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Series: Journey into Mystery

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Publisher: Marvel

Title: Journey into Mystery
Issue: 118
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: July 1965
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: Stan Lee

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Journey into Mystery 118
Owner: Larry Mehringer

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Story Title: "To Kill a Thunder God!" - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Thor; Destroyer


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photograph)
Inks:?; ? (photograph)
Letters:?; typeset
Synopsis:Ad to earn money by selling shoes.


Story Title: "To Kill a Thunder God!" - comic story
Pages:16
Genre:superhero
Characters:Thor; Kim; Loki (villain); the Destroyer (Odin's robot, villain, introduction); a hunter (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:Thor seeks Loki's Norn Stones in Vietnam. A cruel hunter, aided from afar by Loki, shoots Thor with an anesthetic projectile and brings him down. The hunter then discovers the hidden temple of the Destroyer. The hunter's consciousness enters the Destroyer. It awakens and engages Thor in battle. Loki realizes he has made a mistake-- the Destroyer is too powerful! He tries to warn Odin. Unfortunately, this is the day of the Odinsleep and he may not be disturbed. The gods throw Loki into the "Dungeon of No Escape". The destroyer fires a bolt of elemental force at Thor which will surely kill him!


Story Title: U.S. Gov't Surplus - advertisement
Features:Surplus Bargains
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for government surplus items: parachutes, boats, tents, machetes, etc.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:0.5
Synopsis:Ad for Strat-O-Matic baseball game.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photographs)
Inks:?; ? (photographs)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for the Yubiwaza system of martial arts.


Story Title: Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5
Characters:Nick Fury
Synopsis:Half-page promo announcing the debut of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #135.


Story Title: Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5
Characters:Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Synopsis:Half-page promo announcing the debut of Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70.


Story Title: Hypno-Coin - advertisement
Features:Hypnotic Aids Supply Co.
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photographs)
Inks:? (photographs)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photograph)
Inks:? (photograph)
Colors:? (background only)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Advertisement for selling Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co.


Story Title: Stamps; Shop by Mail - advertisement
Pages:2
Pencils:? (photographs)
Inks:? (photographs)
Colors:? (background only)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for stamps and other products.


Story Title: 4 More Marvel Masterpieces! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Frightful Four [Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Trapster [Peter Petruski]; Madam Medusa]; Sergeant Nick Fury; the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Dino Manelli; Izzy Cohen; Gabe Jones; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]]; Baron Strucker; the Blitzkrieg Squad; The X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Beast; Iceman]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Juggernaut [Cain Marko]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Crime-Master
Synopsis:House ad for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #41, Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #20, The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #13, and The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #27, using reprints of their covers and advertised as “on sale now.”


Story Title: The Crimson Hand - comic story
Pages:5
Genre:fantasy; superhero
Characters:Thor; Loki; Morduk (first appearance); Braggi (vilain; first appearance)
Synopsis:Wise Morduk helps Thor to plot a course for his mission and also bestows the Crimson Hand upon him, a magic glove that forces people to speak the truth. When Loki introduces Braggi, the commander he has handpicked, Braggi cannot help blurting out that the plans to kill Thor from behind once they have set sail.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photographs)
Inks:?; ? (photographs)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page!
Pages:1
Letters:typeset; ?
Characters:Thor; Loki
Synopsis:House ad for The Mighty Thor t-shirt and M.M.M.S. membership.


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset; ?
Characters:Frankenstein's monster
Synopsis:Ad by the Honor House Prod. Corp.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for fishing equipment.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Albert Dorne
Synopsis:Ad for the Famous Artists Schools Studio.


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