Journey into Mystery, #88
Published: January 1963
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The Terrible Vengeance of Loki!
"Heed my words, Thor!"
Characters
- Loki (mainstream Universe)
- Odin (mainstream Universe)
- Thor Odinson (mainstream Universe)
- Thor (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
The Vengeance of Loki!
"Once again, Loki, most dangerous of the Norse gods, returns to give the mighty Thor his greatest challenge!!"
Storyline
Loki discovers Thor’s secret identity and separates him from his hammer, forcing him to remain a human. Loki torments humanity, but Dr. Blake tricks him into allowing him to regain the hammer and become Thor, defeating Loki and returning him to Asgard.
Characters
- Jane Foster (mainstream Universe)
- Heimdall (mainstream Universe)
- Loki (mainstream Universe)
- Odin (mainstream Universe)
- Thor Odinson (mainstream Universe)
- Thor (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Shara Pangburn
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Blake Seals
Story Notes
Page 13 of this story, seen at Heritage Auctions, revealed a stat under panel 5 with Jack Kirby's original drawing. Stan Lee likely requested a correction which was drawn by Steve Ditko. Information per Nick Caputo's blog: https://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2012/01/journey-into-minutiae-undocumented.html Job number revealed on original art.
Masquerade
"Tommy used to be the fellow from Missouri..."
Storyline
A man with no imagination is invited to a costume party by his girlfriend, but stumbles across real fairy-tale folk instead.
Characters
- Tommy
- Kitty Blake
- Old King Cole
Story Notes
Text story with illustration.
Behind Locked Doors!
"He is merely a worker, inside of a typical American factory!"
Storyline
A Soviet spy attempts to get American factory workers to strike by acts of sabotage and by convincing them that working conditions are unsafe. He doesn't reckon with the machines, which are "Made in America", coming to life with a mind of their own and taking matters in their own hands in order to deal with him.
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Letters credit is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky.
Long Live the Queen!
"Soon, Phareeta will be dead!"
Storyline
An impatient successor in ancient Egypt attempts to poison the queen, but is caught and sentenced to death. She bribes a sorceror to cast a spell to reincarnate her as a queen, and she is reborn as a queen bee.
Characters
- Phareeta
- Asmara
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Possible Lee plot and Lieber script per Nick Caputo. The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky only credits Stan Lee.