Journey into Mystery, Issue #120

Publisher: Marvel

Series Title: Journey into Mystery Vol: 1

Issue: #120

Publish Date:	September 1965
type:	cover
Title:	In My Hand... This Hammer!
Genre:	superhero

Cover Characters:	Thor; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel] (villain)
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Type	Title	Creators	Characters	Synopsis
cover	In My Hand... This Hammer!		Thor; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel] (villain)
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comic story	With My Hammer in Hand...!		Thor; Odin; Ularic the Warlock; Don Blake; Avengers [Scarlet Witch;Quicksilver; Hawkeye]; Hooded Man [Harris Hobbs]; Jane Foster; Loki (villain); Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel] (villain)	Thor repairs his damaged hammer in a furnace in Pittsburgh and then returns the enchanted Norn Stones to Odin in Asgard. Loki, in servitude to Ularic the Warlock, imprisons his new master. Thor returns to Earth to find Blake's surgery has closed and that Jane Foster is missing. He tries to enlist the aid of the Avengers to find her, but discovers that most of his old allies have left the group. Hawkeye's brash attitude offends Thor and he leaves too. Loki, meanwhile, has used Ularic's enchantments to reach into outer space and bring back Thor's old foe, the Absorbing Man. He's not happy!
advertisement	Treasure Chest of Fun	Script: ? (ad copy) Letters: typeset
advertisement		Pencils: ?; ? (photographs) Inks: ?; ? (photographs) Letters: typeset
promo (ad from the publisher)	More Triumphs for Marvel..!	Script: ? (promo copy) Letters: typeset	Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards; the Thing [Ben Grimm; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Scorpion [MacDonald Gargan]; Imperial Hydra; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One
advertisement		Pencils: ? (photograph) Inks: ? (photograph) Letters: typeset
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advertisement	Amazing X-Ray Vision Instantly!	Script: ? (ad copy) Letters: typeset
advertisement	Stamps; Shop by Mail	Pencils: ? (photographs) Inks: ? (photographs) Letters: typeset
promo (ad from the publisher)	4 More Marvel Annual Masterpieces	Script: ? (promo copy) Letters: typeset	Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing]; Spider-Man; Thor; Hercules; Loki; Radio-Active Man; Duplicate Thor; Lava Man; Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandoes [Dum Dum Dugan; Gabriel Jones; "Rebel" Ralston; Dino Manelli; Izzy Cohen; Percival Pinkerton; Eric Koenig]; Baron Strucker
comic story	Set Sail!		Thor; Odin; Loki; Volstagg; Hogun; Kroda the Duellist; Magrat the Schemer; Mrs. Volstagg (introduction)	Thor and his companions set sail on a mission to defeat the forces of evil which threaten Asgard. They go with Odin's blessing but, within minutes, they are brawling amongst themselves. Loki defends Volstagg from Loki's cruelty. Magrat the Schemer wishes to be in favor with Loki and urges Kroda the Duellist to assassinate Thor. Kroda is prevented from doing so by Hogun the Grim and peace returns to the vessel and its crew. Back in Asgard, Odin reflects upon the wisdom of sanctioning such a quest.
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promo (ad from the publisher)	The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page!	Letters: typeset	Thor; Don Blake; Thing
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advertisement	Record Riot	Script: ? (ad copy) Letters: typeset; ?
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