Thor Annual Vol 1 5

Thor Annual Vol 1 #5
Art by: Jack Kirby
Release Date	August 3, 1976
Cover Date	September, 1976
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Gerry Conway
Previous Issue	Thor Annual #4
Next Issue	Thor Annual #6

1. "War of the Gods!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Steve Englehart
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	Tony DeZuniga
Colorist(s)	Don Warfield
Letterer(s)	San Jose
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin

 I am young, but I grow older! Age will bring wisdom with it! In this, at least, I need have no doubt -- for when all is said and done -- I am the Son of Odin! THE GOD OF THUNDER! THOR, THE MIGHTY! 

—Thor

Appearing in "War of the Gods!"

Featured Characters:

• Thor

Supporting Characters:

• Asgardians
  • Heimdall
  • Sif
  • Odin
  • Warriors Three
    • Fandral
    • Hogun
    • Volstagg
  • Tyr
  • Valkyrior
    • Brunnhilde
    • Hildegarde
    • Valtrauta
  • Balder
  • Bragi
  • Karnilla
• Olympians
  • Hercules
  • Zeus
  • Ares
  • Athena
  • Hera
  • Apollo
  • Artemis
  • Hermes
  • Hephaestus
  • Dionysus

Villains:

• Loki

Other Characters:

• Ymir (Only in flashback)
• Audumla (Only in flashback)
• Buri (Only in flashback)
• Bor (Only in flashback)
• Bestla (Only in flashback)
• Vili (Only in flashback)
• Ve (Only in flashback)
• Bergelmir (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Trolls (Only in flashback)
• Hoenir (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Lodur (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Aske (Only in flashback)
• Embla (Only in flashback)
• Midgard Serpent (Only in flashback)
• Hela (Only in flashback)
• Garm (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Geirrodur (Only in flashback)
• Toothgnasher & Toothgrinder
• Valkyrior Steeds (Earth-616)
• The Avengers (In an illusion or vision)
  • The Hulk (In an illusion or vision)
  • Black Panther (In an illusion or vision)
  • Captain America (In an illusion or vision)
  • The Vision (In an illusion or vision)
  • Iron Man (In an illusion or vision)

Locations:

• Ginnungagap (Only in flashback)
• Niffleheim (Only in flashback)
  • Hvergelmir (Only in flashback)
• Muspelheim (Only in flashback)
• Midgard
  • Athens, Greece
• Asgard
  • City of Asgard
    • Bilskirnir (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Bifrost
  • Nornheim
• Olympus (Realm)

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Hridgandr
• Golden Mace

Vehicles:

• Thor's Chariot

Synopsis for "War of the Gods!"

We see this history of the Asgardian cosmology. Thor answers the call of some Vikings engaged in battle with some Greeks. But the Greeks call upon Hercules, and he and Thor clash. They battle for hours, and decide to continue in a weeks time with their entire armies at their side. Both Odin and Zeus do not want a war, but Loki impersonates Thor and goads the Olympians into action. When the smoke clears, the Asgardians have triumphed. But when Thor goes to look at the spoils, he finds Athens unfazed. Odin tells him that their followers sustain them, and they can no more conquer the Greeks then the Greeks can conquer them. As Thor storms off, Karnilla offers him a vision of his future - the Avengers.

See Also

• 2 image(s) from Thor Annual Vol 1 5
• 6 reprint(s) of Thor Annual Vol 1 5
• Not on Marvel Unlimited.
• Not on Comixology.

Recommended Reading

• Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Thor #15

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