Journey into Mystery #92
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- May 1963
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/17671
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Thor)
Cover, 1 page
"The Mighty Thor cannot reach his enchanted hammer! Is this to be Loki's final victory??"
Featuring
- Feature
- Thor
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, line art
- Dick Ayers , inker
- , inker
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #4 (June 1980) — Loki's Final Victory??
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 (1991) — The Mighty Thor Cannot Reach His Enchanted Hammer! Is This to Be Loki's Final Victory?? [Journey into Mystery #92]
-
Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) — The Mighty Thor Cannot Reach His Enchanted Hammer! Is This to Be Loki's Final Victory?? (black and white)
- Printed in
- Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #10 (September 1967)
- Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #13 (13 May 1967)
- The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10
- Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
Notes
Possible Kirby cover inks per Nick Caputo who did a study of Kirby inking on his blog:.
http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/09/kirby-inking-kirby.html
Dick Ayers credit per original indexer.
1Featuring
- Feature
- American Body Building Club
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Send for booklets showing how to develop a muscular body.
Notes
Inside front cover.
2"Without his magic hammer, mighty Thor is as bereft of power as mighty Samson without his hair!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Thor
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Jones; Neri (Handmaiden, introduction, cameo)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter [credited]
- Robert Bernstein, scripter [credited] (script)
- Art
- Joe Sinnott, line art [credited]
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg , colourist
- Text
- Marty Epp, letterer [as M. Epp]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #10 (September 1967) — The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #4 (June 1980) — The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 (1991) — The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer
-
Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) — The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer (black and white)
- Printed in
- The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #4 (21 Maggio 1971)
- Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #13 (13 May 1967)
- Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1970
- Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10
- Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #236
- De Vier Verdedigers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1971 series) #57 (1972)
- Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
Synopsis
Loki magically diverts Thor's hammer to free himself from his chains. Thor returns to Asgard to find the hammer, and Loki tries to kill him with magical traps, but Thor overcomes them all to find his hammer and catch Loki.
Notes
Neri's only other known appearance is in an alternate reality story in What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #47 (October 1984).
3"All of the fancy clothing stores on Main Street were doing a booming business at Easter time except old Mrs. Gerrity's."
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- [J-984]
- Characters
- Mrs. Gerrity; Tom Gerrity; Officer O'Malley; Logarithm
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- Marie Severin, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Original
- Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #54 (April 1957)
Synopsis
An old-fashioned shopkeeper unwittingly saves the life of a boy from Mechanica when her remedy oil lubricates the gears in his brain.
Notes
Text story with illustrations. The first page of this story is printed between pages 5 and 6 of the Thor story, while the second page is printed between the two back-up comic stories.
4"You can have the secret weapon!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Padell Book Co. Books
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
An advertisement for Padell Book Company's instruction booklets for self-defense, hypnotism, mechanical drawing, etc.
Notes
Between page 1 of “The Remedy Oil” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.
5"Great new idea from CTI"
Featuring
- Feature
- Commercial Trades Institute
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
An advertisement for Commercial Trades Institutes job training booklets.
Notes
Between pages 10 and 11 of Thor comic story.
6"Learn radio television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time"
Featuring
- Feature
- National Radio Institute
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background only)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute.
7"You're huge and powerful, but somehow--someway--I shall destroy you!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Animal; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Karl Krumm; Monstro
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Paul Reinman, line art
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg , colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #4 (June 1980) — The Man Who Hated Monstro!
- Printed in
- Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)
- Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #35 (1964 ?)
- Das Monster von Frankenstein (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #26 (Februar 1976)
- Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #149 (1970)
- Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1968
Synopsis
A star acrobat is jealous of a popular gorilla at his circus and torments it. Finally, he arranges for the gorilla to break free so that it will be shot, but it has enough strength left to swing out on the trapeze to get revenge.
8"Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Best Values Co. Catalog
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background only)
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
Notes
On top half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Remedy Oil” prose story.
9"Fly this exciting giant 7 foot windhooker!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Grayson Products’ Giant Kite
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Ad for a 7 foot plastic kite.
Notes
On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Remedy Oil” prose story.
10"Stamp collecting outfit"
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Miscellaneous small ads for stamps and novelty items.
Notes
Follows page 2 of “The Remedy Oil” prose story.
11"Yes, once I too was human -- just as you are!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Steve Ditko, line art
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg , colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #4 (June 1980) — I Used to Be... Human!
- Printed in
- Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #38 (1963)
- Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1968
- The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #29 (April 21, 1973)
- Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #127
Synopsis
A space pilot is stranded on a planet where the only available food turns the eater into one of the planet's hideous natives. He eats the fruit in order to survive, but finds that the psychic communications of the creatures are so beautiful that he doesn't want to change back.
12"Darling live pet monkey!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Live Squirrel Monkey
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background only)
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Ad for a live squirrel monkey.
Notes
On top tier of page.
13"Live sea horses!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Florida Sea Horse Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background only)
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Ad for a “mated pair of Dwarf species Living Sea Horses”, $6.98 for two pairs.
Notes
On second tier of page.
14"Learn any dance fast!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Famous Dance Course
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background only)
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Ad for “giant foot charts” for dancing, priced $1.
Notes
On third tier of page.
15"Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"
Featuring
- Feature
- Grit
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located on lower half of page.
16"Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day"
Featuring
- Feature
- Mike Marvel System
- Characters
- Mike Marvel (photo)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background and lettering only)
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
17"Fill the gaps in your family's education with the amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia"
Featuring
- Feature
- Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover. Ad, with order coupon, for the Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia from Cadillac Publishing Co., Inc.
18"He’s looking for people who like to draw"
Featuring
- Feature
- Famous Artists Schools
- Characters
- Albert Dorne (caricature)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Send for no obligation Famous Artists Talent Test.
Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.