the Mighty...Thor! The Most Colorful Super Hero of All!!!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Thor
16	The Thunder God and the Thug!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, L. D. Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Ray Holloway	Jane Foster, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
17	The Carbon Copy Man!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Thor
18	Trapped by the Carbon-Copy Man!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Terry Szenics	Jane Foster, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
19	Sandu, Master of the Supernatural	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Loki, Thor Odinson, Thor
20	Sandu, Master of the Supernatural!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Terry Szenics	Jane Foster, Loki, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
21	-	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers, Jack Kirby; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Loki, Thor
22	The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, R. Berns; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Marty Epp	Thor Odinson, Jane Foster, Freyja, Heimdall, Loki, Odin, Thor
23	Radio-Active-Man!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Chen Lu, Thor Odinson, Radioactive Man, Thor
24	The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, R. Berns; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: R. Holloway	Jane Foster, Chen Lu, Thor Odinson, Radioactive Man, Thor, Mao Zedong
25	See Mighty Thor and Evil Loki Unite, to Battle the Human Race	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Loki, Thor Odinson, Thor
26	Thor and Loki Attack the Human Race!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, R. Berns; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: S. Rosen	Heimdall, Loki, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
27	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Thor Odinson, Thor
28	The Demon Duplicators!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, R. Berns; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: S. Rosen	Jane Foster, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
29	Merlin the Mad!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Maha Yogi, Thor Odinson, Thor
30	Defying the Magic of... Mad Merlin!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, R. Berns; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	King Arthur, Jane Foster, John F. Kennedy, Loki, Maha Yogi, Thor Odinson, Thor
31	Lava Man! / Tales of Asgard	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Molto, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
32	The Lava Man	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Don Heck; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Jane Foster, Loki, Molto, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
33	Tales of... ...Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: G. Bell; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Bor, Tiwaz, Odin, Surtur, Ymir
34	The Human Cobra! / Odin Battles the Ice Giants !	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Cobra, Jane Foster, Thor Odinson, Thor, Klaus Voorhees
35	Challenged by the Human Cobra!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Cobra, Jane Foster, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor, Klaus Voorhees
36	Odin Battles Ymir, King of the Ice Giants	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Don Heck; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Odin, Ymir
37	The Mysterious Mister Hyde!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Jane Foster, Mister Hyde, Thor Odinson, Thor, Calvin Zabo
38	The Mysterious Mister Hyde!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Jane Foster, Mister Hyde, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor, Calvin Zabo
39	Surtur the Fire Demon!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Odin, Surtur
40	Thor's Showdown with Mr. Hyde!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek	Jane Foster, Mister Hyde, Thor Odinson, Thor, Calvin Zabo
41	The Master Plan of Mr. Hyde!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: S. Rosen	Jane Foster, Mister Hyde, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor, Calvin Zabo
42	The Storm Giants [The Boyhood of Thor!]	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: P. Reinman; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Art Simek	Loki, Odin, Thor Odinson, Thor
43	Journey into Mystery #83 Cover Original Art	illustration	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott
44	Journey into Mystery #83 Page 8 Original Art	illustration	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott
45	Journey into Mystery #84 Page 1 Original Art	illustration	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers
46	Journey into Mystery #86 Page 6 Original Art	illustration	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers
47	Journey into Mystery #97 Page 6 Original Art	illustration	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Don Heck
48	Watch for the Greatest Symbols in Comics!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky, Steve Ditko; colors: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration; letters: Artie Simek

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Sources

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