THE MUCGHTY FRHORL "* AND BENEATH A STARLESS SKy, ON A BARREN ae ¢ ae WS THE MOOR OF GODS ANP MEN, THREE GRIM 5% STA IS NOT YET BLINDLY INTO THE STILL-BORN PEPTHS OF TH e ps TIMELESS FWHL/IGHT. WELL... STILL THINKEST THO OF THE MIGHTY JHOR, KLOTHOS # LO; HE HAS BEEN GONE FROM Ot LAND THESE TWELVE pte ASGARDIAN DAYS-- 24 WHY DOES HE EVAN THY SILENT ATTENTION? ~-THE NIGHT607 oh MEN CALL LUTO! : THY CONCERN : Ne 3 \ WAS WELL THE WELL; DEAR | sis For, THoR's “SG TRUE FATE LIES NOT UNPER PLUTOG DEADLY. -= NAY, /T LIES IN A MORE CROWAL FUTURE--ON A DAY | COUNTLESS DAYS wD HENCE! : a R fet ei. Se Ze eed THOR is published by MAGAZINE MANAGEMENT CO., INC. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION: 625 MADISON AVENUE. NEW YORK, N.Y 10022 SECOND) CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, N.Y. AND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. Published monthly. Copyright © 1972 by Magazine Management Co., Inc., Marvel Comics Group, all rights reserved 625 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y, 10022. Vol. 1.No. 200, June 1972 issue. 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US, FROM THE LENGTH AND eee THE ETERNAL --UNLESS THE REALM /2SEL“ BE THREATENED, BY DANGER MOST | 2EAOLY? i BUT HOLD/ THERE BE ONE MISSING UZ AYE, AND THE THE PROBLEM, MACE OF: MOGEN I HAVE AWAITED THEE OUT HERE== WITHIN THE ROYAL ARGOR, CONTINUED AFTER.NEXT PAGE BENEATH THE . SHELTERING SALET ALL STANDS oars BACK! LOKI Fa DOTH y I STAND acrar HEE, SIRE--AND | AWAIT THY | PLEASURE, . THEN SHOW" US, HAG-- AND DO THY WORST.LET ALL S7ANO FIRM --oR (NCUR THE AOvAL WRATH! NOW LET ¥ PLANETS | COME TO Tr. / a lM. VAPORS OF TIME, ATH SPOKE! NOW RISE ABOUT REVEAL THY ME/ LET THY VISIONS, MYSTICAL MISTS VOLLA, ENGULF US ALL. COLD AND 'TIS THE DISTANT, BLEAK FUTURE AN DOOMED --SPINNING IN AN ENDLESS M/GH. Y 1 COMMAND THEE, BY THE POWER OF " AROPHESY, WHICH HTY OLY, ALL-MIG DIDST BEQUEATA ME, MANY AGES : PAST. BUT, IT BE QEFEREN T= = Ir. Be CHANGED, CONTINUED AFTER NEXT PAGE“NO LONGER WARM-- NO LONGER BRIG: THE DEADLY COLO | HATH COME," NG OREM FRIEND BATTLES FRIEND, BROTHER TURNS 'GAINST EROTHER, (NAN ENDLESS ORGY IF OPIN CANNOT SAVE US--VV I'LL HEAR WO MORE THE SEERESS LIES / IF AVY FALL THIS FATEFUL NIGHT-- ‘TIS BUT A ALOT TO DEFAME THE INNOCENT LOK?“ WE WILL £€4@A4 THE PROPHES»y, EVIL ONE-- IN OOIN'S NAME, LIFT NOT THY HANDS, ONE AGAINST THE OTHER /BUT FATHER SS\A\ Oh ae oe 0 f "ONCE AGAIN AND BROTHER a) ape il . THE AN/STS a ARK MiP, ie | - REVEAL-~ LOKT WILL GATHER AIM ANWITH MINE \ fi "THEN, AS BIFROST. CRUMBLES, HEIMDALL OWN BLADE-- ‘Le SHALL SOUNO THE LAST ALARM--" I SEVER a \ THE BRIDGE-- : Wy \ FORE ER! 