Journey into Mystery, #104
Published: May 1964
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Giants Walk the Earth!
Characters
- Thor
- Surtur
- Skagg
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Chic Stone
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
"Fill the gaps in your family's education with the amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia"
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for the 25 volume "Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia."
Giants Walk the Earth!
Storyline
Odin comes to Earth to settle the matter of Thor's love for Jane Foster. At the same time, Loki frees Skagg, the Storm Giant and Surtur so that he never has to relinquish his power over Asgard. Thor, Balder and Odin defeat the giants and Loki is punished.
Characters
- Thor [Donald Blake]
- Skagg
- Surtur
- Balder
- Heimdall
- Jane Foster
- Loki
- Odin
- Enchantress [Amora] (cameo)
- Executioner [Skurge] (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Chic Stone
- Letters: Xenia Pamfil
Story Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!
Storyline
House ad for Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964) and X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964) with covers shown and advertised as “now on sale.â€
Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Giant-Man [Henry Pym]
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Thor [Donald Blake]
- Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
- Rick Jones
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington]
- Beast [Hank McCoy]
- Cyclops [Scott Summers]
- Iceman [Bobby Drake]
- Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]]
- The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto
- Toad
- Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]
- Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]
- Mastermind]
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Sol Brodsky (uncertain)
- Inks: Frank Giacoia (uncertain)
- Inks: Paul Reinman
- Inks: Marie Severin (uncertain)
- Letters: Sam Rosen
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.
Training for Big Pay Made Simple!
"A quick new way to get into auto mechanics"
Story Notes
Send for free booklet "Make Big Money in Auto Mechanics". Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.
My Secret New Dynaflex Method
"Boys! Men!"
Characters
- Mike Marvel (photo)
Story Notes
Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98. Also free booklet, “Secrets of Being Attractiveâ€. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story sequence.
"Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit!"
Story Notes
Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper. On top half of page.
Hypno-Coin
Story Notes
Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. On lower half of page.
Revenge!
"There are many different kinds of revenge!"
Storyline
When an asteroid miner's partner marries the girl he loves, he tries to get revenge by stealing their asteroid, but is killed in a freak meteor shower.
Characters
- Dorr Rathko
- Kirn
- Lycia Welles
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Larry Lieber
- Pencils: Larry Lieber
- Inks: Al Hartley
- Letters: Sam Rosen
Story Notes
Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo. This is the last non superhero comic story to appear in Journey into Mystery.
"New accordions - save up to 1/2"
Story Notes
Send in coupon for free catalog of electronic accordions, from Accordion Corp. of America. On top half of page.
Stamps; Shop by Mail (1)
"Holy stamp depicting Christ & cross!!"
Story Notes
Various classified style ads for stamps and other products, on lower half of page.
Poor Oscar!--(Continued From Last Issue)
Storyline
A long-suffering pushover is stuck with a battered suitcase, but finds that the case magically fills with money and spends it for him.
Characters
- Oscar Meeker
- Mathilda Meeker
Story Notes
Continues from last issue. Announces that only feature-length Thor stories and the Tales of Asgard stories will appear in Journey Into Mystery, starting next issue.
Heimdall Guardian of the Mystic Rainbow Bridge! [Origin of Heimdall Part 1]
"Beginning: a new dimension in comics!"
Storyline
Odin has decided to appoint a sentry to the Rainbow Bridge. Agnar, Gotron and Heimdall try out for the appointment but Heimdall gets it.
Characters
- Heimdall (origin)
- Odin
- Agnar the Fierce (introduction)
- Gotron, the Agile (introduction)
- Brimer (introduction)
- Trolls
- Storm Giants
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Don Heck
- Letters: Blake Seals
Story Notes
First in the Heimdall Biography series.
Stamps; Shop by Mail (1)
"Stamp collecting outfit"
Story Notes
Various classified style ads for stamps and other products.
"Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza"
Story Notes
Ad for the Yubiwaza system of self-defense.
"Earn big money"
"Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"
Story Notes
Ad to earn money or prizes by selling seeds for the American Seed Company. Inside back cover.
"He's looking for people who like to draw"
Characters
- Albert Dorne (caricature)
Story Notes
Back cover.