Descrizione
THOR
THE MIGHTY THOR
seconda serie Corno 1982 – 83
Questa seconda, forse superflua e pleonastica ma ugualmente affascinante e pregevole, serie Corno di Thor ristampa materiale già pubblicato in precedenza : la fascia proposta è quella che corrisponde alle storie del periodo dei migliori Stan Lee e Jack Kirby, ovvero quelle uscite nella prima serie dal n. 25 al 93 corrispondenti nell’edizione americana a Journey into Mistery / The Mighty Thor dal 126 al 188, oltre a qualche altro simpatico ma trascurabile riempitivo (in qs numero : VENDICATORI / AVENGERS)
ALBO DEL 1983
contiene inoltre : I VENDICATORI / AVENGERS (la cui storia si riallaccia al crossover con il DR. STRANGE ed IL CAVALIERE NERO pubblicato molto tempo prima sull’ UOMO RAGNO CORNO n.16)
CONDIZIONI BUONISSIME, completo di inserto centrale FAN CLUB con posterino dei Vendicatori / Avengers
La cover dell’ albo (già usata per THOR Corno 80 1a serie) non è riferita all’ episodio pubblicato in questo numero, bensì a quello del numero precedente
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“One God Must Fall!” / UN DIO DEVE CADERE !
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Items:
- Mjolnir
- Living Mask (Only in flashback)
Synopsis
Trapped in Loki’s body, Thor has been banished to Hades and made prisoner of Mephisto, sending Sif and the Warriors Three to his rescue. They attempt to save Thor, however Mephisto’s magical powers and legions of demonic creatures prove too much for them. Taking advantage of the fact that he has access to Loki’s magical might, Thor focuses this power to free himself from the block of ice that Mephisto had frozen him into. Thor then challenges Mephisto, who boasts that Loki is on Earth ruining his good name.
This is not an idle boast either, as Loki — in Thor’s body — has the entire United Nations building hostage and is demanding that the world leaders turn the entire Earth over to him. The UN leaders, thinking that Loki is really Thor, refuse to surrender their world over to him. Before Loki can react in retribution, Balder appears to battle Loki once more. Blader goads Loki into breaking his cover, and attempting to use his magical powers against Balder, and realizes that he lost his magical prowess when he switched bodies with Thor. Undaunted, Loki then attempts to harness the full power of Thor’s hammer to use against Balder.
While down in Hades, Thor uses those selfsame powers to free his friends then defeats Mephisto by radiating his inner goodness, causing the hell-lord extreme pain. Surrendering, Mephisto transports them all back to Asgard. Knowing that Heimdal will not let him pass the Bifrost bridge while he wears Loki’s body, Thor sends Sif and the Warriors Three back while he travels to Earth to deal with Loki personally. While in the throne room of Odin, the Great Vizier what has been happening, and to his surprise Odin tells the Vizier that he knew the truth all along.
Thor arrives on Earth just to see that Loki and Balder’s battle had taken them to a construction site where Loki bested the brave warrior in battle. Thor battles Loki, hoping that his half-brother can be separated from the mystic hammer in his hands. When the opportunity presents itself, Thor charges at Loki and lets him pummel him. As Thor had hoped, when the 60 second time limit that Thor’s body can be separated from his hammer had come to pass, Loki’s body reverts back into the form of Donald Blake which then causes the body-switch to reverse itself restoring Thor back to his own body.
As Donald Blake, Thor rushes to his walking stick and manages to tap it on the ground changing back into Thor. With Loki back in his own body (now ironically beat up and bruised following the beating he gave it) Loki is forced to retreat, vowing to get revenge against Thor. With the battle over, Thor soars off into the sky triumphant.
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“The Monarch and the Man-Ape!” / IL MONARCA E L’ UOMO SCIMMIA
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Villains:
- Man-Ape (M’Baku) (First appearance)
- N’Gamo (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- W’Kabi (First appearance)
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Synopsis
Picking up where last issue left off, we find the Avengers, Hawkeye, Vision, Black Panther and their associate the Black Knight stranded in the Antarctic. Black Panther summons a vessel and flies his friends with him to Wakanda. There, they are greeted by an army of Wakandan troops who attack the other Avengers with guns, until Black Panther stops them. When asking them who authorized them to carry such weapons, they tell the Panther that it was his chosen stand in — M’Baku — who made the order.
Angered, Black Panther calls M’Baku to answer to him. Having dinner, M’Baku explains that he ordered the troops to carry weapons because he had heard reports that Klaw was back in Wakanda. During their meal, Black Panther and his comrades are knocked out because M’Baku had drugged their meals in hopes of taking over the nation of Wakanda.
Waking up from his drugging, the Black Panther finds himself in costume, faced with M’Baku who is dressed in the garb of a white gorilla — such an outfit being forbidden in Wakanda. Calling himself the Man-Ape, M’Baku explains that he will kill T’Challa and take over the kingdom and have everyone worship the white gorilla instead of the panther god.
A battle wages on through the village of Wakanda, taking them to the atomic fire pits that power the small nation. There the Man-Ape almost falls into the pit, but Black Panther grabs him and as he is pulling up his foe, the Man-Ape attacks and knocks him out.
Later, the Panther regains consciousness to find himself strapped to an alter beneath the statue of the Panther god. Man-Ape then attempts to knock the statue onto the Black Panther in an effort to kill him and destroy the idol. Meanwhile the other Avengers come too, and break out of their prison cell thanks to Vision’s density powers enabling him to smash the walls. While outside, the Man-Ape’s plan backfires, as his efforts to knock down the statue cause it to crumble and fall on top of him while the Avengers free T’Challa from his restraints.
With T’Challa free, and the Man-Ape apparently deceased, the battle is declared over.