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NOT SWORD BUT, MAYHAP ‘NOR MIMCE ENCHANTED CAN SAVE™ im MTOLNIA--WHILST ; \ SRO ENVOUGH OF FLASH-\p LASHING OUT 2 i : ING SWORD AND ~ IN FAIN, THE \ AGA STEEL! SERPENT'S FAIL DIDST FELL OUR PRINCE. AND wow \ LIES THOR MAY-- STAND THEE BACKS BEHOLD WHAT QUICKLY BEAR THE THUNOER GOD To SAFET” “ET WiLL BE LOK WHO FURNISHES THE OISTRACTION \ --WHILS7 SEEKING 7O SAVE MIMASELE," AGAIN, THOU WIT- aie etHE HATH DESTROYED MY MIGHTIEST PON-- WITHOUT 6'EN | & TAKING NOTE,’ & f IT DOTH HERALD _ THE BEGINNING OF-~ ENDS RAGNAROK MUST NOT COME THIS DAY/& ge) “82/7, 7; THOUGH HE SHALL SIGHT GE Men He CSepen Y,"NOTHING SHALL REMAIN--BUT SILENCE! S/ILENCE--ANO THE GRIM, LIFELESS gee 74d ETERNAL DESOLATION... THAT GIVE MUTE EVIDENCE OF AN AGE, 4 GLORY at bar — IPED FROM THE MEMORY OF MAN. “AND = THE STAGE SHALL BE SET AT LAST=-| \"SURTUR, WHO LIVES TO KiLi-- WHO LIVES SET FOR THE COMING OF SURTUR, THE FOR DEATH! SURTUR, WHO AAT ae ESS GO? OF FIRE oat SORT ae THIS AAOMENT ‘since Te b VERY ; _ ee PAWHING OF 7/ME,"!THIS DO THE MISTS REVEAL!" : Cig org FLESS SEAS,.."' “AND, AS 17 EVER WAS--ANO AS EVER (7 MUST GE--NEW LIFE SHALL COME A'BORNING-- AND GOODS saided pera AGAIN, ES",7 a 5 rs THEN SHALL ASGARD LLOURISH a ee ad ONEE MORE, WITH THE DAWN Pp tha eG aaa Dis OF A NEW GOLOEN AGE--" alt 3 1 17 ee Bg a FOR SUCH IS THE ALL THAT 244E THE PROPHACY DESTINY OF GOO MUST SURELY 'S ENDED! ANO MAN ALIKE- DOE BUT, ALL B cai THAT O/E-- SHALL £/VE.’ A SAGA OF DEATH WHY LOOKEST |gua of CAN LOKI BE HATH BEEN REVEALED-- THOU AT ME @LAMEP COR WHAT AND A HOPE OF NEW THAT WAY? Sr. A HATH NOT YET REBIRTH, OCCURRED?BUT BLAMELESS PR : : THOU SHALT Boke CACKLING | ; WEVER BES OF A WORTHLESS NOT ASGARP ALONE A TIME MUST COME WHEN BUT ALL THE WORLD, 4Z€ SHALL FALL--8UT HATH NEED OF FIERY ONLY SOME WILL RISE CLEANSING: AGAIN.) AN? SLOWLY, THE VISION AAPES, é AND THE THREE SISTERS RE Wa : THEIR BATED GREATHS..- Zé sere . PO; SISTER ea LAESILE? 50, THAT 18 THE AY, KLOTHOS.., Fig THOR MUST Wor EEL DE THIS PAY... Ey OR THE WEB Bes OF DESTINY WILL Bal GE PERMANENTLY £. 1 WARPED. i COSMIC ENERGY FROM THY HAND-- IT SHATTERS ALUTOS iP- =-ANP THUS, THOR'S POTENT DESTINY 1S RETURNEP_/ Yo -- RETURNED BY THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN-- ANP. WHO AWAY FROM WIS SCENE. THE POWER TO INTEROEERE, ANP iE WE AAeeS7~-