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    Journey into Mystery #84

    Journey into Mystery » Journey into Mystery #84 - The Mighty Thor Vs. The Executioner released by Marvel on September 1962.

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    The Second Time's the Charm! 0

    Journey into Mystery #84 - The Mighty Thor Vs. The Executioner by gc8 on May 10, 2011

    In his second appearance, Thor gets the treatment he deserves, as much more attention seems to be given to this second story than was to the first. Both the story and the art are improved over last issue.The storyline is kind of like Thor's version of Superman #1 (and other early issues of Superman/Action Comics), with Thor, and love interest Jane, visiting a war torn country and deposing the dictator (as Superman and Lois often did).The art, by the team of Dick Ayers and Jack Kirby, is als...

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    Journey into Mystery #84 - The Mighty Thor Vs. The Executioner by otoboke on August 09, 2011

    I guess these Stop the Evil Commie stories resonated a lot more back in ‘62 than they do now. I don’t know, most of them reek of absent-mindedness and cheap exploitation of America’s paranoia. Nevertheless, when dealing with comics, one must expect a certain level of, erm, politcal investment. Especially with the CCA overlooking everything like, well, A Nasty Red!And so we are brought to Thor’s second story, just one month later (you have to wonderwhy, considering The Hulk and later on, Spider-M...

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