The Mighty Thor
Annuals # 11-19
The Mighty Thor Annual # 11: "The Saga of Thor" 
Writer: Alan Zelenetz 
Penciller: Bob Hall 
Inker: Vince Colletta
Jay's Rating: JJJ1/2
Synopsis:
The three Fates review the life of Thor: from the union of Odin and Mother Earth; to Thor's birth; to Thor's childhood adventures plagued by Loki; to Thor's worthiness of Mjolnir and driving back an attack from the Boar gods; to how Sif lost her golden hair and gained her dark hair; to Thor's worshipping by vikings whose bloody deeds shamed him; and finally, to Odin's humbling of Thor by exiling him from Asgard to Earth as Doctor Blake.
The Mighty Thor Annual # 12 : "The Blood of Dawn!" 
Writer: Alan Zelenetz 
Penciller: Bob Budianski 
Inker: Mike Gustovich
Jay's Rating: JJJ
Synopsis:
Soldig, the wife of Vidar, is killed by drunken Giants. Vidar, enraged with grief, storms into Asgard and demands revenge from his father Odin. Thor attacks Vidar because of his lack of respect, but Odin stops them. Odin sends them both on a quest to track down the killers. They travel to Jotunheim and Vidar decides to continue on his own. He comes across one of the giant's wives and kills her believing that she played a part in Soldig's death. He finds out otherwise as the giants attack him and capture him. Thor comes to his rescue and they defeat the giants. Thor tempers Vidar's craving for blood. Vidar realizes what he has done and will have to live with his guilt and grief. 
The Mighty Thor Annual # 13: "And Evil Shall Inherit" 
Writer: Alan Zelenetz 
Penciller: John Buscema 
Inker: John Buscema
Jay's Rating: JJJJ
Synopsis:
Mephisto, bored with tormenting the souls of the dead, decides to make Thor's life miserable. He kidnaps Ulik's brother and forces Ulik to attack Thor. An incredible battle takes place and Thor emerges as victor. Ulik reveals that Mephisto is the mastermind behind the attack and Thor travels to Mephisto's realm. Mephisto has already destroyed Ulik's brother and tries to crush Thor's spirit. However, Mephisto quickly tires of Thor's unrelentless spirit and sends him off.
The Mighty Thor Annual # 14(1989) : "Set Ascending" 
Writer: Roy Thomas 
Penciller: Al Milgrom 
Inker: Don Heck
Jay's Rating: JJ1/2
Synopsis:
The Mighty Thor Annual # 15 (1990) :
"...Can Terminus Be Far Behind?" 
Writer: Roy Thomas 
Penciller: Herb Trimpe 
Inker: Mark McKenna
Jay's Rating:
JJ
Synopsis:
The threat of the Termini forces Thor to seek out Terminus who is adrift in space. Thor confronts him, breaches his armor and learns the origin of the Termini. Meanwhile back on Earth, Hercules battles the raging hordes of the Termini.

Jay's Notes:

  • Continued from Iron Man Annual # 11 and continued in Avengers West Coast Annual # 5.
The Mighty Thor Annual # 16 (1991): "The Future Dies Now!" 
Writer: Tom DeFalco/Len Kaminski 
Penciller: Alex Trimpe 
Inker: Herb Trimpe
Jay's Rating:
JJ
Synopsis:
Dargo, the Future Thor, helps the Guardians of the Galaxy confront the misguided ancestor of Korvac as he tries to reshape the world of the future. They destroy him but the Korvac power is passed on to a future ancestor.

Jay's Notes:

  • Part 2 of the Korvac Quest. 
  • The backups were weak except for the Beta Ray Bill tale were his fleet runs into Ego who is set on devouring them. 
  • Continued from FF Annual# 24 and continues in SS Annual#4.
The Mighty Thor Annual # 17 (1992):
"The Hammer, The Cross - and the Eye" 
Jay's Rating: JJJ
Synopsis: 
The Mighty Thor Annual # 18 (1993): "Forged in Fire" 
Writer: Ron Marz 
Penciller: Tom Grindberg 
Inker: John Nyberg
Jay's Rating: JJJ
Synopsis:
The Flame, half-elf/half-fire demon, and embittered by his lot in life, rages a viscous campaign against the inhabitants of Asgard. Thor is summoned to investigate and confronts the Flame. Thor is forced into battle and apparently destroys the Flame. However, Loki convinces the Flame to join him against Thor.

Jay's Notes:

  • Solid backup with Beta Ray Bill, as he is forced to prove his worthiness as god of the storm against a Storm Giant.
The Mighty Thor Annual # 19 (1994) :
"The Flame and the Lightning! " 
Writer: Roy Thomas 
Penciller: Jerry DeCaire 
Inker: Romeo Tanghal
Jay's Rating: JJ
Synopsis:
Pluto relunctantly fulfill his part of the bargain and recruits the Flame and Cerberus to destroy Thor. They attack Thor and Cerberus' poison fells him. Still bitter over the Hercules fiasco, Pluto stops them before they kill Thor and encourages them to make their way to Asgard. They come across Loki's wife Sigyn and are about to slay her when Loki intercedes and adds his strength to Thor and restores him. Thor defeats Cerberus and no longer feeling pity for the Flame, he beats him into submission.
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