Collects material from Journey Into Mystery #83-100. It's the classic tales that gave birth to the greatest saga of myth and adventure to ever grace the comic book page! The adventures of Thor! While vacationing along the coast of Norway, Dr. Donald Blake happened upon a secret chamber and inside it found a strange, gnarled cane. Upon striking the cane a shower of lightning rained down and the hobbled doctor found himself transformed into the Mighty Thor, God of Thunder and champion of Asgard! In these pages you'll journey to across the Rainbow Bridge to eternal Asgard, meet Lord Odin, Heimdall, Balder, and Thor's evil half-brother, Loki, for the first time. And to top it off, the mythological origins of Asgard are revealed in the fan-favorite Tales of Asgard backup features.

Collects Journey Into Mystery #111-120, Annual #1. The creative team that sparked the Marvel revolution, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, shows you how it's done with classic stories including an earth-shaking fight to end all fights between Thor and the Incredible Hulk, the return of the Grey Gargoyle, the entrance of the Absorbing Man, Thor and Loki's exile to the danger and desolation of Skornheim, the first appearance of the unstoppable Destroyer, and the introduction of Hercules and the Greek gods to the Marvel Universe! And it's all backed by the fan-favorite "Tales of Asgard" featuring the origins of Marvel's Norse pantheon of heroes, villains, giants and mystic lands.

With writer Doug Moench behind the helm, Thor returns to Midgard (A.K.A. Earth) — but there's no getting comfortable for the God of Thunder, as he soon discovers heavies like the Wrecking Crew, Mephisto, and Galactus' heralds Firelord and Gabriel, all ready and waiting to take him on! And even when Thor finally does get time for a well-earned rest, he finds himself haunted with visions of the Dream-Demon! But why is the All-Father Odin putting Thor on trial? Plus: X-Men scribe Chris Claremont delivers a super-sized battle against the dread Dormammu, while Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio provide a fresh set of Tales of Asgard! Lift Mjolnir high—because this is a Masterworks fit for the Realm Eternal! COLLECTING: Thor (1966) 303-314, Thor Annual (1966) 9

Collects Thor (1966) #315-327, Annual (1966) #10; material from Bizarre Adventures (1981) #32. The God of Thunder needs all the help he can get against the Bi-Beast. Enter: Iron Man! Then, it's a Man-Beast/Man-Thing showdown with Thor in the middle—while Loki conspires to pit his adopted brother against the stone men of Easter Island and the great dragon Fafnir! As if that's not drama enough, Thor faces a gauntlet of foes in Zaniac, the Dark Man and the Scarlet Scarab, plus a one-on-one showdown with Darkoth—with Mephisto lurking in the background! And who are Grult and the Menagerie of Rimthursar? This Masterworks edition also includes a double-sized Annual extravaganza pitting Thor and the gods against the Demogorge and "Sea of Destiny," a tale beautifully rendered by master illustrator John Bolton.